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Amita Dhanda

Supreme Court’s order against Justice Karnan fails the test of law – and compassion

Is not the privileged composition of the Bench that found the judge guilty a cause for concern?

Amita Dhanda
· May 11, 2017 · 08:00 pm
Warped priorities: Why a law for terminating treatment before providing for it makes no sense

Should we have such a blithe attitude towards death and dying as the draft bill for passive euthanasia for terminally-ill patients proposes?

Amita Dhanda
· Jun 02, 2016 · 08:00 am
Why GN Saibaba’s lawyers must take the State to court for the violation of his disability rights

The treatment meted out to the professor in prison was in breach of the Constitution and India’s international commitment to disability human rights.

Amita Dhanda
· Apr 13, 2016 · 05:30 pm

It’s the police, not Hyderabad University students, who must be charged with breaking the law

The law keepers broke several rules in the book during their clampdown at Hyderabad University.

Amita Dhanda
· Mar 28, 2016 · 02:30 pm