Writing and Research
Essays and analyses exploring the structural tensions within India's political economy and legal and constitutional framework.
Academic Writing In Progress
Constitutionalising Private School Fee Regulation in Delhi
Under the aegis of the Ford Foundation Chair for Public Law, NLSIU · Presented at 'Legitimising Judicial Decision-Making in Public Interest Cases' organized by University of Tilburg, Utrecht and the National Law School of India University.
Traces how vague constitutional standards — "reasonable surplus", "commercialisation" — plus weak regulatory capacity produced a court-centred, ad hoc fee regulation regime in Delhi over three decades. Argues that durable reform requires an expert-regulator model with clear surplus and depreciation rules, rather than continued judicial arbitration of school finances. Analyzes the recent Delhi School Fees Regulation Act, 2025.
Empirical and Normative Evaluation of the Speaker's Role in Tenth Schedule Cases since 1986
With Eeshan Sonek · Presented at Philosophy, Politics, Economics, Law Conference, NLSIU
Examines whether Speakers should hold adjudicatory power over anti-defection cases. Argues the office is structurally captured by political incentives, making impartial adjudication constitutionally and empirically implausible. Combines normative analysis with an empirical survey of outcomes since 1986.
The Contradiction in Specific Performance and Mitigation in Indian Law of Remedies
With Prof. Harsha N · NLSIU
Argues that the doctrine of mitigation in Indian contract law is internally incoherent because it simultaneously serves two incompatible normative masters — corrective justice and economic efficiency — without acknowledging the tension between them. Proposes a principled framework for resolving the contradiction.
Legal Pragmatism for Interpretation and Construction in Indian Basic Structure Jurisprudence
Solo · NLSIU
Applies the legal pragmatism of William James and John Dewey to the interpretation and construction of India's Basic Structure doctrine, arguing that pragmatism offers a more coherent account of constitutional adjudication than originalism or living constitutionalism.
Articles
Research Assistance
World Bank Group's Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel Report on Cost-Effective Education
How to improve education outcomes most efficiently? A Review using a unified metric. Journal of Development Economics
In-line chlorination for drinking water in Rural Odisha, India: A Randomised Controlled Implementation trial
Translation
Translated Alex Thomas' Macroeconomics: An Introduction to Marathi. Pre-publication Review.