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India’s continued refusal to ratify U.N. Convention Against Torture lacks substance

Ravi Nair·November 21, 2022

Impact of students collectivising on NALSAR’s gender-neutral policy

Afrah Asif and Kranthi·November 19, 2022

Why legitimize rumour?: Letter to Justice M.R. Shah

A J Philip·November 19, 2022

Network nations would arise from cryptocurrency-based asset-funded cloud societies

Sidhi Pramodh Rayudu Burujupati·November 19, 2022

As protests from the bar greet the proposed transfer of Gujarat High Court judge to Patna, independence of judiciary may well be in danger

Rohin Bhatt·November 17, 2022

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The canteen court

Raju Z Moray·December 4, 2022

IN the early eighties,it was not difficult to get admission even in the prestigious 'Government Law College', Bombay

Obiter dicta View More

Courtesy: S. Devika, a Chennai-based lawyer.

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Aadhya Parsuramka

student at the W.B. National Institute of Juridical Sciences

Employed wife can seek maintenance under Section 125 of CrPC

Hansi Prashanth Jain

student at BML Munjal University

Case for recognition of same sex marriage under Special Marriage Act

Mihir Nigam

student at National Law University, Jodhpur

A pan-Indian law against ‘forced’ conversions should respect right to privacy and not appear to be arbitrary

Ravi Nair

executive director, South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre

India’s continued refusal to ratify U.N. Convention Against Torture lacks substance

Raju Z Moray

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Top Stories

Raising awareness about asbestos pollution in India: Challenges ahead

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·December 5, 2022

38th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy: Organisations representing victims write to the President expressing their concerns

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·December 3, 2022

38th anniversary of Bhopal gas disaster: Activists urge Madhya Pradesh government to present correct figures of death and health damage before the Supreme Court

Sarah Thanawala·December 2, 2022

Bilkis Bano’s review petition presents Supreme Court an opportunity to redeem itself

The Leaflet·December 1, 2022

To promote competition, CCI should not appear to punish better use of resources by a dominant enterprise

Dr. Shilpi Bhattacharya·December 1, 2022

Featured

The canteen court

Raju Z Moray·December 4, 2022

IN the early eighties,it was not difficult to get admission even in the prestigious 'Government Law College', Bombay

Top StoriesView More

Raising awareness about asbestos pollution in India: Challenges ahead

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·December 5, 2022

38th anniversary of Bhopal gas tragedy: Organisations representing victims write to the President expressing their concerns

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·December 3, 2022

38th anniversary of Bhopal gas disaster: Activists urge Madhya Pradesh government to present correct figures of death and health damage before the Supreme Court

Sarah Thanawala·December 2, 2022

Bilkis Bano’s review petition presents Supreme Court an opportunity to redeem itself

The Leaflet·December 1, 2022

To promote competition, CCI should not appear to punish better use of resources by a dominant enterprise

Dr. Shilpi Bhattacharya·December 1, 2022

Obiter dicta View More

Courtesy: S. Devika, a Chennai-based lawyer.

Editor's Pick

Aadhya Parsuramka

student at the W.B. National Institute of Juridical Sciences

Employed wife can seek maintenance under Section 125 of CrPC

Hansi Prashanth Jain

student at BML Munjal University

Case for recognition of same sex marriage under Special Marriage Act

Mihir Nigam

student at National Law University, Jodhpur

A pan-Indian law against ‘forced’ conversions should respect right to privacy and not appear to be arbitrary

OpinionView More

India’s continued refusal to ratify U.N. Convention Against Torture lacks substance

Ravi Nair·November 21, 2022

Why legitimize rumour?: Letter to Justice M.R. Shah

A J Philip·November 19, 2022

Network nations would arise from cryptocurrency-based asset-funded cloud societies

Sidhi Pramodh Rayudu Burujupati·November 19, 2022

As protests from the bar greet the proposed transfer of Gujarat High Court judge to Patna, independence of judiciary may well be in danger

