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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.

All you need to know about the Aadhaar Litigation

On September 26, 2018 By Namratha Murugeshan and Vishal Rakhecha In Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice, Explainer, Fundamental Rights, Legislation Analysis, Supreme Court of India

The Aadhaar litigation will go down in history for being the second longest hearing in the Supreme Court of India. The case was heard for 38 days over a span of four months in which …

The Impact Of Puttaswamy Judgement On The Rights Of The Media

On September 20, 2018 By Vishal Rakhecha In Constitutional Interpretation, Constitutional Law, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Judgment Analysis, Privacy, Supreme Court of India

The post is an attempt to anticipate the trajectory of decisions following the Puttaswamy judgment, in dealing with cases where the right to freedom of speech and right to privacy are seemingly in conflict, based on a decisions of a few High Courts in this regard.

Delhi High Court on Beggary: Law Untangled but not Completely

On September 18, 2018 By Dushyant Thakur In Constitutional Law, Delhi High Court, Discrimination, Editor's Choice, Fundamental Rights, Judgment Analysis, Legislative Reform

The piece analyses the shortcomings in the recent judgment of the Delhi HC which decriminalised begging and further suggests, that the Central Government should come with uniform central legislation which adopts a rehabilitative approach on the issue of begging.

The Global Itineraries of Lynch Justice

On September 14, 2018 By Upendra Baxi In Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Editor's Choice, Fundamental Rights, Supreme Court of India

Lynching is not a phenomenon of just one nation or one society. It is universal, multifarious, undemocratic and unjustifiable. It is an act of power which unfolds through indiscriminate violence perpetrated on self-chosen targets by …

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

On September 7, 2018 By 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 …

The Many Ups and Downs in the Battle of Section 377

On September 6, 2018 By Gayatri Gupta In Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Editor's Choice, Equality, Explainer, Free Speech, Fundamental Rights, Privacy

In this post, the author traces the history of Section 377 and the queer movement in India. Starting from the implementation of this section in the colonial era to Naz and Koushal judgment, this post is one stop destination to understand the incidents that finally led to the Navtej Johar judgment.