Why Does A Gay Judge Scare The Indian Government?

India, April 10 -- If you have clicked on this article to know whether Senior Advocate, Saurabh Kirpal, can be a rainbow crusader against the injustices being institutionalised in the modus operandi of the Indian Judiciary, then this article might disappoint you.

But if you want to know what does the government's attitude towards an openly gay advocate reflect about your membership of this democratic country then hold onto this 3 min read.

Photo: The Week Context Saurabh Kirpal is a Senior Advocate of the Delhi High Court. He was recommended to be elevated as a judge by the Delhi High Court collegium headed by J. Gita Mittal in 2017. Since then, Kirpal's name has been deferred four times citing various reasons.

Recently, the Indian gover...