Swathi Sukumar

Lawyer, litigator, New Delhi,

[ESPN India @ESPNIndia]

A year of protest against the federation chief.
Slept on pavements for 40 days.
Was beaten, dragged by the police.
Nearly immersed all her medals in the Ganga.
Underwent knee surgery.
Sealed her Olympic spot after an unforgiving qualification process.
Became the 1st Indian woman wrestler to qualify for three successive Olympics.

And now, she's beaten the unbeatable defending champ, won two more bouts to become the first Indian woman to reach a wrestling Olympic final.

Words fail to appreciate what Vinesh Phogat has just done.

https://t.co/ItdNkkWO1w | #Paris2024

[Bar and Bench @barandbench]

Not taking up any post-retirement sop; starting my own law firm to work for the poor: Justice Talwant Singh in conversation with @prashantjha996

https://t.co/uw0epa05We

[Swathi Sukumar @SukumarSwathi]

@ideepakjoshi Thanks Deepak. The letter was read and acted upon. It’s good to know that *sometimes* the tide turns towards what’s right
https://t.co/tpV3BcSsgG

[Swathi Sukumar @SukumarSwathi]

@LiveLawIndia @Aaratrika_11 Well done @courtinglaw Jhuma Sen!

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@indiankanoon Many congrats!! What would we do without you

[Swathi Sukumar @SukumarSwathi]

Some SC judgments are better than others.

[Sreenivasan Jain @SreenivasanJain]

In June this year, the Centre issued guidelines to states on a prisoner release policy to coincide with Azadi Amrit Mahotsav.

Amongst the categories *not* eligible for special release: rape convicts. And those convicted for life. @MariyamAlavi @OnReality_Check #Bilkis

[Swathi Sukumar @SukumarSwathi]

@gautambhatia88 Anticipatory sycophancy, as a wise man once termed it.

[Swathi Sukumar @SukumarSwathi]

@bahardutt Congrats Bahar!!

[Junior Faculty Forum for South Asian Law Teachers @JFF_ILT]

Join us for the Workshop on 24 March 7:00PM IST to discuss Arudra Burra from @iitdelhi 's paper 'Arbitrariness and the Imperfect Institutions of Death Penalty Administration'. Our discussants will be @mrinalsatish and @ataparnachandra from @NLSIUofficial with Chair @SwatiJhaveri

[Swathi Sukumar @SukumarSwathi]

To bribe and then seek tax exemption for it 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽

https://t.co/mS0nfACbxe

[Vijaita Singh @vijaita]

Breaking- In midnight purge, MHA ceases the FCRA registration of nearly 6,000 NGOs including Oxfam India, Jamia Millia Islamia, Tuberculosis Association of India among others. FCRA is mandatory to receive foreign funds or donations. I report. https://t.co/CgfXWwvN4C

[Swathi Sukumar @SukumarSwathi]

Beyond shocking.

[Mohammed Zubair @zoo_bear]

A Thread with **TRIGGER WARNING***
A three day hate speech conclave was organized by hate monger Yati Narsinghanand. At the event, multiple calls to k!ll minorities and attack their religious spaces were made.
#HaridwarHateAssembly Thread 👇

[Swathi Sukumar @SukumarSwathi]

@RubenQuesada Since drowning is inevitable
Never trust the boat
But do
Trust the river
-Kailash Vajpeyi

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@MaLawdy @HAQCRC

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Lethal warning.

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@sruthisagar Need to immediately look up what the song is actually saying

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@sruthisagar Haha what!!

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@RURALINDIA @BhattRohin In a system that everybody has accepted is broken, maybe. But not in one which has hope for salvage. In my experience.

[Swathi Sukumar @SukumarSwathi]

Why don’t law schools have a course on administrative obstruction to justice? Hundred thousand times more useful than PIL as a course offering.

[Swathi Sukumar @SukumarSwathi]

@RURALINDIA @BhattRohin Something more worthwhile.