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At 12.12 p.m. on 6 September 2018, the Supreme Court of India created history by reading down Section 377 - reversing an archaic law laid down by the British in 1860 and decriminalizing homosexuality for the first time in modern India.

Yet, this is not the only ruling that the Supreme Court has made in recent times championing the rights of an individual to her or his identity and dignity. From empowering the transgender community and lending teeth to the prevention of sexual harassment of women at the workplace, to protecting the privacy, rights and dignity of women and minorities on issues such as interfaith marriages, entering the Sabarimala temple, the controversial triple talaq and the striking down of the adultery law - the highest court of the land has firmly placed the individual at the centre of the constitutional firmament, and set a course for progressive societal reform.

This remarkable collection of writings by legal luminaries is the only book to offer sharp insights into each of these crucial rulings. Justice M.B. Lokur writes on the issues that affect the transgender community; Justice B.D. Ahmed elucidates on Muslim law in the modern context; and Justice A.K. Sikri addresses the fundamental concept of dignity, which binds together all the essays in this book. Some of the best-known names in Indian law - Mukul RohatgiMadhavi DivanMenaka GuruswamyArundhati Katju and Saurabh Kirpal - offer legal perspectives of judgements on sex, sexuality and gender. From petitioners like Ritu DalmiaKeshav Suri and Zainab Patel, we hear personal narratives of being a part of the LGBTQ community in India, while journalist Namita Bhandare provides a powerful account of the struggle against sexual harassment.

An unprecedented documentation of the rulings that have set a standard for the rights and liberties of sexual minorities and women in IndiaSex and the Supreme Court is also an invaluable record for posterity - for it reveals the power of the country's courts to uphold the privacy, dignity and safety of its citizens.

 
 

Review

Praise for the book:

'Sex and the Supreme Court is an important contribution towards understanding the role of the Supreme Court as an agent of social change in the context of its decisions on gender and sexuality.' – Telegraph

'Lucidly written and with little legal jargon to impede the non-initiated reader, the book shines because Kirpal takes pains to set up the broad points of the law, what's at stake and the delicate balancing act that is required of judges when deciding on questions of rights and community, and on religious edicts vs individual freedoms or autonomy.' – 
Hindustan Times

'Some of the articles emerge as powerful stories that help the reader go along on a corporeal and emotional journey from uncertainties to celebrations, and are not just absorbing and amusing, but also stimulating, stirring and thought-provoking. A must-read book.' – 
Tribune

Book Description

Petitioners such as celebrity chef and author Ritu Dalmia and five-star hotelier Keshav Suri have contributed personal narratives on their experiences around the laws.

About the Author

After studying physics at St. Stephen's College in New Delhi, Saurabh Kirpal read law at the University of Oxford and did his master's in law at the University of Cambridge. He worked briefly with the United Nations in Geneva before returning to New Delhi. He is a designated Senior Counsel and has been practising law at the Supreme Court of India for well over two decades and has appeared in a range of matters involving fundamental rights. His clients cross the political and ideological spectrum. He was the counsel for Navtej Johar, Ritu Dalmia and others in the case that led to the striking down of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
 
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  • ISBN: 9789391028060
  • Author: Saurabh Kirpal
  • Publisher: Hachette India
  • Pages: 352
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Book Description

At 12.12 p.m. on 6 September 2018, the Supreme Court of India created history by reading down Section 377 - reversing an archaic law laid down by the British in 1860 and decriminalizing homosexuality for the first time in modern India.

Yet, this is not the only ruling that the Supreme Court has made in recent times championing the rights of an individual to her or his identity and dignity. From empowering the transgender community and lending teeth to the prevention of sexual harassment of women at the workplace, to protecting the privacy, rights and dignity of women and minorities on issues such as interfaith marriages, entering the Sabarimala temple, the controversial triple talaq and the striking down of the adultery law - the highest court of the land has firmly placed the individual at the centre of the constitutional firmament, and set a course for progressive societal reform.

This remarkable collection of writings by legal luminaries is the only book to offer sharp insights into each of these crucial rulings. Justice M.B. Lokur writes on the issues that affect the transgender community; Justice B.D. Ahmed elucidates on Muslim law in the modern context; and Justice A.K. Sikri addresses the fundamental concept of dignity, which binds together all the essays in this book. Some of the best-known names in Indian law - Mukul RohatgiMadhavi DivanMenaka GuruswamyArundhati Katju and Saurabh Kirpal - offer legal perspectives of judgements on sex, sexuality and gender. From petitioners like Ritu DalmiaKeshav Suri and Zainab Patel, we hear personal narratives of being a part of the LGBTQ community in India, while journalist Namita Bhandare provides a powerful account of the struggle against sexual harassment.

An unprecedented documentation of the rulings that have set a standard for the rights and liberties of sexual minorities and women in IndiaSex and the Supreme Court is also an invaluable record for posterity - for it reveals the power of the country's courts to uphold the privacy, dignity and safety of its citizens.

 
 

Review

Praise for the book:

'Sex and the Supreme Court is an important contribution towards understanding the role of the Supreme Court as an agent of social change in the context of its decisions on gender and sexuality.' – Telegraph

'Lucidly written and with little legal jargon to impede the non-initiated reader, the book shines because Kirpal takes pains to set up the broad points of the law, what's at stake and the delicate balancing act that is required of judges when deciding on questions of rights and community, and on religious edicts vs individual freedoms or autonomy.' – 
Hindustan Times

'Some of the articles emerge as powerful stories that help the reader go along on a corporeal and emotional journey from uncertainties to celebrations, and are not just absorbing and amusing, but also stimulating, stirring and thought-provoking. A must-read book.' – 
Tribune

Book Description

Petitioners such as celebrity chef and author Ritu Dalmia and five-star hotelier Keshav Suri have contributed personal narratives on their experiences around the laws.

About the Author

After studying physics at St. Stephen's College in New Delhi, Saurabh Kirpal read law at the University of Oxford and did his master's in law at the University of Cambridge. He worked briefly with the United Nations in Geneva before returning to New Delhi. He is a designated Senior Counsel and has been practising law at the Supreme Court of India for well over two decades and has appeared in a range of matters involving fundamental rights. His clients cross the political and ideological spectrum. He was the counsel for Navtej Johar, Ritu Dalmia and others in the case that led to the striking down of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
 

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