Diksha Sanyal
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Analysis
Unpacking the Right to Intimacy in Supriyo
Even the minority opinion privileged a 'marriage-lite' version of queer union instead of upholding relational equality
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A Long Road to Nowhere: On the Many Disappointments of the Marriage Equality Case
The Court undertook a selective reading of its own jurisprudence while upholding the constitutionality of the Special Marriage Act
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Shilpa Sailesh Judgment: A Step Towards No-Fault Divorce?
Is the SC's power to directly grant divorce in cases of irretrievable breakdown of marriage, a judicial quick fix to a legislative issue?
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The Uses and Abuses of Marital Privacy
How strong is the marital privacy argument to justify marital rape exception in a post-Puttaswamy era?
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Going Beyond Marriage: A Case for Relational Equality
Some of the petitions in the marriage equality case argue for more than the right to marry. They ask for the right to a chosen family.
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Adjudicating Marriage Equality: An Opportunity Lost or a Bullet Dodged?
The SC’s decision to leave out personal laws from the scope of challenge in the marriage equality case presents an interesting conundrum.
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Same-Sex Marriage Litigation in Foreign Jurisdictions
The SC will likely rely heavily on Judgements delivered by foreign courts to answer common questions about same-sex marriage.