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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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Kotkapura police firing case: HC gives clean chit to Badals, notes the investigation suffered from malice
It held that the conclusion that people protesting desecration of their holy book were sitting peacefully when the police started firing, was incorrect
PUDR writes open letter to Delhi HC’s Chief Justice over Covid surge in prisons
There are presently 67 active cases of Covid infections among jail inmates and 11 among jail staff in Delhi
Vedanta’s plea to reopen Sterlite copper plant stirs unrest among locals!
Locals say they have no wish to use Sterlite’s oxygen, while the Court says the supply can be sent to other states of India.
Despite increase in oxygen supply, the problem appears to continue: Bombay HC
The Nagpur Bench has directed the State to use oxygen from different steel plants to attend to the Covid-19 emergency
Consider supplying oxygen to Delhi from nearby plants: Delhi HC to Centre
Two more hospitals came before the court seeking oxygen supply, and the court has directed that they should approach nodal officers
Move undertrials to less crowded prisons: Bom HC to State
The court made this direction while hearing a suo moto case which was taken up after media reports stating that Covid had spread among prisoners as well as prison staff across the state
Application for production of Umar Khalid and Khalid Saifi in handcuffs ‘bereft of reasons’: Delhi Court
The court questioned the Delhi Police for filing an application calling them ‘high risk prisoners’ and handcuffing both their hands at the back
Gauhati HC seeks State’s response on vaccinating prisoners
A letter sent to the court by an NGO alleging that inmates were not receiving jabs against Covid, was registered as a suo motu PIL
Harish Salve recuses as Amicus Curiae in SC’s suo motu Covid-19 crisis matter
The SC seemed visibly upset with the criticism it received after registering the suo motu matter; matter adjourned to April 27
Centre’s policy to not vaccinate elders at home unreasonable and arbitrary: Bombay HC
The central government has been told to revisit its policy against door-to-door vaccination policy for elders
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