Gender and Sexuality

Kerala High Court: First wife must be heard before registering Muslim man’s second marriage

Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan reasserts constitutional and gender equality, procedural fairness, and the emotional agency of Muslim women in a landmark judgment

CJI’s remark smacks of patriarchy, gender insensitivity: Justice Deepak Gupta

The CJI had during the hearing of a rape case, asked the perpetrator if he would marry the survivor

Why Indian courts tip toe around issue of marital rape

The courts do not have legislative sanction that criminalises marital rape, and they maintain the stance of ‘the ball is in their court’

Women’s rights activists demand CJI’s apology for alleged comments

Letter condemns CJI’s comments questioning marital rape and  for asking rape accused if he would marry survivor

Hathras: Man accused of sexual assault, shoots father outside village temple

A video of the survivor who witnessed the shooting is being circulated on social media, wherein the girl demands justice for her ordeals

Madras HC takes cognisance of officer threatened for filing sexual harassment complaint

If that is the position in which lady officers are placed, it is hard to think as to what will happen if it’s an ordinary lady, the court said

SC stirs the hornet’s nest on rape by intimate partner

The court also said that making false promise of marriage is wrong

Do courts still see marriage as resolution for rape?

The Bombay HC had set aside the ‘atrocious’ order of the Sessions court granting the accused pre arrest bail, but SC reportedly stayed his arrest for 4 weeks!

Dalit teenager killed, body dumped in Aligarh field

After Hathras last year, Uttar Pradesh still makes those at the intersection of gender and caste particularly vulnerable; third major case reported this year

Five youths drug and gang-rape a 17-year-old in Haryana

The minor girl was rescued by her parents who saw their drugged daughter on a motorcycle with two boys, said local police.

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Kerala High Court: First wife must be heard before registering Muslim man’s second marriage

Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan reasserts constitutional and gender equality, procedural fairness, and the emotional agency of Muslim women in a landmark judgment