21-Apr-2023 SC observes preventive detention laws to have a colonial legacy with a high potential for abuse and misuse Even today, these laws that allow for arrest without trial and disbarring of anticipatory bail, remain a vital component of India's legal system
14-Apr-2023 Manual scavenging: Hate crime with caste discrimination at its root, Indian Railways an offender Even as the Supreme Court, directs the union & state governments to meet to discuss measures to prevent manual scavenging, governments remain among the worst offenders
04-Apr-2023 Maliana acquittals 36 years later reveal failure of justice The acquittals expose a severe breakdown in both substantive and procedural justice
31-Mar-2023 Reflecting on Transgender Rights in 2023: Have Legal Recognition and Advocacy Efforts Broken the Cycle of Discrimination and Ostracism? On International Transgender Day of Visibility, CJP evaluates India's progress in promoting transgender welfare
22-Mar-2023 Union of India opposes the Right to Same Sex Marriage in the SC A skewed interpretation of Articles 14, 15 and 21 misinforms the union’s affidavit in the constitutional bench
13-Mar-2023 Wild Goose Chase: From filing preemptive complaints to following up with officers, a round-up of CJP’s efforts to curb hate speech Even after strict SC guideline, hate speeches flow unregulated in Maharashtra despite an active citizenry and civil rights groups, who is then to be blamed?
02-Mar-2023 Where the doctrine of parens patraie was invoked to unsettle custody: Adoption The 9-year-old girl child was removed from foster parents care without the Court conducting an interview
28-Feb-2023 SC dismisses petition filed by Ashwini Upadhaya, deems it violation of Constitution’s secular principles The PIL had sought for directions to rename historical cities and places that are currently named after "foreign barbaric invaders", read Muslim
25-Feb-2023 Tushar Gandhi sends letter to Navi Mumbai Police against the proposed Hindu Jan Akrosh Morcha, urges preventive action The event will now be video-graphed by the police as per the guidelines of the Supreme Court
08-Feb-2023 CJP seeks preventive action against Sakal Hindu Samaj proposed event in Baramati The event is proposed to take place on February 9 and a rally will follow
08-Feb-2023 Hate Speech flows unregulated at Jantar Mantar protest site in Delhi Hindutva leaders take to Jantar Mantar to make anti-Muslim statements
04-Feb-2023 SC issues notice to 5 states in CJP’s renewed challenge to anti-conversion laws The same has been made returnable in 3 weeks
30-Jan-2023 Chavhanke indulges in hate speech again, encourages audience to take oath for “Hindu Rashtra”with him Says the Supreme Court pressured the Delhi Police to initiate a FIR against him
25-Jan-2023 Inequality in India-Undesired yet Prevalent While the Constitution expressly warns against wealth concentration, Indian society is rife with inequality
24-Jan-2023 The question of diversity and inclusivity in the Indian judiciary CJP looks at existing hegemonies and the dearth of marginalised community representation within the judiciary
20-Jan-2023 Indian women wrestlers call out WFI over sexual harassment, lack of legal redressal mechanisms a concern As these Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik wrestlers protest outside Jantar Mantar against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the culture of harassment and impunity within WFI gets more focus