How our beloved (oligarchic) democracy steers an unending battle for the suppressed classes: Notes from Nihalsing B Rathod, ‘ex-criminal’, on Republic Day·January 26, 2019
Why Shashi Tharoor’s private member Bill demanding criminalisation of marital rape is a step in the right direction·January 5, 2019
Why the mass acquittal in Sohrabuddin Sheikh case is about grave systemic injustice·December 31, 2018
The curious case of a cryptic notification: MHA’s mass snoop diktat is not only unconstitutional, but contrary to IT Safeguard Rules, 2009·December 22, 2018
Gujarat fake encounters case: Supreme Court says Justice H S Bedi (Retd)’s report not to be shared with petitioners until further order·December 13, 2018
FIRs in cases of rape cannot be put in public domain to avoid disclosing the victim’s identity: Supreme Court issues fresh guidelines·December 12, 2018
Understanding Criminal Law and why it’s strictly bounden by principles given in Part III of the Constitution·December 7, 2018
What is Domestic Violence? An introduction to the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005·December 5, 2018
Wife of witness in Sohrabuddin Sheikh murder case moves Rajasthan HC against jail transfer claiming threat to his life·November 30, 2018
Beyond POSH: India urgently needs a women-friendly civil law regime to bring past sexual offences under trial·November 13, 2018
#MeToo presents time ripe for revisiting earlier Supreme Court judgment on defamation·October 22, 2018
Preventive detention laws like the National Security Act, under which Chadrasekhar Azad of Bhim Army was jailed, have no place in a democracy·September 20, 2018
Supreme Court on Section 498A says no to family welfare committees, but still legitimises the anti-women ‘misuse’ argument·September 20, 2018
Supreme Court modifies its own 2017 ruling that had ordered constitution of ‘family welfare committees’ to look into veracity of Section 498A (cruelty/dowry) complaints·September 14, 2018
Female genital mutilation must be abolished because it’s criminally liable abuse of the girl child, and hardly an ‘essential religious practice’·August 20, 2018
