Ramya Tirumalai, Author at Daksh https://www.dakshindia.org/author/ramyat/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:18:59 +0000 en-IN hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://www.dakshindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-daksh-logo-32x32.png Ramya Tirumalai, Author at Daksh https://www.dakshindia.org/author/ramyat/ 32 32 Of Cows and Life Imprisonment https://www.dakshindia.org/cows-life-imprisonment/ Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:19:28 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=2942 Unless you have been in hiding or have sworn off reading news, you will know that currently, the consumption of beef in India is a hotly debated moo(t) point. Bad puns aside, the arguments and frenzy surrounding the slaughter of cattle have reached a breaking point.

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]]> DAKSH – CJAR Seminar on Judicial Appointments https://www.dakshindia.org/daksh-cjar-seminar-judicial-appointments/ Mon, 15 May 2017 10:15:39 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=2927 Judicial appointments, administration and performance evaluation are three key topics that occupy the centre stage as subjects of discussion in legal, political and judicial circles.

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]]> Digitising the Courts: E-Infrastructure in the Judiciary https://www.dakshindia.org/digitising-courts-e-infrastructure-judiciary/ Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:16:55 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=2748 Last month, on the blog, my colleague Arunav wrote a piece chronicling his personal experiences with the Indian subordinate judiciary. Arunav’s colourful narrative of the courts he visited in Eastern India highlighted the state of the physical infrastructure of the judiciary.

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]]> A Recap of the Release of the State of the Indian Judiciary Report https://www.dakshindia.org/recap-release-state-indian-judiciary-report/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:07:41 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=2616 The Release of the State of the Indian Judiciary Report took place in India International Centre, New Delhi, on 11 August 2016. The event was organised by DAKSH in collaboration with Eastern Book Company (EBC).

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]]> You’ve Got Five Minutes. Go! https://www.dakshindia.org/youve-got-five-minutes-go/ Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:59:12 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=2158 Work pressure – it’s a much bandied about phrase. While often associated with long hours and the compulsion to deliver difficult pieces of work in impossibly short timespans, the specifics of work pressure vary vastly from profession to profession.

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]]> What Are the Courts Working On? https://www.dakshindia.org/what-are-the-courts-working-on/ Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:54:57 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=2100 It is a well-known fact that there are an enormous number of cases that have been filed before the Indian courts. It is an equally well-known fact that many of these cases have been pending before the said courts for several years.

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]]> Favourites of 2015 From the Daksh Blog Archives https://www.dakshindia.org/favourites-of-2015-from-the-daksh-blog-archives/ Mon, 04 Jan 2016 08:05:14 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=2093 Salman and Speed by Harish Narasappa discusses the issue of chronic pendency in the Bombay High Court which is in contrast to Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s speedy HC appeals process which concluded on 10 December 2015.

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]]> Judicial Independence and the Appointment of Judges – a Transcript of DAKSH’S 4th Annual Constitution Day Lecture https://www.dakshindia.org/judicial-independence-and-the-appointment-of-judges-a-transcript-of-dakshs-4th-annual-constitution-day-lecture/ Tue, 22 Dec 2015 05:47:28 +0000 https://www.dakshindia.org/?p=2083 The Fourth Annual Constitution Day Lecture hosted by DAKSH at the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS) Auditorium on Saturday, 28 November, 2015, was a gathering of members from the legal community, students, and citizens interested in governance.

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]]> The Need for Speed((Y) Trial, and Not Just for Salman!) https://www.dakshindia.org/the-need-for-speedy-trial-and-not-just-for-salman/ Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:25:00 +0000 Unless you’ve been in hiding, you’ll know that yesterday, Salman Khan was cleared of all charges in the 2002 hit-and-run case, where he was the accused. Last night, on the DAKSH blog, Harish wrote a piece on the questions that the quick disposal of Salman’s case raises about the functioning of our judicial system.

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]]> The Right to a Writ https://www.dakshindia.org/the-right-to-a-writ/ Mon, 05 Oct 2015 06:35:00 +0000 It’s been a couple of weeks since I wrote the introductory piece to this post, a ready reckoner to the right to constitutional remedies under the Indian constitution.

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