• Opinion
  • 11 Dec 2021
  • 1 min read

The Unwritten Rule

How the seniority convention in appointment of CJIs became the norm in India

This opinion was published in Deccan Herald on December 11, 2021.

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Alok Prasanna (Co-Founder)

Alok Prasanna Kumar is a Co-Founder of Vidhi. His areas of research include judicial reforms, constitutional law, urban development, and law and technology. He graduated with a B.A. LL.B. (Hons) from the NALSAR University in 2008 and obtained the BCL from the University of Oxford in 2009. He writes a monthly column for the Economic and Political Weekly apart from media outlets such as Deccan Herald, The Hindu, Indian Express, Scroll, and Quint. He has practiced in the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court from the chambers of Mr Mohan Parasaran.

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