For readers interested in a quick primer on indirect discrimination law, this podcast interview (about 16.5 minutes long) might be of interest. A longer explanation in print can be found here.
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Tag: Discrimination
Reimagining the Vision of Religion-based Sex Discrimination Through Sabarimala
(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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Former Chief Justice Kabir’s legacy and some recent instances of judicial activism
Former Chief Justice Altamas Kabir has delivered a few judgments towards the end of his tenure, which are noteworthy. Among these is Subhas Popatlal Dave v. UOI in which, contrary to the decade-long tradition of …
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Houses for Brahmins, Marrying Specially and Apolitical Politics
Three issues we like to track on this blog: 1. Housing discrimination: This advert has sparked some debate on the internet. It has an image of a billboard advertising flats ‘only for Brahmins’. Regular readers …
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Analysing the Khairlanji verdict
Shekhar Hattangadi’s recent piece on the Bombay High Court’s judgment explains why justice has not been meted out to the Khairlanji victims, and how the judgment ignores “multiple motive” concept in criminology. It also points …
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Guest Post: The Equal Opportunity Commission Bill
Following is a guest post from Rahela Khorakiwala, who completed her LL.B. from Government Law College, Mumbai and is currently doing her LL.M. at NYU School of Law. ———————————————————————– The key concepts of the Equal …
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Brief notes: Impunity Report, Madras HC on individual autonomy, Dialogic Judicial Review
A few legal developments/opinions worth noting: 1. Human Rights Watch released its report on August 4th, titled ‘Broken System: Dysfunction, Abuse and Impunity in the Indian Police‘. The report comprehensively documents the human rights that …
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NHRC, the law and the police
Readers who read Justice Verma’s take on the Naz Foundation case will also be interested in a historical connection going back almost a decade. The NAZ case was born out of the NHRC rejecting a …
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Chandigarh Admn v. Nemo: Should a mentally retarted woman be denied the right to keep her pregnancy?
This case was perhaps the first relevant opportunity to apply and test the principles of Naz Foundation for other minorities. But the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s judgment is a huge disappointment. You can access …
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Implications of Naz Foundation judgment Today’s newspapers have variously interpreted the Naz Foundation judgment. Among the analyses, at least two deserve mention. Manoj Mitta has suggested in his piece that the judgment will be applicable …
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