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Alok Prasanna Kumar

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ARTICLES BY ALOK PRASANNA KUMAR

Surveys on Karnataka elections seem to show that the Congress is going to be the single largest party, though Vokkaligas seem to be backing the JDS in large numbers and Lingayats, the BJP. Photo: PTI

Karnataka elections may herald a decisive shift in national politics

2 min read . 12 May 2018

Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur’s remarks about the ‘burden’ being placed on the judiciary firmly brought the spotlight back on to the issue of judicial delays and backlogs in India. Photo: Hindustan Times

How many judges does India really need?

7 min read . 12 Jul 2016

A judge who takes too long to deliver judgements after hearing arguments may have forgotten some of the arguments or remembered them incorrectly to the detriment of the parties. Photo: Mint

Delayed justice: When judgement day arrives too late

5 min read . 07 Jun 2016

The positive experience of the tax bench suggests that the SC should aim to expand this experiment to other categories.

The apex court’s tax bench experiment

6 min read . 21 Mar 2016

It is a folly to separate issues of independence, and transparency and accountability in functioning of the judiciary into separate boxes. Photo: Mint

Judicial independence, accountability and transparency

5 min read . 26 Oct 2015

Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Vacant posts remain collegium system’s biggest challenge

6 min read . 20 Oct 2015

A correlation between the appearance of senior advocates and success in getting an SLP admitted in the Supreme Court is not necessarily equal to causation by the senior tag itself. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

The true worth of a senior advocate

6 min read . 16 Sep 2015

Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Why judges deserve a salary hike

5 min read . 27 Jul 2015

The bench will now hear about 386 cases (of which 20 were on Monday’s list), and the move has been hailed across the board as a good one. (The bench will now hear about 386 cases (of which 20 were on Monday’s list), and the move has been hailed across the board as a good one. )

Why the Supreme Court’s tax bench is timely

2 min read . 11 Mar 2015

After January 2011, all references to Wikipedia in Supreme Court judgements stopped abruptly. Photo: Mint

Indian high courts show continued enthusiasm for citing Wikipedia

4 min read . 03 Feb 2015

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