Payal Chawla It was November 2, 2028. The festive lights had dimmed, but the haze lingered—thick, gray, and suffocating. Delhi, long accustomed to its annual battle with winter smog and stubble burning, now faced an unprecedented crisis. This time, the air wasn’t just polluted; it was poison. I woke up in the dead of night,…
Should there be mandatory paternity leave? Killing two birds with one stone – encouraging greater involvement of fathers in raising children, while also reducing workplace discrimination against women for taking maternity leave. Watch today’s episode of We Women Want on Newsx. https://youtu.be/5kKgMmB4YLs?si=jajX-m7grU5HE3u6 With Priya Sahgal, Farah Kidwai and Dr Vimal
In a recently released office memorandum dated June 3, 2024, the government outlined new guidelines for arbitration and mediation in contracts related to domestic public procurement. While the memorandum ostensibly promotes mediation, it explicitly signals a shift away from arbitration for government undertakings. Consequently, once the current pipeline of arbitration cases dry out, future contracts…
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My remarks at the Conference hosted by the World Bank at Washington DC on Justice and the Rule of Law Global Forum Bridging the Gender Gap in Access to Justice Panel Discussion Remarks by Payal Chawla I am a domestic abuse survivor. I have also endured pregnancy and young motherhood discrimination at the hands of…
The recent ruling by a three-judge bench in the case of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. v. Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt. Ltd. (“DMRC case”) has drawn significant criticism from legal scholars and practitioners. However, this criticism may be somewhat misplaced. The primary criticism appears to focus on the exercise of curative jurisdiction. However, just…
Recently, while at the Delhi High Court, I overheard a young lawyer remark, “This coat and heat will be the death of me.” At first, this comment might seem like it came from someone privileged, especially compared to the daily wage workers and policemen enduring the same sweltering conditions. However, the truth is that this summer…