The Leaflet

2 weeks ago | theleaflet.in | Kashish Aneja |Lawrence O. Gostin

THIS YEAR’S WORLD HEALTH DAY falls against the backdrop of strained multilateralism and a crisis in global health funding. World Health Day serves as a stark reminder that good governance, sustained financing, and collective action are essential to safeguard public health worldwide. It is crucial, at this juncture, to reflect on the United States planned withdrawal from the World Health Organization (‘WHO’) and dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (‘USAID’).

3 weeks ago | theleaflet.in | Nizamuddin Ahmad Siddiqui

Nizamuddin Ahmad SiddiquiDr. Nizamuddin Ahmad Siddiqui is researcher and co-founder of Project Mishkat, a platform to facilitate legal discourse on Muslim identity in India. Dr. Siddiqui has previously taught at Jindal Global Law School, National University of Juridical Sciences and Aligarh Muslim University. He is interested in the intersection of law, religion and identity.

3 weeks ago | theleaflet.in | Nizamuddin Ahmad Siddiqui |Mohd Rehan

TWO INTERPRETATIONS of the phrase ‘possession of land’ are being forwarded by the Supreme Court of India – first, that the ‘land’ and the ‘structure’ built over it are two separate entities, and second, that the ‘land’ and the ‘structure’ built over it should be considered one and the same. The second understanding, that ‘land’ includes things embedded in the earth such as scaffoldings for a building, has been a well settled principle of property law for centuries.

1 month ago | theleaflet.in | Astha Saxena

The term Adivasi, or literally ‘original inhabitant’ enfolds not only those categorised as Scheduled Tribes under the Constitution, but also those who perceive themselves as indigenous peoples and are yet to receive that constitutional recognition. THE question of equality for Adivasi* and other forest dwelling women contains discussions on multiple layers of discrimination, all of which are not necessarily based on gender.

2 months ago | theleaflet.in | Ajay Kumar

It has been 67 days since Justice Shekar Yadav of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad made a speech to members of the legal cell of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a Hindu right wing organisation. In his speech on the Uniform Civil Code, which he delivered on court premises, Justice Yadav did not shy from using Islamophobic slurs, such as kathmulla.