PUBLICATION | More Than a Room
July 3, 2026
In their article, Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari and Priya Chaudhary argue that gender-inclusive infrastructure is essential to ensuring women’s equal participation in the legal profession. Through the story of the Women’s Bar Room at the Karnataka High Court, they show how spaces that uphold dignity, safety, and belonging are integral to substantive equality.
The article builds on the recent order passed by the Supreme Court on June 19 in Sarika Tyagi & Ors v. Union of India, recognising the need for bar rooms and infrastructure for women lawyers.
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When laws move faster than courts
May 7, 2026
Gujarat’s new Bill expands state control while the very basis of anti-conversion law remains under…
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PUBLICATION | Limits of neutrality in addressing caste
April 10, 2026
The interim stay by the Supreme Court on the UGC Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulation, 2026, as reported by the Supreme Court Observer, arrives at a pivotal moment. These regulations emerged from Abeda Salim Tadvi v Union of India, a pending case before the Supreme Court concerning caste-based discrimination and student suicides in higher educational institutions. The case highlights institutional failures in creating an equal and inclusive learning space.
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