Commentaries by Angelina Joy and Anita Elizebeth Babu

Anjali Guru Sanjana Jaan: Impairing India’s Gender Identity Jurisprudence

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Anjali Guru Sanjana Jaan: Impairing India’s Gender Identity Jurisprudence

Angelina Joy and Anita Elizebeth Babu

January 26, 2021 11:09:27 pm

The judgment in Anjali Guru Sanjana Jaan v. State of Maharashtra gives rise to a deep interpretational incoherence of Article 19(1)(a), i.e. right to freedom of speech and expression. This doctrinal disarray stems from the fact that the Court inadequately interpreted the jurisprudential basis of pluralism set in Nalsa v. UOI. The facts of the [...]

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