17-Jul-2023 Striving for More Effective Laws to Combat Child Marriage This legal exploration looks at the evolution of the laws on child marriage in India
15-Jun-2023 Why should the colonial construct of sedition limit free speech in a democracy? Despite repeat judicial pronouncements against the existence of this law on our statute books, the 22nd Report of the Law Commission recommends its retention
11-Jan-2023 Do Covid-19 Pandemic outbreaks require a modern legislative framework? The public health crisis resulting from the pandemic will not be resolved by rushing to amend archaic colonial legislation
14-Nov-2022 An Indian law on hate speech: the contradictions and lack of conversation India needs a definition on hate speech that takes into account recent jurisprudence and moves away from the colonial construct in Indian penal laws
02-Sep-2022 Indian laws pertaining to persons with disabilities Key legislations and court cases that paved the way for greater protection and empowerment
05-Aug-2022 Law on Arrest and Detention: Know your rights! Arrest must not be used as punitive tool says Supreme Court
23-Jul-2021 Why has India still not ratified UN Convention against torture? India still does not have a law condemning torture
23-Jun-2021 New amendment to Gujarat’s education law violating minority rights? The law has been challenged before the HC
11-May-2021 Gujarat’s PASA Act: A long running saga of misuse and abuse The law can detain “cruel” and “dangerous” people for up to one year
28-Jan-2021 Repeal UAPA: End targeting of minorities and dissenters Day one of a three-day consultation on inhuman provisions of anti-terror laws
10-Nov-2020 Where do we stand on free legal aid? On National Legal Services Day we examine what legal aid entails and who benefits from it