How Justice DY Chandrachud ensured radical equality for women with the Sabarimala judgment
An excerpt from ‘Unsealed Covers: A Decade of the Constitution, the Courts and the State’, by Gautam Bhatia.
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Do we need the office of the Governor?
To understand why we don’t, it is important to understand its origins in the colonial regime.
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https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/do-we-need-the-office-of-the-governor/article23971800.ece
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Evictions and the Right to Housing: The Uttarakhand High Court’s Haldwani Judgment
The High Court's order of eviction is prima facie flawed, and deserves to be stayed by the Supreme Court, when the appeal comes up for admission.
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Uniform Civil Code: Reframe the debate
The starting point of the discussion should not be whether India needs a UCC, but how to ensure every Indian is governed by a gender-just civil code of their choice.
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/uniform-civil-code-reframe-the-debate-101672152817099.html
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