-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Reserving its verdict on pleas seeking decriminalisation of Section 377 of the IPC to protect sexual orientation of LGBTs, the Supreme Court refused to leave the matter to Parliament and asserted its right on Tuesday to overturn and change laws enacted by a majority government if they were violative of fundamental rights. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices R F Nariman, A M...
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Indu Malhotra, lone woman judge on Bench, makes a strong case against Section 377 -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu Says healthcare is denied due to stigma New Delhi: Justice Indu Malhotra, the lone woman judge on the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court hearing the fight against Section 377 of the IPC, made a strong case against criminalisation of homosexuality. Justice Malhotra, the junior-most member of the Bench of five led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, said homosexuality is only a variation and not an aberration. But the prejudice and stigma...
More »Transgender rights: House panel proposed, govt rejects -Shalini Nair
-The Indian Express The report recommended specific provisions in the ministry’s version of the transgender Bill, to safeguard their rights, protect them against discrimination, and provide quotas in government colleges and jobs. The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has decided to junk the recommendations of a parliamentary committee report which was the first ever government document to recognise the rights of transgender persons to partnerships and marriage, so that they...
More »Soli Sorabjee, Former Attorney General of India, interviewed by Anuradha Raman (The Hindu)
-The Hindu The former Attorney General about recent landmark judgments of the Supreme Court, the credibility of the court, and the sedition law Former Attorney General of India, Soli Sorabjee, was given the Padma Vibhushan 15 years back for his defence of the freedom of expression and protection of human rights. Now, at 87, Mr. Sorabjee says he is looking forward to making his arguments in a pending case on Aadhaar. Excerpts...
More »Government bid to vilify us: lawyers’ body
-The Hindu The Lawyers Collective has issued a clarification on March 10 on issues relating to allegations of violating the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. Lawyers Collective (LC) has accused the government of making a “deliberate and sustained effort to target and vilify” the 35-year-old public trust and its chief functionaries, including former Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaising, by accusing them of violations under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) (FCRA) Act, 2010. In a...
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