Tag: Constitutional Law

India’s Silenced Daughters

We may not have noticed but India seems to be having a Charlie Hebdo moment. Given the rioting in Rajpath in December 2012 following the horrific Nirbhaya Rape case, the Government has moved to pre-empt public outrage over Leslee Udwin’s documentary “India’s Daughter” by banning it. I dislike bans, be…

Home Truths About Home Comings

By Ranjeev C DubeyConstitutional Law

For ten vociferous years, strident Hindutva activists complained bitterly that their brothers were converting to other religions, mainly Christianity. Six states tried to stem this purported tide by legislating against religious conversion. With the change of political dispensation in Delhi last summer, those who complained about conversions commenced conniving with…

Sexuality, Gender Identity And Justice

By Ranjeev C DubeyConstitutional Law

In 1970, Allwin Toffler used the term “Future Shock” to identify a state of psychological trauma resulting from too much change in too little time. Forty Four years on – for at least parts of the judiciary – this is the living reality. How else do you explain one bench…