Vedatrayee reminisces about Durga Puja and tells us what it means to her, in the special feature, exclusively in Different Truths. I am not very good with dates. So...
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January 21, 2018
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Vedatrayee Dutta
Crisis in Democracy: Is it a Protest or a Mutiny by the Four Judges to Rebel against the CJI?
Legal stalwarts and eminent personalities like former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee and former Attorney-General of India Soli Sorabjee have expressed great condemnation towards the step taken by the...
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November 27, 2017
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Vedatrayee Dutta
What is Art and What is Not: The Laws Relating to Graffiti in India
There are no express provisions of law regarding graffiti in India. However, the Constitution of India lays down certain provisions in this regard. Kolkata-based Vedatrayee discusses the issue of...
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October 23, 2017
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Vedatrayee Dutta
From Practice to Perfect: Sex with Minor Wife Criminalised by the SC
In a landmark judgement, the Apex Court ruled out the exception u/s 375(2) of the IPC as being unconstitutional, stating that if any husband engages in sexual intercourse with...
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October 16, 2017
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Vedatrayee Dutta
Sexual Harassment at Workplace: 20 Years after Vishaka Verdict
The Apex Court, for the first time, laid down a volume of guidelines and principles, apparently to be followed by all employment institutions state governed or private. In 2013,...
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October 9, 2017
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Vedatrayee Dutta
No Amicable Settlement for Heinous Crimes: SC Brings Relief
On 4th of October, 2017, the Supreme Court, in a landmark judgement, brought in a sign of relief by ruling that criminal proceedings in grave offences like murder, rape,...
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September 25, 2017
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Vedatrayee Dutta
Can we Achieve Perfect Harmony through Gender Justice?
Kolkata-based young lawyer, Vedatrayee, dwells on the subject of gender justice. She examines it socio-politically, in the historical perspective, to challenge established biases, in the weekly column. A Different...
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September 18, 2017
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Vedatrayee Dutta
Triple Talaq: Then and Now
Vedatrayee, a Kolkata-based young lawyer, takes a hard look at the issue of triple talaq, with a historical perspective. Read more in her regular column, exclusively in Different Truths....
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September 17, 2017
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Vedatrayee Dutta
Red Alert: Future is Dead!
The recent shameful cases of an International school in Gurgaon where a seven-year-old boy was brutally murdered in the toilet of the school, a famous school in Delhi where...
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September 11, 2017
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Vedatrayee Dutta
Killing those Voices
Why the people who raise their voices are being silenced, perpetually, asks Vedatrayee, a young Kolkata-based lawyer, and an eminent danseuse, reflecting on the death of Gauri Lankesh –...