Arundhati Katju
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Country
India
Birth - Death
1982 -
Occupation
Law, Academic
Description
Lawyer at the Supreme Court of India. Successfully argued the case for decriminalization at the Supreme Court in 2018. Her law practice encompasses white collar defence, general civil litigation, and public interest cases. Has also taught white-collar defence at the National Law University, Delhi. TedX speaker. Awarded the Human Rights Fellowship by Columbia University, New York (2016). Worked with India’s National Commission for Protection of Child Rights to draft the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. Partner is fellow lawyer Menaka Guruswamy.
