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SC’s ruling on maternity benefit as fundamental rights opens doors, but procedural questions demand clarity
Rohit Mani Tiwari
25 Jun 2025
4 min read
Hindutva femonationalism vilified Muslims under garb of gender justice. The judiciary quietly aided this.
Md Zeeshan Ahmad
24 Jun 2025
10 min read
The SC’s three year practice ruling is a case study in ‘indirect discrimination’
Pavan Kasturi
31 May 2025
4 min read
How does Karnataka fare in transgender welfare?: Takeaways from the 2025-26 budget
Kumar Chandan Samal
05 May 2025
6 min read
The courage of Gulfisha Fatima’s writings
Pratiksha Baxi
03 May 2025
5 min read
The Waqf (Amendment) Act’s insincere promise to India’s Muslim women
Hassana Quadri
23 Apr 2025
6 min read
In Mizoram, effective implementation of the RPwD Act remains a pipe dream
Lawmsangpuia Ralte
15 Apr 2025
6 min read
Allahabad HC’s stayed judgement on attempt to rape of minor is not only morally reprehensible but squarely wrong on the law
Prerana
27 Mar 2025
7 min read
A misnomer: The myth that is the 'misuse' of 498-A
Ruchira Goswami
08 Mar 2025
6 min read
Resisting the backlash: How conservative arguments on marital rape threaten feminist progress
Rohin Bhatt
08 Mar 2025
7 min read
Dalit, Woman, Rebel: Why Dakshayani Velayudhan still matters
Grasim Soni
06 Mar 2025
5 min read
Government claims that the 'decolonised' criminal laws, existing domestic violence, marriage laws sufficiently address marital rape. Here is why it is wrong.
Salony Kumari
05 Mar 2025
8 min read
This international women’s day, we must ask why gender representation continues to elude our judiciary
Mahalakshmi Pavani
04 Mar 2025
4 min read
Representation not enough if women judges cannot be provided sensitive work environment, guidance, rules Supreme Court reinstating two women civil judges
Sadeeq Sherwani
03 Mar 2025
8 min read
Not just liberty, Roe v. Wade legitimised extinguishing the American woman’s right to life
Hannah Zobair
01 Mar 2025
12 min read
Despite a woman Chief Minister, the Delhi elections firmly establish the immediacy of the Women’s Reservation Bill
Harsh Bodwal
28 Feb 2025
5 min read
The silent changes to the Constitution difficult to challenge: Highlights from the 29th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture
The Leaflet
23 Feb 2025
5 min read
N Chandrababu Naidu’s puzzling two-child minimum policy is an affront to democratic participation
Shanil Yakoob
17 Feb 2025
5 min read
Shattering the ‘Broken Windows’ Myth: Is Obscenity Actually Fueling Crime in Indian Society?
Tejaswini Kaushal
11 Feb 2025
6 min read
Slavery in 2024: A story from New Delhi
Chirayu Jain
31 Jan 2025
8 min read
Sanitised toilets in courts— a fundamental right and not just a convenience
Gyanvi Khanna
30 Jan 2025
7 min read
Decriminalisation: The way forward for sex workers in India—Part 2
Vaibhav Singh
28 Jan 2025
7 min read
Decriminalisation: The way forward for sex workers in India—Part 1
Vaibhav Singh
24 Jan 2025
10 min read
Death by rape—Part 2
Indira Jaising
14 Jan 2025
14 min read
Death by rape–Part 1
Indira Jaising
12 Jan 2025
14 min read
A Rohingya education for the race to the bottom in Indian politics
Ujjaini Chatterji
11 Jan 2025
13 min read
What happens when an AI chatbot turns into a grooming paedophile?
Harsh Gour
20 Dec 2024
6 min read
On International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, a look at their precarious lives in Delhi
Naina Bhargava
17 Dec 2024
6 min read
How identity politics and unidentifiable solidarities affected the 2024 US Presidential elections
Sanjana K.S.
08 Dec 2024
11 min read
SC issues caveat against bail in ‘serious’ cases once the trial has commenced
The Leaflet
04 Dec 2024
4 min read
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