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Beyond mere Recognition: The Jane Kaushik judgment and the next frontier of transgender equality
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court acknowledged the dignity and rights of employment of transgender individuals, ordered monetary compensation for a transwoman teacher who had been terminated from her position, and ordered that a model Equal Opportunity Policy be made mandatory in all institutions, going further than the Constitution's promise of equality in private employment
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BJP dumps spokesperson Nupur Sharma, Naveen K. Jindal in damage control move
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Court granted anticipatory bail to rape accused after making an observation based on the culture of the land, but not the allegations of the survivor
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Fears of communal attacks, turns Mathura’s Taj Hotel into ‘Royal Family Restaurant’
For the first time since 1974 the restaurant, has been renamed, its menu turned vegetarian, Muslim staff sacked, Hindu staff hired
Orissa HC grants family pension to transwoman after parents’ demise
HC directed the competent authority to sanction family pension to the Petitioner in stipulated period of time
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