Arundhati Katju and Menaka Gurusamy are renowned legal personalities who played a major role in striking down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and decriminalizing homosexuality in India
Here are some amazing facts about the educational and professional achievements of these brilliant lawyers-
Arundhati Katju
1. A lawyer admitted to practice in India and New York, Arundhati received her BA LLB (Hons.) degree from National Law School of India University
2. She also received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Columbia Law School
3. A niece of former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju , Arundhati is an independent litigator combining commercial, white collar defense, and public interest practice
4. Some of the landmark cases which she litigated include Navtej Singh Johar v Union of India, landmark LGBT rights case where Indian Supreme Court struck down Section 377, India's sodomy law.
5. Besides practicing in courts, Arundhati also served as a Visiting Faculty in National Law University Delhi and as a Staff Associate in Columbia Law School
Menaka Gurusamy
1. Menaka is currently serving as a Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of India
2. She holds a BA LLB. (Hons.) degree from National Law School of India University
3. She also took her academic career up a notch with the acquirement of BCL, LLM and D. Phil. degrees from University of Oxford and Harvard Law School
4. The daughter of former BJP strategist Mohan Gurusamy, Menaka been visiting faculty at Yale Law School, New York University School of Law and University of Toronto Faculty of Law
5. Her practice at the Supreme Court of India covers areas of White Collar Defense, Constitutional Law, Corporate Law and Arbitration