Jayakumar Sai Deepak
Born
Jayakumar Sai Deepak

(1985-11-23) November 23, 1985
Hyderabad, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materAnna University & IIT Kharagpur
Websitejsaideepak.com

J. Sai Deepak (born 23 November 1985) is an Indian lawyer and author of the India / Bharat tetralogy. As a counsel, he practices before the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delhi.[1][2]

Education and career

Deepak attended St. Anthony's High School, Hyderabad. He then completed his graduation in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University. He is a law graduate from IIT Kharagpur's Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law.[3]

Deepak has been a litigator in several notable cases in India. He is most famous for his representations in the case on the entry of women to Sabarimala Temple. He argued against it, stating that the Hindu deity Ayyappan follows naishtika brahmacharya ("lifelong celibacy").[4] He further argued that the deity is a living being and thus can avail the constitutional rights of religious liberty and freedom of religion granted by Articles 21 and 25 of the Constitution of India.[5]

Deepak represented the Travancore royal family for their right to manage the estates of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvanathpuram.[6] The Supreme Court of India ruled in favour of the family.[7] He also was involved in the Basmati Geographical Indication dispute where he represented the Government of Madhya Pradesh.[8] A sub judice case Deepak is involved in is the public interest litigation (PIL) against the marital rape exception in the Indian Penal Code.[9] He argued against the PIL seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court of India denied this recognition.[10][11]

Deepak was the counsel for Anand Ranganathan in the contempt of court case against the former for criticizing Justice S. Muralidhar[12]. The latter had cancelled the arrest of Gautam Navlakha, who allegedly played a role in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence.[13] Deepak is also the counsel for the royal family of Kashi in the case demanding a constitutional review of the Places of Worship Act, 1991.[14]

Deepak is a decolonialist,[15][16][17] and a regular columnist in The Indian Express[18] and Firstpost.[19] He also writes two blogs, one named Yukti on constitutional theory and legal philosophy;[20] and one named The Demanding Mistress on civil, commercial and intellectual property law. An article in the latter blog was cited by the Madras High Court in its decision on the TVS Motor Company vs. Bajaj Auto Limited intellectual property dispute.[21]

Views

He is considered to be an English-speaking Right Wing Hindutva ideologue, who believes that the several good qualities of knowledge systems of ancient Hindu civilization, mixed with the good qualities of modern Education systems, can be a template for modern Indian education systems, which he considers to have quite a few drawbacks and discrepancies.[22][23]

His speeches often have implied derision of Islam and Christianity in India, as seen in his social media posts where he talks about "desert cult."[24] He has been supporting removal of Persian origin words from Hindi, in one of his lectures asking a student to change the Hindi words which don't have Sanskritic origin. He opposes Dravidian movement.[25]

He was criticized for his article where he discussed limitations against Hindu majoritarian expression within the Indian Constitution. He had criticized the provisions for Hindu majority authority being subject to judicial review and being overruled if it conflicts with constitutional morality.[26]

Works

  • India That Is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution. New Delhi: Bloomsbury. 2021. ISBN 9789354352492.[27]
  • India, Bharat and Pakistan: The Constitutional Journey of a Sandwiched Civilisation. New Delhi: Bloomsbury. 2022. ISBN 9789354353017.[28][29][30]

References

  1. ↑ "Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala too has rights under Article 21, SC told". Indo-Asian News Service. 26 July 2018. ProQuest 2076261680.
  2. ↑ "Sabarimala case: Deity living person, has right to privacy, women devotees to SC". Indian Express. Mumbai. 27 July 2018. ProQuest 2076507987.
  3. ↑ Iyer, Lakshmi (6 August 2018). "Small talk: The Deity's Advocate". Mumbai Mirror. ProQuest 2083283397.
  4. ↑ "Written Submissions to the Supreme Court of India in the Sabarimala Temple Entry Case" (PDF). February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Sabarimala #5: Respondents Argue Every Instance of Exclusion Not Akin to Discrimination". Supreme Court Observer. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  6. ↑ "Explained: Padmanabhaswamy temple case, and what verdict means for Travancore royal family". The Indian Express. 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  7. ↑ "Written Submissions to the Supreme Court of India in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple Administration Case" (PDF). April 2019.
  8. ↑ Delhi High Court (2019-04-25). "Judgement for the State of Madhya Pradesh vs Union of India case" (PDF). LiveLaw. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  9. ↑ "Challenge to the Marital Rape Exception". Supreme Court Observer. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  10. ↑ B, Kanchan (2023-05-10). "Petitioners Have A Cause, But No Case: Read Advocate Sai Deepak's Arguments In Same Sex Marriage Case". www.verdictum.in. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  11. ↑ Kalia, Saumya (2023-10-18). "Supreme Court's verdict on same-sex marriages | Explained". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  12. ↑ https://www.livelaw.in/high-court/delhi-high-court/delhi-high-court-anand-ranganathan-criminal-contempt-case-tweets-justice-s-muralidhar-245737
  13. ↑ "'Am a free speech absolutist': Author Anand Ranganathan in contempt case". Indo-Asian News Service. 24 May 2023. ProQuest 2817965951.
  14. ↑ "Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of Places of Worship Act on October 11". Financial Express. New Delhi. 9 September 2022. ProQuest 2711835121.
  15. ↑ "Hindus a global minority facing existential crisis". The Times of India. New Delhi. 12 February 2023. ProQuest 2791986602.
  16. ↑ Sen, Anandaroop (4 May 2023). "J Sai Deepak's India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution . Bloomsbury 2021". Social Dynamics. 49 (2): 376–385. doi:10.1080/02533952.2023.2236899.
  17. ↑ "Decolonising India: Is Bharat trying to reinvent itself?". India Today. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  18. ↑ "Articles by J. Sai Deepak in The Indian Express". Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  19. ↑ "J Sai Deepak - Latest Articles, Top Headlines, News Stories Updates". Firstpost. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  20. ↑ "Yukti". Yukti. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  21. ↑ Madras High Court's Judgement (18 May 2009). "M/S TVS Motor Company Limited vs M/S Bajaj Auto Limited on 18 May, 2009". Indian Kanoon.
  22. ↑ Sijoria, Siddharth (28 June 2023). "J Sai Deepak is wrong: Indian democracy is not Hindu will". The Indian Express.
  23. ↑ Sen, Raj Shekhar (24 July 2023). "Isolation, conservatism and buzzwords: What drives the lucrative market for right-wing influencers". newslaundry.
  24. ↑ "X".
  25. ↑ Dravidianists Pose a Greater Threat Than Kashmiri Militants | J Sai Deepak, retrieved 2024-01-08
  26. ↑ "J Sai Deepak is wrong: Indian democracy is not Hindu will". The Indian Express. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  27. ↑ Basu, Prasenjit K. (2021-10-16). "Book transforms the discourse about 'coloniality' in Bharat". The Sunday Guardian Live. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  28. ↑ "How India, a victim of conflicting colonialities, is coming out of slumber to reboot its tampered mind". Firstpost. 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  29. ↑ Yadav, Yogendra (2022-05-06). "India needs to challenge colonialism in its own language. But solution isn't Hindu worldview". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  30. ↑ "Re-Discovering Bharat". Star of Mysore. 16 December 2022. ProQuest 2754825320.
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