Equality | Law and Other Things

Dr. Tarunabh Khaitan wins the inaugural Letten Prize

On August 17, 2018 By Parika Kamra In Discrimination, Equality, Law and Other Things

August 3, 2018 was a proud day for the Law and Other Things (LAOT) family. One of the former editors of the blog, Dr. Tarunabh Khaitan, received the inaugural Letten prize for his work on …

Domicile Reservation in India: Denial of Opportunities and Compromise with Diversity

On June 25, 2018 By Tushit Mishra In Constitutional Law, Equality, Reservation

Following the footprints of state governments in Karnataka and Odisha, Rajasthan state government has also proposed to extend domicile reservation in National Law University, Jodhpur. Last year, an amendment bill which provided for reserving 50% …

‘I decide who I am’ : The Self-Identification Question in The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016

On June 20, 2018 By Mihika Poddar In Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Equality, Legislation Analysis, Privacy

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 (‘the Bill’), has failed the transgender community, and severely waters down the guarantees of the NALSA judgement. (Its several critiques can be found here and here). One …

Seeing Persecution: Koushal, s 377 and Evidence of Human Rights Abuses

On November 11, 2017 By Douglas McDonald-Norman In Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Privacy, Right to Equality, Supreme Court of India

Suresh Kumar Koushal v Naz Foundation (“Koushal”) is a bad decision which must be overturned. This is not a new or an original observation. (See, for example, most of December 2013 on this blog.) This …

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 …

The Privacy Hearings: Some Notes on Supreme Court Practice (Guest post by Ujwala Uppaluri)

On July 22, 2017 By Guest In Equality, Fundamental Rights, Privacy, Supreme Court of India

(This is the first post of a 3-part series by Ujwala Uppaluri on the ‘right to privacy’ hearings before the Supreme Court of India. Ujwala is a graduate of NUJS Kolkata and Harvard Law School. …

An Update on the Section 375-377 Ambiguity Question

On August 14, 2016 By Vikram Raghavan In Discrimination, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Punjab & Haryana High Court

Guest Post by Abhinav Sekhri The Indian Express recently reported that a District & Sessions Judge in Rewari, Haryana has referred a case to the Punjab & Haryana High Court. The issue highlighted seems identical …