Shikhar Gupta

By Shikhar Gupta A Delhi court recently denied bail for the third time to a Jamia Milia Islamia University’s pregnant student, who has been in custody for past 2 months.…

By Shikhar Gupta The central government has recently promulgated the Ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 (“EDA”) to punish those guilty of attacks on doctors and health workers. President gave…

Shikhar Gupta What is Virginity Testing? The society has different ways to detect whether a female is a virgin or not. This differentiates “pure” females from “impure” females. This is…

Shikhar Gupta The Supreme Court in January this year rolled off the process of deciding on the tricky matter of how various religions in India treat women. A nine-judge bench…

Shikhar Gupta “Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women”- Maya Angelou Nirbhaya’s mother said with glittering pride and tears in her eyes “Today’s…

Shikhar Gupta Until the Hindu Succession amendment Act, 2005 was brought, the property rights of sons and daughters were different. While sons had complete right over their father’s property if…

Shikhar Gupta In September, 2018, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India (“Supreme Court“) struck down another colonial law, Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (“IPC”) that…

Shikhar Gupta “Today, when looking up, doesn’t it seem like the sky is the limit” says a woman Army officer, a Lieutenant Colonel in her early 40s. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud…