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Shirish Has Litigated Complex Cases

Testimonials​​Landmark Cases
Ms. Chotalia is well known for her Cases 
Fighting for the Rights of:
  • RCMP Sikh Canadians to wear the turban 
  • Nannies & Gay Canadians
  • Differing Ability Persons & Disenfranchised Persons

Grant v. Canada A.G (1995) 125 D.L.R. (4th) 556 (F.C.A.) aff'd (1994) 81 F.T.R. 195 (F.C.T.D.)(Reed J.) 
Sikh RCMP officer found to have a constitutional right to wear turban and government’s decision to accommodate him was required to protect freedom of religion.  The Judge wrote,

"The defendants and the intervenors, particularly the 
able argument of Ms. Chotalia for the Alberta Civil Liberties
Association, turn the plaintiffs' argument respecting discrimination on its head.
 They argue that the Commissioner's decision was designed to prevent discrimination occurring to Khalsa Sikhs. As such they argue that that decision offends none of the provisions of the Charter, indeed that it is required by section 15 of the Charter." para 103

​Defending the rights of gay Albertans early on

​Vriend A.G. v.  Alta. [1998] S.C.J. No. 29  (SCC) appealed from [1996] 5 W.W.R. 617 37 Alta. L. R.  (3d) 364 (Alta.C.A.)

Exclusion of "sexual orientation" in Individual's Rights Protection Act violates s.15 of the Charter and was "read in" (constitutional remedy) to provide access to Human Rights Commission process 

Successfully suing Mobil Oil for gender discrimination

Walsh v. Mobil Oil (2008), 296 D.L.R. (4th) 178 (Alta. C.A.) (appeal from Q.B.)
Alberta’s first female  “landman” found to be victim of gender discrimination and retaliation by Mobil Oil.​
Successfully taking on environmental causes early on

Friends of  Athabasca v. PHAAB & Al Pac [1996] 4 W.W.R. 604, 181 A.R. 81 (Alta. C.A.)  appeal from [1994]  6 W.W. R. 267 (Q.B.)
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Waste management approval - public interest standing for environmental groups
Helping Nannies Pro Bono 

Felipe v M.E.I. [1994] Imm 5296-93 (F.C.T.D.)

Judicial review challenging medical inadmissibility provisions being then s. 19(1)(a)(ii) Immigration Act on basis of violation of s. 15 Charter – applicant contracting breast cancer in Canada and being subject to removal; See alsoTuringan v  M.E.I. (1993) 72 F.T.R. 316 (F.C.T.D.)(A.C.J. Jerome) Judicial review – judgment establishing the unique nature of foreign domestic worker program; duty of fairness
A Link to some of her cases is found online.

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