The Judiciary on Trial
The Judiciary on Trial, (Cosmos Publications; 1995)

(from back page)

Foreword by Justice Tewatia, Former Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court


In a tongue and cheek account the author has described with great clarity and insight the current mess the judiciary finds itself in. He has also suggested ways and means by which this crisis in the legal system could be tackled. This book is essential reading for policy makers, those concerned with the law and the concerned citizen.

Courting Injustice: The Terrible Truth About Our Courts (ABVA; 1995)

A brilliant and damning critique of the Indian Legal System! This book brings to life all the dramatis personae in an Indian Court room in a chillingly accurate description of all that ails our judicial system today. It describes the situation and conduct of lawyers, court clerks, judges, witnesses and touts as seen through the eyes of someone who seeks more to understand and less to condemn. It discusses present day Court litigation, the need to encourage litigation that makes people accountable for their actions and in the last section makes an appeal for urgent intervention. There are concrete measures suggested that can be taken by our law makers to remedy the situation. This is a hair raising but dispassionate account of the sickness that has plagued our legal system for more than a century and a half.

Review of 'Courting Injustice: The Terrible Truth about Our Courts,' by Khushwant Singh, well known columnist in The Hindustan Times

'Very readable...' 'Deserves to be widely read...'

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The third sex and human rights The Third Sex and Human Rights, (Gyan Books; 2001)

(from inside flap)

The hijras of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh represent a terribly marginalised minority community to the extent that they are even ignored by human rights activists. In this book the author argues that their situation can be compared with that of transsexuals in the West, both in terms of the psychosocial compulsions faced by a man who voluntarily decides to become a hijra or alternately a male-to-female transsexual as well as in terms of the complications regarding marriage, adoption and sexual status. In this book, the author has made a unique comparative study of the human rights abuses and legal problems faced by members of the 'third sex' in the West and in India. There is additionally a special focus on problems faced by the hijra community in the context of the AIDS pandemic in South Asia.

The book also contains the text of petitions filed in the High Court of Delhi challenging policies intended to introduce mandatory testing and segregation in Tihar Jail, Asia's largest prison and references to numerous citizens reports.