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Law and Society
February 13, 2006

Nothing unnatural about it

The Supreme Court is right in observing that the constitutionality of Section 377, which criminalises homosexuality, needs to be looked into. The Delhi high court had rejected a petition by…
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Marriage and Family Law
February 9, 2006

Gap between law in theory and in praxis

A recent Bombay High Court judgment stating that a daughter ceases to be part of a father’s family on marriage, coupled with reports that a lady judge has listed her…
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Gender Justice
December 19, 2005

She Is No Outlaw

MPs may be caught taking bribes on camera, NGOs caught fudging accounts and judges nabbed taking favours — yet parliamentarians, social workers and the robed fraternity take the high moral…
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Human Rights
October 16, 2005

An enquiry into custody death

Recently, Rajnath Singh, a 50-year-old man, was dragged out from his house in Mehrauli, Delhi, and beaten up at the police post, his legs broken. Last year, Singh's son was…
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Human Rights
September 1, 2005

Judiciary’s track record on social justice is uninspiring

We recently had the spectacle of a Supreme Court bench taking strong exception to criticism of a judgment doing away with quotas in private professional colleges. The Chief Justice went…
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Law and Psychology
June 29, 2005

Caste equations in courts

Caste has always been a factor in Indian politics, especially in the Hindi heartland. Commentators often accuse the likes of Mayawati and Lalu Prasad Yadav of shamelessly exploiting caste divisions.…
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Psyche and Society
April 16, 2005

Repressed sexuality as a trigger for violence

The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decision at a recent conclave in Delhi to return to an agenda of Hindutva points to the deep roots of fascism and its dangers as…
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Marriage and Family Law
March 17, 2005

THE LEADER ARTICLE: Paternity Test: SC Fails to Question Father as ‘Natural’ Guardian

Another International Women's Day has gone by. The occasion brings into focus a recent Supreme Court order on the subject of father as the 'natural' guardian of the child. The…
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Human Rights
January 7, 2005

Law Be Not Proud: Right To Life Should Include Euthanasia, Suicide

To engage with life is to engage with death. Such philosophic musings have been brought into the arena of law, thanks to the petition filed by Venkatesh's mother K Sujatha…
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Human Rights
August 11, 2004

Licensed to Kill: Armed Forces Act is Mother of Black Laws

The brutal killing of Thangjam Manorama is illustrative of the brazen manner in which the army functions under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The army reaction, that it…
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