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Aparna Chandra

Assistant Professor, NLUD

Repost: Misadventures of the Supreme Court in Aruna Shanbaug v. Union of India

On March 10, 2018 By Aparna Chandra and Mrinal Satish In Euthanasia, Right to Life, Supreme Court of India

In a historic decision, the Supreme Court on Friday declared passive euthanasia and the right of persons, including the terminally ill, to give advance directives to refuse medical treatment  legally permissible. The Constitution Bench held that the …

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Access to Justice – Decoding Delays in Civil Cases

On October 19, 2016 By Aparna Chandra In New Scholarship, Uncategorized

Earlier this year, Daksh India (of which blog member Harish Narsappa is a founder) conducted the ‘Access to Justice’ Survey. Through a method of random sampling,researchers interviewed about 9000 litigants, spread over 300 locations across the country. …

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Women as Respondents under the Domestic Violence Act: Critiquing Harsora v. Harsora

On October 14, 2016 By Aparna Chandra In Uncategorized

Last week, in Hiralal Harsora v. Kusum Harsora, the Supreme Court held that Section 2(q) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is unconstitutional to the extent that it defines “respondents” under …

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The State of Judicial Statistics in India

On February 13, 2015 By Aparna Chandra In Uncategorized

I recently wrote a blog post for the Rule of Law Project at DAKSH, on the state of judicial statistics in India. The post highlights concerns with data collection methodologies within the judicial system, as …

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New Law Commission Report on Delays, Arrears, and Adequate Judge Strength

On August 14, 2014 By Aparna Chandra In New Scholarship

The Law Commission has come out with its 245th Report, titled “Arrears and Backlog: Creating Additional Judicial (Wo)manpower.” The Report largely reflects the submissions made by the Law Commission to the Supreme Court as per …

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Call for Reporter-cum-Blog Administrator, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy

On May 12, 2014 By Aparna Chandra In Uncategorized

The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (“Vidhi”) invites applications for the post of “Reporter-cum-Blog Administrator”, a fully-paid and full-time engagement based out of Vidhi’s offices in New Delhi. The Reporter-cum-Blog Administrator will be an integral …

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Justice in “Open” Courts

On March 28, 2014 By Aparna Chandra In Uncategorized

Guest Post by Abhinav Sekhri I recently happened to visit the Supreme Court of India where I required a “proximity-pass” for gaining entry to the building. Coming from the Bombay High Court where entry is …

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Re-Criminalizing Homosexuality: The Many Sins of Koushal

On December 12, 2013 By Aparna Chandra In Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Privacy, Supreme Court of India

The following points struck me as the most problematic in what passes for legal reasoning in Koushal v. Naz: 1. The Classification test for Article 14: The classification test provides for very limited scrutiny of state action …

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Call for Papers: Journal of National Law University, Delhi

On December 2, 2013 By Aparna Chandra In Uncategorized

The Journal of National Law University, Delhi (“JNLUD”) is a faculty run, peer-reviewed journal published by the National Law University, Delhi. The Journal seeks to provide a platform for engaging in multi-disciplinary discussions on themes …

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The Delhi gang rape verdict

On September 25, 2013 By Aparna Chandra In Uncategorized

In a piece titled “A Capricious Noose” published on Bar and Bench, I analyze the Delhi gang rape sentencing verdict. In the first part of the piece I describe the broad contours of, and debates within, …

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