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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN PUBLIC SPACES: LEGAL AND POLICY INTERVENTION BY - HARSHITA KASHYAP

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TAXATION AND DUTY IMPLICATIONS IN INDIA BY - PRACHI SINGH

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INVESTIGATING THE LEGALITY AND ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CORPORATE TAX AVOIDANCE STRATEGIES BY - RESHMA. R, ANWIN ANTO, SWATHY SATHYAN & DILSHA.P.D

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JUDICIAL ACTIVISM IN INDIAN LEGAL SYSTEM AND ITS IMPACT ON SEPARATION OF POWERS BY: MANSI PATEL & DIKSHA SHARMA

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RIGHTS IN INDIA: PROGRESS DELAYED, BUT NOT DENIED THE JOURNEY OF TRANSGENDER BY - MR. RAHUL TIWARI, DR. VINEETA AGRAWAL & DR. ANIL MANJHI

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FROM SHADOWS TO SPOTLIGHT: NEED FOR LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROTECTION OF DOMESTIC WORKERS IN INDIA BY - ABHIRAMI R.ANIL, ASWATHY V.C & LASNA LATHEEF

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

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

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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).

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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”).

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[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).

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

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

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[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.

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[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.

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

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[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).

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[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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