Gender and Sexuality

Reproductive Autonomy Cannot Be Subordinated to Adoption: Supreme Court allows termination of 7-month pregnancy of minor

Holding that a woman’s choice is paramount under Article 21, the SC affirms that constitutional courts must prioritise dignity, mental health, and bodily autonomy over statutory limits under the MTP framework

‘Love Affair’ to ‘Outsider Conspiracy’: TMC’s Controversial Takes on Sexual Harassment Allegations

Sandeshkhali is not the first instance when Trinamool Congress leaders have made controversial statements regarding sexual assault cases. They follow a pattern often set by the chief minister herself.

I am Rani Chennamma Too! Kittur Declaration asks women to fight for land and people, women’s dignity, and livelihood

Naanoo Rani Chennamma! मैं भी रानी चेनम्मा हूँ the campaign calls for a non-violent fight against tyranny and autocracy: Commemorating 200 Years of Courageous Resistance against British Imperialism

10 Suggestions to government for achieving Viksit Bharat from “Delight Days” (CUDD) to an “Intimacy Bureau” to Ministry of Mandatory Hobbies (MoMH)

Have you ever wondered- “How much is too much?” Because those who drafted Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code that has been passed by the state assembly did not. Legislations are either drafted from an intellectual viewpoint or from a place where there is lack of such intellect. However, some provisions of Uttarakhand look like they have been introduced on the basis of ‘vibes’- a word that has been used by young people to indicate that they have done something because they could.

Telangana: Transgender individual brutally lynched by mob in Nizamabad

A transgender person, Raju, accused of kidnapping children was killed by a mob who attacked them. They succumbed to their injuries despite being taken to the hospital.

Why Muslims Should Debate the UCC

There is a lot of apprehension amongst Muslims regarding...

Can pride be apolitical? Queer and trans* voices and politics

As attempts are being made to distance the ‘queer’ cause from the politics of the country, CJP brings you narratives from the queer and trans* people on injustice, intersectionality and identity

Queer partner approaches Kerala HC to demand release of partner’s dead body after the family of the deceased refuse to take responsibility

The partner of the deceased seeks judicial intervention to be able to claim partner's remains and perform final rites as existing laws do not recognise queer relationships

Rajasthan to implement hijab ban?

Muslim students reportedly protested over BJP MLA Acharya’s statements who made Jai Sri Ram slogans when he visited a school recently and asked for a ban on the hijab in schools in Rajasthan

Victims of patriarchy, 50% female domestic workers deserted by their husband

Domestic workers are unorganized and mostly unskilled. According to...

UP government fails to appeal against Hathras gang rape judgment acquitting 3 accused – are we surprised?

CPI(M)’s Brinda Karat and Subhashini Ali met the family of the Dalit gang rape victim to inquire about their wellbeing, brother of the victim states that they feel like prisoners

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Reproductive Autonomy Cannot Be Subordinated to Adoption: Supreme Court allows termination of 7-month pregnancy of minor

Holding that a woman’s choice is paramount under Article 21, the SC affirms that constitutional courts must prioritise dignity, mental health, and bodily autonomy over statutory limits under the MTP framework

Malegaon 2006 Blast Case: Bombay High Court rejects NIA’s ‘alternate narrative’, holds prosecution built on contradictions and inadmissible evidence

Holding that “diagonally opposite” narratives by investigative agencies cannot sustain a trial, the Court finds the NIA’s case rooted in retracted statements, hearsay material, and a legally impermissible reinvestigation—bringing the prosecution to a “dead end”

Delhi court orders FIR against Abhijit Iyer Mitra for sexually abusive posts targeting women journalists

Court finds tweets “sexually coloured,” prima facie intended to outrage modesty; directs police probe into X account and devices

From Cow Slaughter to “Public Order”: Allahabad High Court’s expanding use of preventive detention

Through detailed reliance on fear, timing, intelligence inputs, and administrative response, the Court stretches “public order” to justify preventive detention—raising difficult questions about liberty, evidence, and constitutional limits

From FIRs to “Corporate Jihad”: How the TCS Nashik case was transformed from an investigation into a communal narrative

As police probe serious claims of harassment, a parallel story of conspiracy and conversion dominates public discourse