Article 15 – Law and Other Things

Economic Quota And The Basic Structure Doctrine – Exploring The Oddities (Part 1)

On February 20, 2019 By Anant Sangal In Constitutional Law, Equality, Reservation, Supreme Court of India

This article is the first part of a two-part series on the 103rd amendment which provides for a maximum of ten percent reservation to the economically weaker sections of citizens, and deals with a brief history of the jurisprudence surrounding reservations in India.

Understanding the Sabarimala Verdict- Part III

On October 17, 2018 By Bhavisha Sharma In Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Privacy, Supreme Court of India, Women's Rights

This post is the concluding part of a three part series deconstructing the Sabrimala Verdict which opened the gates of temple to women devotees.

Long Parade to Freedom: Section 377 and the Queer Movement in India

On September 7, 2018 By Priyamvadha Shivaji and Shweta Rao In Constitutional Interpretation, Discrimination, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Privacy, Supreme Court of India

The history of the queer movement in India has been a history of continuous contestation, redefinition, and re-evaluation, all leading to the altar of the nation’s apex court. Today marks the culmination of a decades-long …

Three reflections on the s 377 case

On July 18, 2018 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Fundamental Rights, Privacy, Supreme Court of India

I recently wrote 3 guest posts for the Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy blog reflecting on the legal journey of section 377, culminating in the just-concluded hearings in the Supreme Court. In the first post, …

Sabrimala Temple Entry Cases: Questions Before the Court

On October 21, 2017 By Guest In Religion, Right to Equality, Supreme Court of India

Guest Post by Vivek Anandh, an advocate in the Delhi High Court The recent decision of the Supreme Court to refer the Sabarimala Temple entry issue to a larger constitutional bench has thrown up a …

Reimagining the Vision of Religion-based Sex Discrimination Through Sabarimala

On February 26, 2016 By Anup Surendranath In Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Editor's Choice, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Supreme Court of India, Women's Rights

(Guest post by Shreya Atrey) On a friend’s invitation, I attended a Sabbath service at her synagogue, which is part of the Jewish Renewal movement. The Rabbi welcomed the ‘newcomers’ individually. As a secularist, …

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 …