Aparna Mehrotra

Senior Associate

Aparna graduated from Delhi University with degrees in Political Science and Law. She also holds an LLM in Transnational Law from King’s College London.

She has previously worked as a Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of India and as a researcher on the Sundarbans Climate Justice Project at King’s College London and West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences. Aparna also works with Justice Adda, a legal design start-up to research and develop projects on overcoming informational barriers to justice.

As Senior Associate at CLPR, Aparna leads research and litigation on transgender rights, disability rights and intersectional discrimination.

Publications

Blood Donation in India: The Problem with Exclusion by Identity

December 10, 2025

India’s 2017 and 2024 blood donation guidelines permanently exclude men who have sex with men,…

Five cracks in finality: What CJI Gavai’s tenure meant for the Court’s understanding of a final judgement

December 5, 2025

From the Supreme Court’s past six months emerges a troubling trajectory marked by quiet procedural…

Final until it’s not: The Supreme Court’s beating retreat

August 30, 2025

The Court’s quick reversals in three recent cases raise questions about procedure, legitimacy, and finality….