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Analysis

Queer Persons’ Right to Marry: Court in Review

Tracing the Supreme Court's decisions on queer persons' right to marriage and family.

SCO Team

28th Jun 2023

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Analysis

The Attorney General: Defender of the Constitution or Representative of the Government?

The AG’s choice of placing fidelity to the Constitution or the Government can have a significant impact on how the law is shaped.

Gauri Kashyap

22nd Jun 2021

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Analysis

#3 Section 377

Court strikes down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code to the extent that it criminalizes consensual acts within same-sex relationships.

SCO Team and SCObserver Team

27th Dec 2018

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Analysis

10 Cases that Shaped India in 2018

There were several important cases heard by the Court in 2018 ranging from the constitutionality of Section 377 to Sabarimala Temple Entry.

SCO Team

1st Dec 2018

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Analysis

Decriminalisation of Section 377: 5 Must Reads

Here are some must-reads on the decriminalisation of Section 377

Satya Prasoon

19th Oct 2018

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Navtej Singh Johar v UOI; Akkai Padmashali v UOI

On September 6th 2018 a five-judge Bench unanimously struck down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, to the extent that it criminalised same-sex relations between consenting adults.

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