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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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4,000 Adivasis, Charged as ‘Naxals in Jails of Jharkand
“4000 Adivasis, charged as ‘naxals’, are in the jails...
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Supreme Court says: ‘Indian State, with its blinkered vision...
I raise my voice for Adivasis, am I a Traitor?
(This piece authored by Fr Stan Swamy was originally...
A Law to be Just must be imbibed with Justice & Equity: CJI Ramanna
Image Courtesy:indianexpress.com“It is a great pleasure for me to...
MLA, HRD Akhil Gogoi to walk free, NIA court discharges him in last UAPA case
Gogoi, who has been in jail since December 2019, is likely to walk free, clear of all terror charges
Justice PB Sawant: A strong voice a social & political conscience
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CJP celebrated the extraordinary jurist’s life and legacy with his family and friends on what would have been his 91st birthday
Secularism and the Constitution
On his birth anniversary, we honour Justice PB Sawant by republishing this piece, that was authored by him as a part of the Concerned Citizens Tribunal, Crimes Against Humanity, Gujarat 2002
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SLP filed opposing dropping of KCOCA charges against key accused, SC issues notice
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Justice PB Sawant: Humanist, rationalist and impeccable jurist
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