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[36] C.T. Ross, P. Strimling, K.P. Ericksen, et. al., “The Origins and maintenance of female genital mutilation across Africa” 27:2 Human Nature 73-200 (2016).

[40] For instance, Masooma Ranalvi, who faced excommunication from her community for raising voice against FGM

[42] Aarefa Johari, Aysha Mahmood, “Female Genital Cutting is being practiced in Kerala too: Sahiyo investigation” Sahiyo, available at: https://sahiyo.org/sahiyo-blog/kerala.html.

[43] Rina Chandran, “No evidence of FGM, India government tells court, appalling activists” Reuters December 29^th, 2017, available at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-women-religion/no-evidence-of-fgm-india-government-tells-court-appalling-activists-idUSKBN1EN0QB.

[44] Masooma Ranalvi, “If Sudan can ban female genital mutilation, why can’t India?” Scroll.in May 21^st, 2020, available at: https://scroll.in/article/962307/if-sudan-can-ban-female-genital-mutilation-why-cant-india.

[45] Amanat Khullar, “With Data, an Attempt to Lift the Veil of Secrecy Around Female Genital Mutilation” The Wire 07^th Feb, 2018, available at: https://thewire.in/gender/data-attempt-lift-veil-secrecy-around-female-genital-mutilation.

[47] Huzefa Ahmadi, “Female Genital Mutilation in India- A Legal Overview” XLII The Indian Advocate: Journal of the Bar Association of India 63 (2018).

[48] Mridula Chari “Bohra leader upholds female circumcision in countries where it is not banned” Scroll.in Jun 7^th, 2016, available at: https://scroll.in/article/809463/bohra-leader-upholds-female-genital-mutilation-in-countries-where-it-is-not-banned.

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[52] Harinder Baweja, “India’s Dark Secret” Hindustan Times, February 29, 2016.

[56] Goal 5: Gender Equality. (“at least 200 million girls have been subjected to female genital mutilation, based on data from 30 countries where the practice is concentrated and where nationally representative prevalence data is available.”), available at: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg5.

[57] Dawoodi Bohra Women’s Association for Religious Freedom (DBWRF).

[58] Yesha Kotak, “Mumbai’s Dawoodi Bohra women to SC: Khatna is essential to our faith” Hindustan Times July 10^th, 2018.

[59] Angel L. Martínez Cantera, “’I was crying with unbearable pain’: study reveals extent of FGM in India” The Guardian March 6^th, 2018.

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[64] Sunita Tiwari v. Union of India, WP (Civil) 286 of 2017 (FB).

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[73] Explained Desk, “Explained: The three cases SC wants clubbed with Sabarimala review” Indian Express November 16^th, 2019.

[74] Indian Young Lawyer’s Association v. The State of Kerala, (2019) 11 SCC 1 (CB).

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[82] Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, s. 3 (b).

[83] Sunita Tiwari v. Union of India, WP (Civil), 286 of 2017 (FB), para. 3

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[88] Sunita Tiwari v. Union of India W.P (Civil) No. 286 of 2017 (FB), para. 12.

[92] Vishakha v. State of Rajasthan, (1997) 6 SCC 241 (FB).

[94] Bharat H. Desai, Kumari Nitu, et. al., “Quest for Women’s Right to Bodily Integrity: Reflections on Recent Judicial inroads in India” 53 Economic and Political Weekly (December 29^th, 2018).

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[97] In the words of Dean Roscoe Pound, “Law is social engineering which means a balance between the competing interests in the society”, in which applied sciences are used for resolving problems of society; see also, Sai Abhipsa Gochhayat, “‘Social Engineering by Roscoe Pound’: Issues in Legal and Political Philosophy” November 15^th, 2010, available at: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1742165.

[98] Justice K.S. Puttawamy v. Union of India (2017) 10 SCC 1 (CB).

[99] Murli S. Deora v. Union of India (2001) 8 SCC 765 (DB); (“no one shall be deprived of his life without due process of law”).

[101] Jayna Kothari, “The Indian Supreme Court Declares the Constitutional Right to Privacy” Oxford Human Rights Club Blog, Oct 4^th, 2017, available at: https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/the-indian-supreme-court-declares-the-constitutional-right-toprivacy/#:~:text=The%20Court%20referred%20to%20several,the%20right%20against%20forced%20sterilization.

[102] Navtej Singh Jauhar v. Union of India AIR 2018 SC 4321 (CB).

[103] Smt. R. Vasantha v. Union of India, (2001) 2 LLJ 843 (Mad.).

[104] Suchita Srivastava v. Chandigarh Administraton, 2009 11 SCC 409 (DB).

[105] Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Achieving Gender Equality, Women’s Empowerment and Strengthening Development Cooperation (United Nations, New York, 2010).

[106] Sunita Tiwari v. Union of India W.P (Civil) No. 286 of 2017.

[108] Triple Talaq, available at: https://www.scobserver.in/court-case/triple-talaq-case.

[109] Shruti Ganapatye, “Mixed Reactions for Triple Talaq Act” July 31^st, 2019 available at: https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/mixed-reactions-for-triple-talaq-act/articleshow/70458097.cms#:~:text='Victory%20against%20misogyny%2C%20patriarchy'%20say%20activists.&text=As%20per%20the%20new%20Muslim,three%20years%20for%20the%20husband.

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[111] Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948; The Constitution of India, art. 21.

[114] Rohan Venkatramakrishnan, “What does privacy actually mean? Excerpts from the Supreme Court judgement” Scroll.in August 24^th, 2017.

