equality | Law and Other Things

Divine labours, devalued work: Concluding response to the discussion pieces

On January 14, 2022 By Sneha Banerjee and Prabha Kotiswaran In Discrimination, Equality, New Scholarship, Parliament, Privacy, Reproductive Rights, Surrogacy

Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to the public law themed articles featured in Volume 5 of the Indian Law Review. You can access all the …

Divine labours, devalued work: Response by Sharmila Rudrappa

On January 4, 2022 By Sharmila Rudrappa In Discrimination, Equality, New Scholarship, Parliament, Privacy, Reproductive Rights

Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to the public law themed articles featured in Volume 5 the Indian Law Review. You can access all the posts …

Divine labours, devalued work: Response by Swati Gola

On December 21, 2021 By Swati Gola In Discrimination, New Scholarship, Parliament, Privacy, Reproductive Rights, Surrogacy

Divine labours, devalued work: Response by Anindita Majumdar

On December 13, 2021 By Anindita Majumdar In Discrimination, Equality, New Scholarship, Parliament, Privacy, Reproductive Rights, Surrogacy

Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to the public law themed articles featured in Volume 5 the Indian Law Review. You can access all the …

Divine labours, devalued work: Response by Chayanika Shah

On December 7, 2021 By Chayanika Shah In Discrimination, Equality, New Scholarship, Parliament, Privacy, Surrogacy

Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to the public law themed articles featured in Volume 5 the Indian Law Review. You can access all the …

Divine labours, devalued work: the continuing saga of India’s surrogacy regulation: Summary by Eeshan Sonak

On November 22, 2021 By Dr. Sneha Banerjee and Dr. Prabha Kotiswaran In Discrimination, Equality, New Scholarship, Parliament, Privacy, Reproductive Rights, Surrogacy

[Ed Note: As part of our New Scholarship section, we have been inviting discussants to respond to the public law themed articles featured in Volume 5 the Indian Law Review. You can access all the …

Same-Sex Marriage: Examining the Move towards Legal Recognition

On October 5, 2020 By Mariyam Mayan In Equality, Explainer, Fundamental Rights

This piece examines the recent move towards legal recognition of same-sex marriage and the petitions filed in different High Courts. it also elaborates on the divergent arguments made in favour of and against the same.

Economic Quota And The Basic Structure Doctrine – Exploring The Oddities (Part 2)

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

This article is the second 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 discusses the jurisprudence on equality vis-a-vis reservations.

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 …

Rethinking the UCC debate

On February 16, 2011 By Rohit De In Uncategorized

In a recent opinion piece I argue that the rather hackneyed debate on the UCC and Indian multiculturalism needs to be reimagined given certain significant shifts in ground realities. “Legislative reforms in Hindu and Christian …