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Tag: Article 14

Koushal v Naz: The Legislative Court

On December 22, 2013 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Delhi High Court, Discrimination, Free Speech, Fundamental Rights, Privacy, Supreme Court of India

[This post follows up on my previous post on this judgment on this blog.]   In Koushal v Naz—the case being touted as one of its worst judgments—a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court recently …

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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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Naz Foundation and the “Order of Nature”: Nurturing Vagueness in the Law?

On October 11, 2009 By Shamnad Basheer In Constitutional Interpretation, Delhi High Court, Discrimination, Fundamental Rights, Privacy, Uncategorized

                        Vikram undertook a thorough and incisive review of the Delhi High Court decision in the Naz Foundation case in three remarkable posts on …

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Reflections on the litigation strategy in Naz Foundation, and comparative notes

On May 24, 2008 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Comparative Law, Constitutional Interpretation, Delhi High Court, Discrimination, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Privacy

I believe the Naz Foundation case has the potential to become one of the most significant cases in Indian constitutional jurisprudence, and I am glad that we are following its route through our legal system …

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