Limiting Article 33: Proportionality and Formal Equality in the Armed Forces
Introduction In August of 2025, the Supreme Court struck down the Indian Army’s policy of gender-based reservations in Judge Advocate General (JAG) posts on grounds of indirect discrimination ( Arshnoor Kaur v UOI ; para 93). This judgment draws attention to the fact that non-combat arms in the armed forces, like JAG, continue to have arbitrary gender-based distinctions in recruitment despite the Defence Ministry’s 2023 press release claiming that employment in the Indian ar
Ananya Kumar & Anumita Sawhney
Dec 25, 2025
The End of Substantive Due Process? What the Arizona Supreme Court’s Mayes Decision Reveals About the Future of Abortion Law
Introduction The recent decision by the Arizona Supreme Court in Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes (2024 ) has brought to the...
Kanav N Sahgal
Sep 14, 2024
The Marriage Dilemma: The Supreme Court's Questionable Interpretation of Autonomy and Dignity in the Marriage Equality Case
Judicial Paradox: Recognizing Exclusion but Denying Any Remedy On October 17, 2023, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India...
Kanav N Sahgal
Jan 24, 2024
Regulating Political Consultancies: Toward Informed Political Choices
Political consultancies like I-PAC in India, and Cambridge Analytica in the United States, have started playing a crucial role in how...
Hardik Kuldeep & Nishtha Chopra
Oct 18, 2023