An Overview of Foreign Legislation on Sexual Re-Assignment Surgery
Right of a person to have the gender of his/her choice. When a child is born, at the time ofbirth itself, sex is assigned to him/her. A child would be…
Transgenders in India- History of community, Types and laws applicable to them
Meaning of the Transgender Transgender is generally described as an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity, gender expression or behavior does not conform to their biological sex. TG may…
An Overview of the Foreign Judgments on sex reassignment surgery
Right of a person to have the gender of his/her choice. When a child is born, at the time ofbirth itself, sex is assigned to him/her. A child would be…
Yogyakarta Principles on sexual orientation and sexual identity
International Commission of Jurists and the International Service for Human Rights on behalf of a coalition of human rights organizations, took a project to develop a set of international legal…
Lata Singh v. State of UP- Directions on inter-caste marriage
Indian Supreme court has been a torchbearer of progress. It affirmed the changing needs, values and tendencies of society and new generation, and through the power of constitution it upheld…
When High court can quash the FIR?- In brief
Section 482 of CrPC gives inherent power to High court to make such order as require to prevent abuse of the process of Court or otherwise to secure the ends…
The judgment on the abortion right of single mother- A further important addition in progressive Jurisprudence
Recently, there has been a lot of talk on the judgment of abortion right which was delivered by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud who is known for his progressive judgment. Many people…
Arnesh kumar v. State of Bihar- Guidelines on Arrest
The case of ‘Arnesh kumar v. State of Bihar’ (2014) is a very important case in criminal law where court laid down guidelines for arresting a person. The background of…
Misuse of dowry provision- what supreme court say?
The fact that Section 498-A is a cognizable and non-bailable offence has lent it a dubious place of pride amongst the provisions that are used as weapons rather than shield…
Simplified- Universal Declaration of Human Right
Universal Declaration of Human Right is an important document of human civilization. However, it is not binding to the nation, still, highest regards have been given to the declaration by…