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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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Notice publication under SMA to verify credibility of persons: Centre to Delhi HC
A plea filed in the Delhi High Court has sought the setting aside of some Special Marriage Act provisions as it violates privacy
Muslim men can re-marry without divorce, women can’t: Punjab & Haryana HC
The High Court held the petitioner’s marriage to be illegal since the woman did not divorce her first husband
Over 74 vacancies in NCST, over 1,200 cases under process: Centre
The vacancies are across 7 different offices and the load of pending cases is accounted from all States/UTs for the period 2019-2020
Allahabad HC reinstates LGBTQIA member as Home Guard, deems cancellation order ‘vindictive’
The aggrieved petitioner was removed from service in 2019 for his sexual orientation
Release Nodeep Kaur
23-year-old Dalit trade union activist languishing behind bars, allegedly being abused in Karnal jail
Don’t reveal name of kin, school or employer in rape cases: Bombay HC
The court has issued specific directions in furtherance to the Supreme Court guidelines issues in Nipun Saxena case, to not reveal any information could invariably establish the victim/survivor’s identity
Are low numbers of Communal Riots in 2020 a mere deception?
Excerpts from a report that appeared in Secular Perspective (February 1-15, 2021)
Five-year-old Dalit girl raped, killed in MP
Victim’s family and villagers block roads in protest on Friday, demanding stringent punishment for the accused
Lackluster Budget from Dalit-Adivasi perspective
Total Budget 2021-22 estimate is Rs. 34,83,237 Crs; allocation for the Scheduled castes is Rs. 1,26,259 Crs; for Scheduled Tribes it is Rs. 79,942 Crs
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