Meaning Gender identity and sexual orientation in Law
Gender identity is one of the most-fundamental aspects of life which refers to a person’s intrinsic sense of being male, female or transgender or transsexual person. A person’s sex is…
Detailed Explainer- National Legal Service Authority v. Union of India, (2014)
The case of ‘National Legal Service Authority v. Union of India’ is a landmark case not only in constitution law but in the Indian history too, when Supreme court of…
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…
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…
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…
Supreme Court on Hate Crimes and Freedom of Expression and Speech
The supreme court had the occasion to speak on hate crimes and freedom of expression and speech in the case of ‘Tahseen Poonawalla v. Union of India (2018), when a…
Supreme Court on Unity in Diversity
“Unity in the context of a nation means unity amongst the fellow citizens. It implies integration of the citizens whereby the citizens embrace a feeling of We with a sense…
Supreme court on Vigilantism- Views in detail
The supreme court had the occasion to speak on vigilantism in the case of ‘Tahseen Poonawalla v. Union of India (2018), when a writ petition was preferred before the court…
Blood group test as a medium to prove paternity
Blood grouping test is a useful test to determine the question of disputed paternity. It can be relied upon by courts as a circumstantial evidence which ultimately excludes a certain…