Gigging To SurviveGig and Delivery Workers Approach Supreme Court Seeking Social Security "This is the first time we are all coming together collectively as gig workers from all the different platforms to ask for our rights." By Rohitha Naraharisetty
No Trivial MatterSC Tells Lower Courts Not To Trivialize Sexual Abuse, Perpetuate Sexism The apex court issued sensitivity guidelines to curb court rulings that promote "stereotypical and patriarchal notions about women." By Aditi Murti
Lone WarriorIt’s “Deeply Worrying” Only One SC Judge Is a Woman, Says Justice Chandrachud "As an institution whose decision shapes and impacts everyday lives of Indians, we must do better," the Supreme Court judge said. By Devrupa Rakshit
Stranger Than FictionSC Denies Plea to Protect ‘Tandav’ Creators From Arrest, Rules “You Cannot Hurt Religious Sentiments” Even in Fiction "[The show] is a political satire. If people are so sensitive … then art, cinema, TV, all will be destroyed,” argued counsel for the show's creators. By Satviki Sanjay
Breaking The StigmaSC Rules Covid19 Quarantine Posters Outside Homes Violate Right to Privacy The ruling is an acknowledgment of the shame and stigma associated with a Covid19 diagnosis. By Devrupa Rakshit
Civilizing DissentProtests Cannot Be “Indefinite” or Disruptive, Rules Supreme Court The recent ruling in the Shaheen Bagh case places limits on citizens' right to protest their government. By Aditi Murti
Corona CurrencySC Directs Centre To Cap Cost of Covid19 Treatment In Private Hospitals Exorbitant costs of Covid19 treatment at private hospitals should not become a deterrent to receiving medical care amid the pandemic, the SC said. By Devrupa Rakshit
Mental Health InsuranceSC Notice Asks Indian Insurance Regulatory Body Why There Is Still No Coverage for Mental Health The Mental Healthcare Act of 2017 mandates such coverage, but mental health continues to be neglected by insurance companies. By Devrupa Rakshit
Supreme InjusticeAccused Harasser and Former CJI Gogoi Nominated to Rajya Sabha When are we going to take women's safety seriously? By Devrupa Rakshit
Do Not Go GentleLessons From Four Decades of Fighting for Women’s Rights "Freedom is not once and for all won. It has to be defended again, and again." By Rajvi Desai
The Ladies Doth Protest EnoughMumbai’s #SupremeInjustice Protest Against SC’s CJI Decision: Photos "The legal system has failed us terribly, and now there’s nowhere else to go but the streets." By The Swaddle Team
No Recourse#SupremeInjustice: I Was Detained for Protesting the SC’s Clean Chit to the CJI "What you do is wait, exhausted and hungry, wondering how much longer." By Riddhi Dastidar
Rally RoundWomen Organize #SupremeInjustice Protests As A ‘Last Resort’ If there's no redress for sexual harassment through the courts, what else is left? By Rajvi Desai
No HonorThe Vicious Cycle of Sexism in the Indian Court System The sexual harassment allegations against CJI Ranjan Gogoi are emblematic of the toxic culture inside the Indian judiciary. By Rajvi Desai
Dancing QueensSC Ruling on MH Dance Bars Latest in Long History of Policing Women to Regulate Men "Not one bar girl was consulted before drafting these guidelines.” By Kunal Purohit
Stating the ObviousSex Workers’ Rape Allegations Can’t Be Ignored Because Of Their Profession, Says SC But the court's landmark decision isn't progressive enough. By Nadia Nooreyezdan
