Aprajita Singh

The call for equal representation of women in the judiciary

October 18, 2021

Recently, N.V. Ramana, Chief Justice of India, stated that women deserve 50% reservation in all levels of the judiciary. He called for global women’s solidarity where CJI mentioned they have only chains to lose, they must unite. “Condemning centuries of job discrimination against women, Chief Justice N.V. Ramana called for...

Sexual violence and victim’s story: Believed or blamed?

September 21, 2021

Introduction : “Violence is defined as the use of physical force against another person with a high likelihood of resulting in murder, injury, psychological harm, or other undesirable consequences. Furthermore, it is the intentional or probable intentional use of physical force against oneself, another person, or a group that results...

Shaping virtual education under RTE Act, 2009

October 7, 2020

A classroom is beyond a mere place for theoretical or practical knowledge. It is a place where different cultures assimilate, thoughts are fashioned, and new outlooks on old views are embraced. It is more than a building, it is a social process of learning, conversing, and developing one’s potential under...

Extra-judicial killings can never become an instrument of state policy

July 24, 2020

The Supreme Court of India in its landmark judgment Peoples Union for Civil Liberties v. State of Maharashtra [(2014) 10 SCC 635] observed that this “encounter” philosophy is a criminal philosophy, One of the characteristic features of modern NationStates is the monopoly over the power of coercion-namely through instruments of...

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