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- Opinion
- 29 Jun 2024
- 1 min read
7-yr jail for marriage fraud, 1 yr for forced labour. What’s worse though?
This opinion was published in Times of India on June 29, 2024.
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Naveed is Senior Resident Fellow and Lead with the Criminal Justice Team at Vidhi. His work focuses on decriminalisation of India's legislative landscape and reimagining India's approach towards Crime & Punishment. Previously, Naveed has worked on criminalisation of drug use and evaluated the government response to increasing violence against women. Naveed holds an undergraduate degree in law from National University of Law, Punjab and a Masters in Law from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
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Ayushi is a Research Fellow in the Criminal Justice Reforms team at Vidhi. Prior to joining Vidhi, Ayushi worked at Nirma University as an Assistant Professor and National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar as a Teaching and Research Associate. She has also worked with the Logistic Division, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and advised on issues related to Maritime Regulatory Framework. Ayushi graduated from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL) in 2018 with a BA., LL. B (Hons.) and obtained her LLM degree in Constitutional and Administrative Laws from the Indian Law Institute, Delhi in 2019. She is currently pursuing her doctoral studies at National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU) where her research is focused on violence against sexual minorities.
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Aayush is a Project Fellow working at Vidhi, Delhi. His interest lies in the legal and structural design of public institutions - particularly the executive government and administrative agencies- with the objective of improving state capacity. He has advised Ministers, Parliamentarians, Legislative Assembly Members, bureaucrats and regulators on legal implications of executive proposals, litigation strategy relating to state policies, and questions around federal administration in India. Prior to joining Vidhi, Aayush worked as a Chief Minister’s Urban Leaders Fellow with the Government of Delhi, as a Law Clerk to a Supreme Court judge, and as a LAMP Fellow to a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha. With combined experiences across the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary, Aayush's primary focus remains at the intersection of law and government structure. Aayush graduated from NALSAR, Hyderabad in 2018. He is a Madhubani artist with his own entrepreneurial venture, an un-trained but avid singer, enjoys cooking, and is an aspiring mixologist.
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