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Why Is The Representation Of Women In The Indian Judiciary So Woeful?

By Arpita Mittal (She/Her) 23rd October, 2020

According to the data collected by United Nations Women across 39 different nations – “The presence of women police correlates positively wit...

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How Indian Law Understands Rape In Heterosexual Marriages

By Harshita Pareek 17th September, 2020

Indian men have complete immunity from raping their wives. According to exception 2 of Section 375 “sexual intercourse or sexual act by a man with ...

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What Is Lacking In India’s Acid Attack Laws?

By Nisha Sheoran 24th August, 2020

“I came to know that there are many acid attack victims in India after I got attacked, I had not even heard of acid attacks before,” said Res...

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Looking Back At #MeToo And How Our Legal Systems Can Catch Up

By Eva 19th May, 2020

In this era of technology, social media and great connectivity, it’s not very hard to let people know about you and your vacation plans to even tho...

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Pandemics, Lockdowns And Domestic Violence – A Legal Perspective

By Shubham Goel 30th April, 2020

With a rise in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases across the globe and in India, the states in India have gone into lockdown to contain the spread of COV...

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Death Penalty And Justice: Who Is Capital Punishment Really Helping?

By Diya Chordia 20th March, 2020

Capital punishment gives the state a dangerous and gruesome power over the life of its citizens. 

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Tarikh Pe Tarikh: Gender Justice Inside Bollywood’s Courtroom

By Adv. Sanya Talwar 21st October, 2019

Why is the essence of ambition and a struggle to claim justice judged on the basis of gender identity? 

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The Declining Child Sex Ratio: And A Connection To The Workforce

By Adv. Sanya Talwar 27th August, 2019

After reading an article online a couple of days ago, titled ‘In Last Three Months, Not a Single Girl Child Was Born in 132 Villages of Uttar...

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Much-Needed Prevention Of Sexual Harassment In Places Of Worship

By Adv. Sanya Talwar 16th August, 2019

On July 22nD, the Supreme Court dismissed a PIL filed by Mr Maneesh Pathak, a Delhi based Supreme Court lawyer who sought to extend the Vishakha Gu...

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All You Need To Know About The PCPNDT Act

By Ananya Dixit 24th July, 2019

The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994 was adopted by the Parliament of India in 1994 to address the problem of ...