Guruswamy

India may soon have its first openly queer MP

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India may soon have its first openly queer MP

When Menaka Guruswamy walks into Parliament House to contest the House of Commons elections in mid-March, she may become the first openly queer person on the ballot. It has been a long journey from the Supreme Court judgment decriminalizing Section 377 in September 2018 to getting a seat in the House of Lords. The Trinamool … Read more

We passed sweeping orders without realizing local impact: CJI

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We passed sweeping orders without realizing local impact: CJI

New Delhi: In an unusually reflective remark, a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant on Friday said the Supreme Court has repeatedly passed sweeping orders ignoring the social realities of India and failing to understand its adverse impact on the social fabric.When a spate of petitions challenging the validity of the sedition provisions in … Read more