Marital Rape: A Social and Legal Paradox
Despite 75 years of independence, the social status of women in India still stands in shadows. Grievous crimes and alarming rates of pending cases portray...
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Dereliction Of The ‘Other Gender’: Deprivation Of Minor Male Sexual Assault Victims By The ‘Skin-Touch’ Doctrine
COVID-19 has been a fertile spawning field of sexual violence. Where some Courts have been deontological and acknowledging of this phenomenon, certain judgments act as...
Censorship And Cinematograph Act of India – Will The Hammer Stop?
By Kanika Bhatia A very hardened rule of any right wing political government lives upto to the hammer analogy. If all you have is a...
A person of Pride- Joyita Mondal India’s first transgender Judge
By Muskan Rani Achieving a position or being a first in any field would make anyone feel great, but no one sees the hardships faced...
Mrs. Justice Siobhan Keegan appointed as First Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
By Pakhi More It is a historic moment for Northern Ireland as Mrs. Justice Siobhan Keegan has been appointed as the first-ever female Chief Justice...
Confronting Marginalization of the LGBTQ+ Community
By Samiksha Jain Despite being the world’s largest constitutional democracy, India continues to struggle with heteronormative constraints that undermine different sexualities. For many years, the...
Ok Then. Remember To Shriek Wildly After Sexual Assault
By Anil Thakraney (Senior Journalist) Journalist Tarun Tejpal has been acquitted by the District and Sessions Court of Goa. He was charged with sexual assault...
How To File A Complaint If You Are Being Stalked Online?
By Shikhar Gupta In a recent report, it has been made very clear that the condition of women is extremely poor when it comes to...
THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA NEEDS MORE WOMEN JUDGES
Lokendra Malik, Advocate, Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India has a sanctioned strength of 34 judges including the Chief Justice of India...
In search of the first woman Chief Justice of India
Even after 70 years of its existence, the top court has not had a woman Chief Justice of India. Lokendra MalikFirst Published on Bar and...