Stories by Adeel Wahid

The dichotomies

The dichotomies

The elite have always ruled the roost. What is actually different after the amendments? Updated 12 Dec, 2025 09:46am
‘Both sides-ism’

‘Both sides-ism’

The judiciary is not meant to operate as a platform for careerists. Published 06 Oct, 2025 07:23am
Law in flux

Law in flux

If the rules are malleable, we enter a state of vulnerability. Published 29 Jun, 2025 06:36am
Ex-parte

Ex-parte

Parties to the dispute are heard at entirely different times. Published 19 Apr, 2025 05:37am
It’s the context

It’s the context

Being on the executive’s leash takes away judicial fairness. Published 21 Mar, 2025 07:27am
The façade

The façade

No one felt the need to run the proposed amendments by the people. After all, what do the people know? Updated 21 Feb, 2025 09:03am
Fractured concepts

Fractured concepts

How can we find governance based on the idea of respect? Published 27 Jan, 2025 06:51am
Loaded dice

Loaded dice

Fairness dictates that the rules not be changed once the game has been played. Published 04 Oct, 2024 07:20am
The generalists

The generalists

Our bureaucracy is afflicted with major design flaws. Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:50am
Bureaucratic ills

Bureaucratic ills

Riding horses in exclusive clubs and dining in expensive restaurants with their patron politicians rarely instils this sense of equal respect and dignity. Updated 19 Jun, 2024 09:43am
The right way?

The right way?

Going before ‘neutral arbiters’ seems pointless to citizens. Published 22 Feb, 2024 08:28am
Settling scores

Settling scores

Justice must be done with the reviled, the abominable, the abhorred. Published 06 Jan, 2024 07:13am
Impotence of law

Impotence of law

Without the right ideals, it is hard to prop up the law. Published 13 Dec, 2023 06:07am
Fair play

Fair play

There are many reasons why lawyers here are the way they are. Published 25 Sep, 2023 08:05am
Assigning guilt

Assigning guilt

It must be stressed that each person is responsible for his own conduct. Published 20 Sep, 2023 05:17am
Two visions

Two visions

Man can be viewed as an object to be controlled, disciplined, indoctrinated. Published 13 Jul, 2023 08:00am
The rule book

The rule book

The morality of the law cannot be separated from the letter of the law. Updated 25 May, 2023 08:48am
Hard times

Hard times

The people are feeling forsaken. Nobody seems to be coming to our aid. Published 19 Apr, 2023 07:11am
More equal…

More equal…

Our society is designed to create and perpetuate these differences. Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:56am