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A run-down of the outgoing year will demonstrate that 2023 was as striking as any other year for the Supreme Court of India | Latest News India

Participation of the UN has been vital to meeting SDG 5 in Namibia. Particularly noteworthy was the support from the United Nations Childr....

It came after a group of anti-trafficking NGOs from across the country wrote to chief justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud | Latest News India

The Supreme Court of India has decided to replace the term sex worker in its handbook on gender stereotypes with more inclusive language. The change comes after a group of anti-trafficking NGOs raised concerns that the term sex worker promotes gender stereotypes. | Latest News India

As Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud completes one year as the head of the Indian judiciary, it is worthwhile to have a look at some of the notable administrative and infrastructural reforms...

Making court premises inclusive, hybrid hearing system, accessibility to judgments in regional languages, combating gender stereotypes in judicial discourse are some of the initiatives undertaken by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud over the last year.

Are we living in an age of progress and equality? Or are the benefits of advanced technology distributed as unevenly as ever? Millions of people around the world lack access to basic internet connectivity, as well as access to the most recent technology. Is the advancement of technology creating deeper and more profound gaps?Advanced technology,

The handbook has been more reassuring than any self-help book and helped me wriggle out of the guilt of being inadequate mother because of being a working professional. I have circulated it to younger colleagues sailing the same “mom-guilt” boat!

It has issued a handbook that lists misogynistic language to be avoided in court rulings and draws attention to the impact of gender stereotypes on verdicts.

Words such as “eve-teasing”, “seductress”, “prostitute”, “concubine”, and “housewife” may soon be outlawed in the legal lexicon in India and replaced by terms such as “street sexual harassment”, “woman”, “sex worker”, and “homemaker”