Rohin Bhatt·November 17, 2022

India played out a false dichotomy by emphasising domestic law over human rights at the Universal Periodic Review

Ravi Nair·November 16, 2022

Explainer

Healthcare as a right: Analysis of the Rajasthan Right to Health Bill, 2022

Rachit Prakash Mathur·November 30, 2022

Swiggy’s policy against sexual harassment of women delivery partners lacks legal backing

Sharanya Venkataraghavan·November 29, 2022

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 may further delay the realisation of the right to dignity

Ashit Kumar Srivastava and Siddharth Chaturvedi·November 28, 2022

The age of consent in India requires a rethink

Atika Fatima Rizwan and Sabahat Wali Khan·November 24, 2022

Preventive detention: The police State and the need to ‘police’ the State

N. Kavitha Rameshwar·November 21, 2022

Leaflet Specials View More

Strong laws to protect encryption are the need of the hour

Prachi Arya·October 21, 2022

National Medical Commission declares conversion therapy as professional misconduct, but it is not enough

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·September 6, 2022

Re-imagining our queer futures four years after Navtej Singh Johar

Rohin Bhatt·September 6, 2022

Protecting the queer community from sexual harassment

Vedika Chawla·September 6, 2022

Life and Liberty: India at 75 years of Independence

Justice L.Nageswara Rao·August 15, 2022

Leaflet ReportsView More

Applications for senior advocates’ designation: Endorsement by seniors is not a prerequisite, Indira Jaising tells Bombay High Court

The Leaflet·November 29, 2022

‘Direct lawyers to mention their pronouns’: Queer lawyer requests CJI to modify appearance slips at Supreme Court

The Leaflet·November 29, 2022

Union Government versus Supreme Court Collegium: Turf war on judges’ appointments enters crucial phase

The Leaflet·November 28, 2022

‘Demonetisation notification not signed in the name of the President’: Petitioner before Supreme Court

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·November 25, 2022

Bhima Koregaon: Supreme Court dismisses NIA’s petition challenging bail granted to Dr. Anand Teltumbde

Sarah Thanawala·November 25, 2022

CJI bench directs Supreme Court to consider Indira Jaising’s plea for sharing video links of hearings

The Leaflet·November 25, 2022

Supreme Court questions the ‘super-fast’ appointment of Election Commissioner, reserves judgment in appointments matter

Tushar Kohli·November 24, 2022

Leaflet InterviewsView More

‘Will focus on intersectionality and gender’, says Ashwini K.P, first Asian-Dalit woman to be appointed as UN Special Rapporteur on Racism

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·October 31, 2022

The need for revising the age of consent under the POCSO Act

Sarah Thanawala·September 28, 2022

A missed opportunity to put drug regulations in place: Dinesh Thakur, public health activist, on the draft Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill

Sarah Thanawala·September 2, 2022

Absence of dignity in divorce is the ground for challenging Talaq-E-Hasan, says petitioner before the Supreme Court

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·August 10, 2022

As NREGA workers protest against delayed and low wages, Union Government blames corruption in states

Sarah Thanawala·August 5, 2022

Videos & PodcastsView More

Why is the Supreme Court’s recent judgment on abortion hailed as progressive?

The Leaflet·October 16, 2022

Why is the Supreme Court’s decision to refer the death penalty sentencing case to a Constitution bench momentous?

The Leaflet·September 26, 2022

A podcast on books & authors: Saumya Saxena on her book, Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-Independence India

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi·September 20, 2022

The Leaflet’s Weekend Conversations – What CJI U.U.Lalit’s reform of the listing system in the Supreme Court could mean for its effective functioning?

The Leaflet·September 19, 2022

The Leaflet’s Weekend Conversations – 1: Is Ex-CJI N.V.Ramana’s justification for a polyvocal Supreme Court valid?

The Leaflet·September 12, 2022