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Tag: Article 25

Sabarimala and the Essential Religious Practices Test

On October 31, 2018 By Vivek Anandh In Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Judgment Analysis, Supreme Court of India, Women's Rights

In this post, Vivek Anandh thematically analyses the important doctrinal conclusions on the ‘Essential Practices’ test and its discursive impact on the constitutional jurisprudence in the context of the Sabarimala Judgment.

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Understanding the Sabarimala Verdict- Part II

On October 17, 2018 By Chittkrishna Thakkar In Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Fundamental Rights, Religion, Supreme Court of India, Women's Rights

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

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Understanding the Sabarimala Verdict- Part I

On October 15, 2018 By Bhavisha Sharma and Chittkrishna Thakkar In Constitutional Interpretation, Discrimination, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Legislation Analysis, Supreme Court of India, Women's Rights

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

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Repeal of the Caste Disabilities Removal Act: Some Unintended Consequences

On March 20, 2018 By Akshat Agarwal In Bombay High Court, Constitutional Law, Gujarat High Court, Religion

The High Court of Bombay in Balchand Lalwant v. Nazneen Qureshi recently held that a Hindu who had converted to Islam, would be considered eligible to succeed to her father’s property under the Hindu Succession …

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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 …

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Stray thoughts on the Privacy hearings

On July 26, 2017 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Constitutional Law, Fundamental Rights, Privacy

The privacy hearings before a 9-judge bench (excellently covered by Ujwala Uppaluri on this blog) have excited much attention. Some thoughts on these hearings below: On the adjudicative form: This is how adjudication, especially in …

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The Privacy Hearings-II: Three Pathologies of Indian Civil Liberties Argument (Guest post by Ujwala Uppaluri)

On July 26, 2017 By Guest In Equality, Fundamental Rights, Privacy, Supreme Court of India

(This is the second post by Ujwala Uppaluri in a series on the ‘right to privacy’ hearings in the Supreme Court of India. The first post can be accessed here.)   On Tuesday and Wednesday …

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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, …

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