Satish v. The State of Maharastra – The Object and Effect
Payal Chawla TW: SEXUAL ASSAULT, KIDNAPPING A minor girl child of 12 years leaves her home looking for a guava. She is lured by a neighbour, into his home, on the pretext of giving her the fruit. He then touches her breasts and attempts to pull down her salwar. The shouts of the […]
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Aug 20
Sushant Singh Rajput: Rhea Chakraborty on ‘media trial’ after Bollywood star’s death
By Geeta PandeyBBC News, Delhi Just two months after Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai apartment, his actress girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty has found herself at the centre of a vicious hate campaign led by some of India’s most high-profile journalists and social media trolls. Rajput was a rising star in […]
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Aug 20
Tragedy As Circus
Misogyny, clamour for vigilante justice, mark discussions of Sushant Singh Rajput case What the investigation holds tomorrow no one can say, but to condemn a person without conviction, seeking vigilante justice is reminiscent of “dunking” — you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Meenakshi Arora & Payal Chawla The recent debate has […]
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Mar 20
JusContractus: Pioneering law-from-home in times of Covid Interview with Payal Chawla, Founder JusContractus
By Women’s Era Magazine How is JusContractus coping with the changes to the work regime due to the Covid-19 pandemic? Obviously, this is a difficult time emotionally. But on the work front, we are actually doing quite well. The shift to remote working is a challenging transition for some, but for JusContractus, the work-from-home regime isn’t […]
Women’s Day Special
Women’s upliftment and the sisterhood: A Women’s Day special with Payal Chawla, founder of India’s only all-women law firm Bar & Bench, Pallavi Saluja Payal Chawla is the founder of India’s first and only all-women law firm, Juscontractus, which was recently photographed by Lynn Johnson of National Geographic as part of their coverage of the centenary of women securing the right to vote […]
An Inspiring Life
Sushma Swaraj belonged to all of us, she leaves behind a lasting legacy. Meenakshi Arora & Payal Chawla Every once in a generation, there comes a leader who provides a beacon of hope. For our generation that leader was Sushma Swaraj. As women lawyers, her journey was so personally inspiring to us. But the truth is […]