Badri Narayan
The Supreme Court’s verdict on the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes is transformative
The need for change had become palpable in the last several months as aspects of governance, most notably the functioning of civic bodies, suffered, giving rise to public discontent
The peace accord with UNLF, the oldest Meitei insurgent group in Manipur, and the Supreme Court’s snub to NGOs delaying the burial of victims can help calm the state down
On Supreme Court questioning the right of police to unfettered access to cellphones and laptops
On current evidence, it seems unlikely that the Supreme Court order will improve the capital’s governance.
We have our highest court in the land which may well do what even the mighty British Parliament cannot
Nevertheless, what is worrying is the move to suggest that sexual differences must be reduced to subjective inner feelings of individuals