Ashwin Vardarajan image source On January 3, 2023, the Supreme Court (‘SC’) delivered its decision in Kaushal Kishor v. Union of India [Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 113 of 2016], where it, inter […]
Supreme Court’s Horizontality Judgment: Errors, Omissions and Questions Left Unanswered
LSPR Monthly Newsletter (Volume 7)
The Executive-Judiciary Debate: On Judicial Appointments Akhil Surya Introduction Mr. Kiren Rijiju’s statements, yet again, on (and against) the collegium system and the State’s role in judicial appointments have spurred the debate […]
Transgender Politics of Liberation: Paradoxes and Possibilities
Vibha Swaminathan* Transform 2022 took place on 9 December 2022 and the theme was ‘Transforming Rights: How Law Shapes Transgender Lives, Identity and Community in India’. The speakers included Dr. Svati Shah, […]
Regulatory Overreach: Implications of the Telecom Bill’s OTT Licensing
Prem Vinod Parwani The Department of Telecommunications recently released the draft Indian Telecommunication Bill, which requires Over-The-Top platforms to procure a license to operate. In this article, I argue that the licensing […]
Decolonization of the Indian University, Language and more: In Conversation with Dr Atreyee Majumder
Niveditha K Prasad In the latest episode of our flagship podcast, Arbitrary, Niveditha K Prasad (Deputy Managing Editor, LSPR) sits down with Prof Atreyee Majumder of NLSIU to discuss the Indian University […]
Book Review: Free to Be Ruth Bader Ginsburg – The Story of Women and Law by Teri Kanefield
Kanav Sahgal Ruth Bader Ginsberg has been described by the American Civil Liberties Union as a “pioneer for women’s rights”- and rightly so. Born in 1933 to a Jewish family of immigrants […]
Analysis of the Implications of Akella Lalitha v. Konda Hanumantha Rao on Indian Society
Manvi Sahni The recent judgement of Akella Lalitha v. Konda Hanumantha Rao(Akella) is being celebrated all across the nation as the epitome of gender equality. In this case, the Supreme Court (SC) […]
Phasing out Multiple Chargers: Addressing the Elephant in the Room
Oorja Newatia This piece analyses the recent phasing out of chargers from mobile phones in the name of environmental sustainability. In doing so, the article evaluates a recent judgment by a Brazilian […]
Supreme Court On The Legality of EWS Quota: A Critique
Swarnendu Chatterjee, Anwesha Pal, Ashish Sharma, and Palak Kumar Introduction In Janhit Abhiyan v. Union of India, the majority speaking for the Constitution Bench (five judge bench) upheld the 103rd Amendment to […]
Transgender Lives, Identity, and Community in India: A Report on TransForm 2022
This piece is a report on Transform 2022 prepared by Sarthak Virdi (Editor, LSPR) and Oorja Newatia (Observer, LSPR). It is the first post of a two-part series. The second piece will […]
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