Righting wrongful convictions: is anguish enough?
In a recent judgment, Adambhai Sulemanbhai Ajmeri v. State of Gujarat, the Supreme Court of India acquitted all ...
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Curing the Koushal Malady
"We are of the view that though Judges of the highest Court do their best, subject of course to the limitation of ...
India’s Third Gender and The Kaushal Problem
Almost four months ago, the Indian Supreme Court inflicted the LGBT movement with a severe body blow by ...
Perpetual Life Sentences, Reformation and the Indian Supreme Court
It is trite to say, or so we hope, that a retributive criminal justice system has no place in a society conceived ...
The Not-so-paramount Right to Vote
Last week, the Election Commission of India announced the time frame for the general elections to constitute the ...
Indian Supreme Court Changes Stance on Death Penalty: Holds Delay to be a Ground for Commutation
Recently, in the case of Shatrughan Chauhan v. Union of India, a three-judge bench of the Indian Supreme Court ...
Reviewing Koushal: Counting Down the Errors Apparent on the Face of the Record
The seven review petitions filed in the case of Koushal v Naz Foundation (“Koushal”) are an exercise in drawing up ...
Should There Be A Human Rights Approach for Environmental Protection?
Is climate change just an environmental issue or also a human rights issue? Do we need a new international ...
Naz and Reclaiming Counter-Majoritarianism
The term “counter-majoritarian” has, more often than not, been used in a derogatory fashion - especially when it ...
Naz Foundation: Reading Down the Supreme Court
There is no doubt that the Supreme Court in Suresh Kumar v Naz Foundation held that section 377 of the Indian ...
Of Koushal v NAZ Foundation’s Several Travesties: Discrimination and Democracy
There are many things wrong about the 98 page decision of the Indian Supreme Court in Suresh Kumar Koushal v NAZ ...
Sexual Harassment in the Indian Legal Profession
Two big sexual harassment complaints have sent shock waves in India this month– one by a legal intern complaining ...
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