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When Justice Fails: Judicial Misinterpretations of Sexual Harassment Laws
Recently, in a deeply problematic ruling, the Telangana High Court’s single-judge bench in Prasadam Raghu vs The State of Telangana delivered a judgment that fundamentally misinterprets the essence of sexual harassment. The Court held that comments including those stating that a woman needs to lose weight in order to satisfy her boss were seen to not […]
Revisiting Maintenance Laws in India: a Call for Gender-neutrality Under Section 144 BNSS
Introduction Patriarchy has ever since been deeply enrooted in Indian society. Even if certain features of patriarchy have been reduced by the elimination of traditions like Sati Pratha, the history of male domination still has an impact on social structures. The arrival of the first wave of feminism in India in the late nineteenth century was marked […]
Two Steps at a Time: India’s Path to Recognizing and Criminalizing Marital Rape
This blog addresses the urgent issue of marital rape in India, examining its normalisation within cultural and legal framework that mistakenly regard marriage as a basis for automatic, irrevocable consent. The lack of legal protection to marital rape is compounded by social stigma and traditional expectations, making it difficult for women to speak up without […]
Destigmatising Erotic Capital: Feminist Arguments for Legalising OnlyFans in India
Introduction This research paper undertakes a comparative analysis of radical and liberal feminist schools of thought and their perceptions towards the commodification of sex, with a focus on OnlyFans. The author begins by exploring the laws and jurisprudence regarding obscenity and finally, suggests the legalization of content creation on OnlyFans in India for better exercise of a […]