The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy (‘Vidhi’) and the Keshav Suri Foundation (‘KSF’) made submissions about how laws could be made queer inclusive to the High Powered Committee set up post the Supreme Court’s judgement in Supriyo v. Union of India.

To center queer voices, KSF and Vidhi organised three public consultations. These consultations were attended by around 150 stakeholders including members of the community, lawyers, queer civil society, activists, and other interested stakeholders. They were aimed at understanding the lived experiences and demands of the community to inform the direction of law reform.

Queering the Law: Beyond Supriyo

Based on the submissions to the Committee, KSF and Vidhi have finalised four policy briefs titled ‘Queering the Law: Beyond Supriyo’. These simple and accessible policy briefs outline law and policy measures that the State can undertake to recognise rights of the community across four key areas: families, discrimination, healthcare and violence.

The objective of these briefs is to aid advocacy and strategic litigation efforts by queer civil society and allied stakeholders to push for queer inclusive law reform at both the Union and State level. They hope to serve as a resource for debate, deliberation and strategy building, while outlining potential interventions across identified sectors.

Launch Event

KSF and Vidhi are organising a day-long event to formally launch Queering the Law: Beyond Supriyo by centering queer voices on July 12, 2025 (Saturday) at the LaLit New Delhi, Barakhamba Road.

Event Schedule

10:00 am – 10:05 am: Opening Remarks by Dr. Jyotsna Suri (Chairperson and Managing Director, The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group,
Past President, FICCI, and Trustee, KSF) and Mr. Keshav Suri (Founder, Keshav Suri Foundation, Executive Director, The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group)

10:05 am – 10:55 am: Fireside chat with Elisha Vermani (Journalist, The Wire) in conversation with Vidhi Fellows on ‘Queering the Law: Beyond Supriyo’

10:55 am – 11:45 am: A Dialogue Based Panel with Koyel Ghosh (Managing Trustee, Sappho for Equality), Aishwariya Ayushmaan (Drag performer and Co-Lead, Housing and Land Rights Network), Soham Basu (Marsha Against Discrimination) and Dr. Souradipta Chandra (Consultant Physician & Head of Operations, Helvetia Medical & Diagnostic Center and Chief Medical Advisor, KSF & The Lalit Group of Hotels)

11:45 pm -12:15 pm: The future of Queer Rights in India: Hon’ble Justice (Retd.) Sanjay Kishan Kaul

12:15 pm -12:40 pm: Public Release of Policy Briefs ‘Queering the Law: Beyond Supriyo’ with remarks by Senior Advocate Arundhati Katju and Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy

12:40 pm -1:30 pm: Theatre of the Oppressed: An Interactive Theatre Experience

1:30 pm -1:45 pm: Closing Remarks by Senior Advocate Saurabh Kirpal

1:45 pm – 2:15 pm: Lunch