Gender and Sexuality

MP: Beautiful woman ‘distracts, rape may follow’ says Cong MLA, outrage follows

Intemperate and insensitive remarks by Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya on women, rape and women from Dalit and Adivasi communities have left the Congress shame-faced on the eve of LoP Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state

Patriarchy and Virtue: Why is the outlawed practice of the Two Finger Test still in practice in India?

Supreme Court overturns the Jharkhand HC judgment in a rape conviction, expresses concern over the use of the Two Finger Test as medical evidence

Right to Education under attack: Are the Courts misguided in treating the hijab ban case as simply a religious issue?

While the Karnataka High Court focused on the Essential Religious Practice issue, Justice Dhulia brings education of girl child into focus

Life sentence of murder convict upheld by Madras High Court, victim class 9 girl who rebuffed his advances

The Court also said in its judgment that youngsters today, insecure and traumatised, are short on emotional quotient and are prone to taking extreme steps at the slightest of disturbance or rejection.

13 Questions by Christian Laity answered: Bishop Franco Murakkal ‘Rape’ Case

The booklet, The Kuravilangad Case – A Critical Study raises and answers questions raised by ordinary Catholics

Sexual Assault & the Indian Church Hierarchy

The case sent shock waves down the Indian Catholic...

Accused under POSCO granted bail on condition of marriage to victim: Allahabad HC

In a recent judgment by the Allahabad HC, a POSCO act was granted bail on the condition that he will marry the victim and give his name to their child. A legal resource that dives deep into a saga of erroneous jurisprudence

Delhi HC grants bail to man accused of raping his Tinder match, says that sexual intercourse was completely ‘voluntary’

Suspending a 10 year rigorous imprisonment, the Delhi HC based its evaluation on blog posts of the prosecuterix

Delhi: Men scale over walls to enter women’s college, sexually harass students

Miranda House students share horrifying accounts on social media; Delhi Police take suo motu cognisance, file FIR

It is a matter of choice, nothing more nothing less: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia in Hijab Ban case

Split verdict in Supreme Court where Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia allows the appeals and sets aside Karnataka HC order, while Justice Hemant Gupta dismisses appeals; matter to be placed before CJI

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Maharashtra: Shambhaji Bhide begins his “Yatra” in Kolhapur between January 23-26

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BK16 Case: Bail for Sagar Gorkhe and Ramesh Gaichor, five years and five months after arrest

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Abducted While Visiting Wife, Killed on Camera: Manipur’s fragile peace shatters again

The murder of a Meitei man married to a Kuki-Zo woman highlights the dangers faced by inter-community families as Manipur remains divided under President’s Rule

The Judicial Ouroboros: The Vanashakti Reversal & Crisis of Environmental Finality in India

Much comment was made about the obvious conflicts between two verdicts of the Supreme Court of India –the Vanshakti judgements—between May and November 2025 and as India lives with the consequences, it is essential to situate the dispute within the broader evolution of environmental constitutionalism in India.

Interfaith couple tied, hacked to death in Moradabad; woman’s brothers arrested in alleged honour killing

Bodies of Mohammad Arman and Kajal Saini were buried behind a temple after the brothers allegedly murdered them for their relationship; two accused taken into custody

CJM who ordered FIR against police for 2024 Sambhal violence case transferred by Allahabad HC, new trend?

CJM Vibhanshu Sudheer was among 14 judicial officers transferred by the Allahabad HC. He had ordered an FIR against then Circle Officer Anuj Chaudhary and SHO in connection with the shooting of a youth during the violence. Drawing widespread criticism from lawyers and students, this move has been compared to similar recent transfers that point unfavourably to lasting judicial independence