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Essential facts about U.S. Supreme Court gay marriage case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to hears arguments over whether states may ban gay marriage. Here is a look at the case, known as Obergefell v. Hodges. WHEN…
TRAI Consultation Paper on Net Neutrality
TRAI has requested "Stakeholders", which in this case means all of us concerned citizens, to send their comments preferably in electronic form by 24th April, 2015 and counter comments by 8th May…
CASE LAWS: Shreya Singh vs Union of India [Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 167 of 2012]
DNA India: In a landmark judgment, Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A of the IT Act. In their order, the court said, Section 66A is violative of Article 19(1)(a), not…
Rohtak Gang Rape: Beyond The Outrage To The Law
“Being disabled should not mean being disqualified from having access to every aspect of life.” -Emma Thompson We have read about incidents wherein a woman after being raped turned into…
Indian Constitution 101: A Visual Journey
The Constitution of India is probably one of the least read of texts in India. It enjoys neither popular affection, nor particular appreciation. However, the original book that is this…
The Curious Case of Google Books (Authors Guild v Google Books)
Google Books has been into news, not for the snippets of information that it has been supplying, but for a very long and protracted litigation, whose end does not seem…
Indian Liberals: An online archive of Indian liberal writing
We are delighted to announce the launch of , an online library of Indian liberal writings by Centre for Civil Society. The portal was formally launched on 17 January 2015 at the 1st…
The Plight Of Transgenders In The Global Prison System
You know them as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender – people are people. Judith Light A transsexual person is someone who lives or proposes to live in the gender opposite to…
Educating Online: Interview with Ashwin Madhavan, Co-Founder, Enhelion Knowledge Venture Pvt. Ltd
For the Sake of Argument Correspondent P S Chandralekha catches up with Mr. Ashwin Madhavan, Co-Founder of Enhelion Knowledge Venture Private Ltd. Chandralekha (C): Tell us something about your college life.…
Position of Islamic Law in Malaysia in Light of the Transgender Case
The recent Court of Appeal decision on the transgender case received heavy criticism from certain quarters (hereby referred to as the “gainsayers”) who view the decision as a step backward…