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The Supreme Courts quashing of FIRs against Jantar Mantar protesters, coming after Dharmendra Pradhans resignation, shows how sustained peaceful protest from Gandhis Duty of Resistance to Ambedkars Educate, Agitate, Organise continues to hold power accountable in India.
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In this extract from her book Courting Equality: Landmark Cases in the Battle for Womens Rights, Mihira Sood traces the legal history of the Sabarimala exclusion as she argues that the ban on menstruating women is not a nuanced religious requirement but a form of untouchability the Constitutions framers deliberately left room to address.
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