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INDIRA JAISING
Advocate , Supreme Court of India
Indira Jaising is an advocate of the Supreme Court of India . She is an Indian lawyer noted for her legal activism in promoting human rights causes .
Indira has argued several cases in relation to discrimination against women , including Mary Roy ’ s case , which led to the grant of equal inheritance rights for Syrian Christian women in Kerala , and Rupan Deol Bajaj , the IAS officer who prosecuted KPS Gill for outraging her modesty . Incidentally , this was one of the first cases of sexual harassment that was successfully prosecuted .
Among others , Indira also argued the case of Githa Hariharan , in which the Supreme Court held that under the Hindu law , the mother was also the ‘ natural guardian ’ of her minor children , so that the children could also bear the name of the mother .
She is Founder Secretary of ‘ The Lawyers ’ Collective ’, an organization that provides legal funding for underprivileged sections of Indian society .
November 2017 | Legal Era | www . legaleraonline . com