AFTER an extended break, I have returned to penning this column.
In the past decade, we have witnessed a judicial renaissance that started with the Federal Court's decision in Sivarasa Rasiah v Badan Peguam Malaysia & Anor where Justice Gopal Sri Ram (as he then was), speaking for the court, introduced the "basic structure" doctrine into our body of constitutional law.

Ivanpal Singh Grewal
Ivanpal Singh Grewal is an Advocate & Solicitor. He was formerly Political Secretary to the Minister of Plantation Industries & Commodities.