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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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Delhi HC reserves order in Jamia student Asif Tanha’s bail plea
The district court had rejected his bail plea last year, noting that the agitation against the citizenship laws was meant to cause disaffection
SC addresses paternalistic and misogynistic attitudes reflected in judicial orders; issues directions
The court took notice of the many instances of bizarre bail conditions imposed by courts and offering of compromises in sexual offence cases, which prompted these detailed directions
Calcutta HC releases Nepali undertrial after 41 years in prison
The court took note that the man was intellectually disabled and thus granted him bail pending trial
MP High Court grants pre-arrest bail to school principal charged under anti-conversion law
The applicant refuted the allegations and said that it was a vexatious case as the complainant was terminated from her job at the school
Delhi violence: Court slams police for arresting complainant in mosque arson case
The arson took place during the February 2020 violence; court directs DCP (North Eeast) to file status report on the investigation so far
Delhi court rejects news anchor’s pre arrest bail plea in rape case
The ASJ held that a woman’s past sexual experience is not relevant to consent
Mysore Advocates Society to explain resolution precluding lawyers from appearing for sedition accused
The Petitioner, a lawyer, had submitted to the court that earlier attempts to reach KSBC in this regard, were met with no response
Municipal officials look other way while manual scavengers still engaged for work: Madras HC
The Court opined that heads of corporations and municipalities should be personally held responsible for deaths of manual scavengers
Kerala HC directs Water Authority to compensate families of manual scavengers who died cleaning manhole
The court directed the state to pay compensation of Rs. 10 lakh in addition to the compensation paid by the contractor
Gujarat reported highest number of police custodial deaths: Centre in LS
The statistics show that disciplinary action was taken in only 15 cases, with no prosecution between 2017 and 2021
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