In this blog, Sriraksha, CLPR Litigation Associate, traces Supreme Court judgments on crimes committed in the name of honour. She highlights why a comprehensive legal framework is the need of the hour to protect the right of an individual to choose their own partner ..read more

We are looking to recruit a Litigation Associate for CLPR. As a Litigator at CLPR, you will be required to work on constitutional law cases relating to our focus areas of gender and caste-based discrimination, disability law, and transgender rights. This is a full-time opportunity based out of Bangalore ..read more

n April 2022, the demolition drive undertaken post-Ram Navami celebrations in Khargone city of Madhya Pradesh was criticised as unconstitutional and unlawful. In this blog, Tarusi Jain, our intern, discusses how the demolitions were violative of the Right to Housing under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, principles of natural justice, and the principles of necessity and proportionality ..read more

This Pride Month, we are happy to present to you the VI Issue of our Trans Law Quarterly. In the past two years of the pandemic, we witnessed the tireless efforts of LGBTQIA+ activists, policymakers, litigants and judicial officers which resulted in timely court orders and policies safeguarding and advancing the rights of transgender persons. Putting together the quarterly has provided us a chance to reflect on how far we have come and how long the road ahead is ..read more

On 2nd July 2022, the Centre for Law and Policy Research (CLPR) took part in RS Connect, a public outreach programme conducted at Ranga Shankara, Bengaluru. In a public talk titled ‘How do we Engage with Our Constitution?’ CLPR resource persons discussed the importance of public engagement with India’s constitutional past and present, to build a vibrant constitutional culture in India. The talk was the first in a series of conversations conducted by CLPR and hosted by Ranga Shankara ..read more

On 10th and 11th June 2022, the ConstitutionofIndia.net team conducted a series of workshops for grades 1-12 of the Amber Valley Residential School in Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The main aim of the workshops was to inculcate a basic understanding of the Constitution and its functions ..read more

  On the night of 17th September 1999, Budhadev Karmaskar entered a brothel on Jogen Dutta ..read more

The Centre for Law and Policy Research (CLPR) in collaboration with its partnered Indian and U.S. law universities, organised a series of cutting-edge workshops on U.S.-India comparative constitutional law between October 2021 and January 2022 ..read more

On Trans Day of Visibility, we bring you the 5th Issue of Trans Law Quarterly. The last few months have witnessed an expansion of avenues where trans rights have gained recognition. Perhaps it is the need to rebuild our lives, in hopefully a post-pandemic world, that has given fresh impetus to both, individuals and institutions, to move towards a more equitable society ..read more

CLPR held a consultation on its draft Freedom of Marriage and Association and Prohibition of Honour Crimes Bill in Madurai on 3rd – 4th June 2022. The consultation was held in collaboration with Evidence, a Tamil Nadu-based organisation working to protect and promote Dalit and Adivasi rights ..read more