Glad tidings: Celebrating The Growing Scope of Posh Act, 2013
Indian society has been patriarchal from its very inception giving rise to gender inequality as its root product. Among all other forms of gender inequalities,...
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Marital Rape in India: An Outdated Legislation
The doors of Delhi High Court have been fluttering since last one month with voices being raised to criminalize exception 2 Section 375 of the...
Sex Toys: Instruments Of Inclusivity Or Urban, Or Normative Status Symbols?
“There was one problem. My wrist. When I got over the initial awkwardness of being naked just for my own pleasure, I found that a...
Raising The Age of Marriage of Women in India: A Step Forward or Backward?
On December 15, 2021, the Union cabinet gave clearance to the proposal of raising the legal age of women for marriage from 18 to 21...
What is the Applicable Law if an Indian Marries a Foreigner : An Analysis
What are the laws in India if a foreigner marries an Indian? Does that entitle him to claim permanent residence in India or even a...
“Layered Oppression, Vertical Reservation” Trans Community Objects Govt’s Categorization Under The OBC Quota
Recently, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment sought the National Commission for Backward Classes’s advice on the issue of including transgender people in the...
Breastfeeding – An Inalienable Constitutional Right of a Mother
In a recent case, the Karnataka High Court on 24 September, 2021 observed that breastfeeding is an inalienable constitutional right of a lactating mother and...
‘Skin-To-Skin Contact Not Necessary To Prove Sexual Assault’ Under POSCO, SC Sets Aside Bombay HC’s Bizarre And Controversial Judgement
The Apex Court set aside a Bombay HC judgement which held in January this year that skin-to-skin contact is necessary to claim sexual assault under...
Tripura: Two Journalists Detained For Covering Communal Violence
Two journalists were granted bail on November 15, 2021 by the Gomati District Court at Udaipur. An FIR was registered on November 14 at the...
The Prevention Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace Act, 2013 Along With Its Amendment
With the advancement in the world, India has seen a change in its working culture. Today, men are not the only breadwinners. Women also walk...
Gender Gap In Judiciary
While we look at the statistics of the dismal number of female judges in India at subordinate judiciary level, High Courts and Supreme Court, we...
Women Rights To Contraception In India And Preventing Unwanted Pregnancy In India
It would not be wrong to argue that in India, the concept of human rights was first introduced and systematically institutionalised in 1950 when our...