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Alok Prasanna Kumar
Alok Prasanna Kumar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Clean chit to CJI Gogoi makes it clear Supreme Court judges believe they are above the law
On what basis did the three-judge enquiry committee come to the conclusion that there was ‘no substance’ to the complainant’s allegation?
Alok Prasanna Kumar
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By gagging media to protect reputation of BJP’s Tejasvi Surya, Indian judiciary has shredded its own
Ironically, the interim injunction granted to the ruling party’s Bangalore South parliamentary candidate may not even work.
Alok Prasanna Kumar
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Upper caste quota: 124th amendment attacks very core of equality of all citizens under Constitution
With this bill, the Centre is attempting to paint reservations as charity by the state and not a crucial constitutional measure of ensuring equality.
Alok Prasanna Kumar
Trending
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Seven firms that failed drug quality test gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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Why Governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision to dissolve Jammu and Kashmir Assembly is unconstitutional
His reasons are based purely on subjective and partisan assessment of the situation. They go against the Supreme Court’s rulings.
Alok Prasanna Kumar
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With Sabarimala verdict, SC tries to reconcile religious practice with constitutional rights
Allowing women into the shrine should have been easy but a Kerala High Court judgement from 1991 and an indecisive state government stood in the way.
Alok Prasanna Kumar
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Supreme Court has done well to legally reaffirm women’s right to choose sexual partners. So what?
The Court’s verdict decriminalising adultery must not blind us to the imminent and much greater threats to women’s sexual freedom in India.
Alok Prasanna Kumar
Video
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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‘For parity or charity?’ Why Supreme Court erred by excluding the creamy layer from promotion quotas
Is there no constitutional value in including Dalits and Adivasis in administrative roles unless they can prove they deserve it by being poor and ‘backward’?
Alok Prasanna Kumar
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Section 377 judgment could form beginning of a body of path-breaking jurisprudence in India
The significance of the four concurring opinions delivered in ‘Navtej Johar v Union of India’.
Alok Prasanna Kumar
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LG powers judgment: SC has thwarted efforts to weaken the federal structure of the Constitution
The controversy should start a larger debate on rethinking the position of the lieutenant governor itself.
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The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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Explained: BS Yeddyurappa has been sworn in as Karnataka’s chief minister. What happens next?
What will Supreme Court do next? What happens if Congress or JD(S) MLAs decide to side with BJP?
Alok Prasanna Kumar
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Opinion: It’s clear Dipak Misra is unwilling or unable to defend the Supreme Court’s best interests
The collegium’s move to defer its decision reiterating KM Joseph’s elevation to the apex court has further weakened the institution.
Alok Prasanna Kumar
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Venkaiah Naidu’s approach to the impeachment motion against the CJI is of dubious legality
It was not open to him to look deep into the future and see if the allegations can be proved.
Alok Prasanna Kumar
The Field
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal
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WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore deliver lesson on making comebacks to win first title