[116] Justice K.S. Puttawamy v. Union of India (2017) 10 SCC 1 (CB).

[118] M.P Sharma v. Satish Chandra 1954 SCR 1077 (CB).

[119] Kharak Singh v. State of U.P. 1964 SCR (1) 332 (CB).

[120] Pranav Tomar, Law Audience’s Blog, available at: https://www.lawaudience.com/k-s-puttaswamy-retd-v-union-of-india-aadhaar-judgement/.

[121] Sunita Tiwari v. Union of India, WP (Civil) No.

[126] Vrinda Bhandari, Amba Kak, et. al., “An Analysis of Puttaswamy: The Supreme Court’s Privacy Verdict” IndraStra November 18^th, 2017.

[127] Resolution passed by the Anjuman-e-Burhani, Sydney, February 9^th, 2016; see also: Sunita Tiwari v. Union of India, W.P (Civil) No. 286 of 2017, para. 16.

[128] The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

[136] PTI, “IPC, POCSO enough to deal with female genital mutilation: Govt” Outlook August 04^th, 2017, available at: https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/ipc-pocso-enough-to-deal-with-female-genital-mutilation-govt/1116486.

[137] Indian Penal Code, 1860, s. 375 (explanation 1, mentions that the term vagina includes labia majora).

[138] PTI, “Center notifies new POCSO rules making law for sexual offences against children more stringent” The Hindu March 13, 2020; also see, Ministry of Women Child Development, Notification, “Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012” March 9^th, 2020.

[145] Rasheeda Bhagat, “India: Ban this barbarous practice!” Hindu Businessline July 29^th, 2014, available at: http://www.stopfgmmideast.org/india-ban-this-barbarous-practice/.

[146] Government of India, Ministry of Women and Child Development, “National Policy for Children, 2013” Res. No. 16-1/2012-CW-I (April 26^th, 2013).

[147] Somya Abrol, “Yes, Female Genital Mutilation happens in India; here’s everything you need to know” India Today February 6^th, 2018, available at: https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/people/story/female-genital-mutilation-india-clitoris-pleasure-muslim-bohra-community-1162510-2018-02-06.

[148] Justice K.S. Puttawamy v. Union of India (2017) 10 SCC 1 (CB).

[149] UDHR, 1948, art. 3, ICESCR, 1976, art, 12, ICCPR, 1966, art. 7.

[150] The Constitution of India, art. 14,15,21,39 (e).

[151] Sunita Tiwari v. Union of India, W.P (Civil) No. 286 of 2017.

[155] Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, (1978) 2 SCR 621.

[157] Sunita Tiwari v. Union of India, W.P (Civil) No. 286 of 2017.

[158] ANI, “SC questions practice of female genital mutilation, says why lady be obliged to please her husband” Outlook July 30^th, 2018, available at: https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/accountability-court-to-hear-sharifs-graft-cases-on-aug-1/1360144?scroll.

[161] Sahiyo, “Respected Syedna, we are all disappointed by your views on female circumcision” Bohra Resolution Letters Against Khatna/FGC April 29^th, 2016, available at: https://sahiyo.com/2016/04/29/respected-syedna-we-are-all-disappointed-by-your-views-on-female-circumcision/.

[162] World Health Organisation, “Male circumcision: global trends and determinants of prevalence, safety and acceptability”, Department of Reproductive Health and research, WHO. See also, Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk, “Female Genital mutilation Violates Fundamental Rights, Says Supreme Court” The Better India July 31^st, 2018, available at: https://www.thebetterindia.com/153833/female-genital-mutilation-fundamental-rights-supreme-court/.

[164] Dr. M. Ismail Faruqui v. Union of India AIR 1995 SC 605 A (DB).

[166] The Commissioner, Hindu Religious Endowments, Madras v. Shri Lakshmindar Tirth Swamiyar of Shri Shirur Mutt, 1954 SCR 1005 (CB).

[168] Bombay Prevention of Ex-communication Act, 1949.

[170] Sardar Syedna Taher Saifuddin Saheb v. State of Bombay, 1962 SCR Supl. (2) 496 (CB).

[171] Dr. M. Ismail Faruqui v. Union of India AIR 1995 SC 605 A.

[175] Indian Young Lawyer’s Association v. The State of Kerala, (2019) 11 SCC 1 (CB).

[177] Gautam Bhatia, “Nine Judges, Seven Questions” February 16^th, 2020, available at: https://indconlawphil.wordpress.com/category/freedom-of-religion/essential-religious-practices/.

[184] Lucy Vickers, “A Common Denominator: The Role of the Anti-Exclusion Principle in Freedom of Religion Cases” 3 (2) University of Oxford Human Rights Hub Journal 2020.

[185] Gautam Bhatia, “Freedom from Community: Individual Rights, group life, state authority and religious freedom under the Indian Constitution” 5 (3) Global Constitutionalism, 2016, 351-382.

[191] Fahad Zuberi, “Cannot defend the indefensible: The unconstitutional case of female genital mutilation” The Leaflet November 28^th, 2018, available at: https://www.theleaflet.in/cannot-defend-the-indefensible-the-unconstitutional-case-of-female-genital-mutilation/#.

[194] The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987, ss. 2 (b), 4, 5.

[195] The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, s. 19.

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[2] McDowell & Co. Ltd. v. Commercial Tax Officer, (1985) 3 SCC 230.

[3] Cairn Energy PLC v. India, PCA Case No. 2016-7 (2020).

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