Devika AgarwalFeb 16What Government Policies Are There To Prevent Cervical Cancer?The Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Interim Budget 2024-2025 speech, stated that the “government will encourage...
Devika AgarwalJan 23Remission Under Criminal Law For Heinous Crimes Committed Against WomenThe Supreme Court of India recently gave its ruling in Bilkis Yakub Rasul v. Union of India. This article analyses the Bilkis Bano...
Devika AgarwalDec 19, 2023“Wait, is that sexual harassment?” Humor as a Form of Sexual HarassmentEditor’s note: Sexual harassment occurs on a spectrum, it can range from subtle e.g. paying a compliment to a woman which is unwelcome...
Devika AgarwalDec 5, 2023Inquiry Process & Standard of Proof in Sexual Harassment Cases under Central Civil Services Rules, 1965On 6 November 2023 the Supreme Court of India in Union of India v. Dilip Paul, ruled on the manner of inquiry into sexual harassment...
Devika AgarwalJun 18, 2023Explained: Delhi High Court ruling that maternity relief be made available to university studentsIn a path-breaking judgment delivered by the Delhi High Court, a university student can now avail maternity benefits even in the absence...
Devika AgarwalJun 10, 2023Decoding ‘Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai’ from the Lens of the POCSO LawManoj Bajpayee-starrer, ‘Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai’, recently released on Zee 5. The movie is based on the story of self-proclaimed...