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Flavia Agnes
About the AuthorFlavia Agnes
The writer is a women�??s rights lawyer
    When rivalry trumped decorum in the highest courtLifestyle
    When rivalry trumped decorum in the highest court

    One can discern a note of despair in the title of Fali Nariman-'s book, God Save the Hon-'ble Supreme Court.

    17 April 2019 3:12 AM IST

    ‘Manifest perversity’ of N-E editor’s sentenceOpinion
    ‘Manifest perversity’ of N-E editor’s sentence

    It was ironic that the order throttling the press was passed on a day celebrated as Women’s Day globally.

    22 March 2019 7:51 AM IST

    There was ample scope for the surrogate mothers fundamental rights to be trampled upon by doctors and/or surrogate parents. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Wombs for free is the new Indian ethos'

    With this Bill a flourishing trade of international surrogacy has come to a grinding halt.

    26 Dec 2018 6:22 AM IST

    The Judges finally and unambiguously clarified the legal position governing rights of Hindu daughters in the HUF property and held:Sunday Chronicle
    Family property inherent rights of daughters upheld

    The Supreme Court judgement on the inheritance rights of Hindu women pronounced on February 1, 2018, will have a far...

    23 Dec 2018 12:07 AM IST

    #MeToo: Reform the Act for workplacesOpinion
    #MeToo: Reform the Act for workplaces

    The lacunae within the Act has now become glaring.

    3 Dec 2018 12:16 AM IST

    As things stand at the moment, Nana Patekar, the man accused by Tanushree of molesting her on a film set in 2008 (in the presence of several people) has now paradoxically sought an apology from Tanushree and denied all charges! If she fails to apologise, he has threatened to slap a defamation case against her.Opinion
    #MeToo may want to change to #YouToo?

    The attitude of Tanushree's Bollywood colleagues is something that was expected. Nobody is all that surprised.

    25 Oct 2018 1:55 AM IST

    Poet-Social activist Varavara Rao as he returns home to be placed under house arrest, in Hyderabad on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    The force of a dissenting verdict

    In his dissenting verdict, Justice Chandrachud disagreed with the views of then Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice...

    12 Oct 2018 12:38 AM IST

    The bench observed that adultery can only be retained as a civil fault within the matrimonial law and the parties to a marriage can invoke it as a ground for divorce. (Representational Images)Opinion
    Husband not master of wife: Relic of past axed

    The law making adultery an offence was archaic and amounted to a clear violation of the fundamental rights, they...

    29 Sept 2018 1:36 AM IST

    Justice Rohinton Nariman, who wrote the main judgment, invalidated triple talaq mainly on the ground that it violated Article 14, which offers equality before law and equal opportunities before law.Opinion
    Outlawing triple talaq will not help women

    An incarcerated husband will not be in a position to pay maintenance.

    24 Sept 2018 12:14 AM IST

    Those who were under the misconception that a UCC must be enforced to “teach Muslims a lesson” were in for a rude shock. (Representational image)Opinion
    Equality within communities the key, not between communities

    The report also safeguards the rights of Parsi women who marry men from outside their religion.

    12 Sept 2018 1:54 AM IST

    Most Muslim women are unaware of their right to stipulate conditions in their nikahnama. (Representational image)Opinion
    Contrast pre-nups' with a conditional nikahnama'

    So it is interesting to see what the final recommendations of LCI will be, particularly regarding the Muslim Family Law...

    29 Aug 2018 6:23 AM IST

    Union minister, Maneka GandhiOpinion
    Will a stringent anti-trafficking law really protect women?

    Trafficking under this bill also includes begging, domestic work, farm or factory work.

    21 Aug 2018 2:01 AM IST

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