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The Abrogation of Article 370: Questions of Constitutionality and Constitutionalism

The Abrogation of Article 370: Questions of Constitutionality and Constitutionalism

Introduction​: Through 3 legal documents Presidential order withdrawing special status of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Presidential order abrogating Article 370 and Passing of an act by Parliament which carved out two union…

Traditional Knowledge as a Protection Under IPR – Indian & International Scenario

Traditional Knowledge as a Protection Under IPR – Indian & International Scenario

Introduction Around the world there are various communities that possess knowledge which is gained by them through experience and through inheritance transferred from generation to generation. This inherited knowledge can be said…

Nirbhaya Verdict: Justice Served or Justice Delayed?

Nirbhaya Verdict: Justice Served or Justice Delayed?

On the 16th night of December 2012 a horrific incident claimed the life of a 23 year old Nirbhaya. There were 6 hideous men jointly responsible for having committed this brutal crime.…

FEMINIST VENGEANCE OVER CLEAN-HANDED MEN

FEMINIST VENGEANCE OVER CLEAN-HANDED MEN

Feminism means credence that women’s should have the equality of opportunity, of rights, etc. as men have. Nowadays in India the definition of feminism is getting unoriginal, most of the women are…

The Need for Legal Reforms in the promotion of Human Rights

The Need for Legal Reforms in the promotion of Human Rights

“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”   ― John F. Kennedy Introduction Since the days of the Indus Valley Civilization, Indian culture has…

THE CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT, 2019

THE CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT, 2019

INTRODUCTION: The bill to amend the principal Act of Citizenship of 1955[1], was brought during the winter session of the parliament, the moment the bill was introduced in the parliament it arouse…

Uniform Civil Code

Uniform Civil Code

India takes its pride in the fact that it is the embodiment of different religions, cultures, customs and languages and to preserve this heterogeneity, India has different laws for different religious groups…

LAW AND RELIGION: AN ANALYSIS INTO THE INDIAN JUDICIARY’S INTERFERENCE WITH RELIGION

LAW AND RELIGION: AN ANALYSIS INTO THE INDIAN JUDICIARY’S INTERFERENCE WITH RELIGION

Law and religion are closely related. Framing of rules and merely asking the subjects to abide would not create any sort of discipline in the society rather it would provoke them to…

THE CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT, 2019 (CAA) –  INDIA’S CONDITIONAL LOVE FOR PERSECUTED MINORITIES

THE CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT, 2019 (CAA) – INDIA’S CONDITIONAL LOVE FOR PERSECUTED MINORITIES

In words of Justice Learned “Any democracy which looks to the court to save it is probably already doomed!” For the past few months country has witnessed protests which spread like Molotov…

SECURITY CAMERAS: THE LENS WHICH IS TOO TRANSPARENT

SECURITY CAMERAS: THE LENS WHICH IS TOO TRANSPARENT

There is nothing more enticing then knowing that the device that was put up with the sole purpose of protecting you and granting you safety is the one that is violating your…

TRANSGENDER BILL

TRANSGENDER BILL

INTRODUCTION The Transgender bill finally became an act in the parliament with majority of 74 votes, defeating opposite party by 55 votes and signed by president August 5th 2019. Root of this…

THE STATE’S POLICY  OF LEGAL WRONGFUL CONFINEMENT

THE STATE’S POLICY OF LEGAL WRONGFUL CONFINEMENT

SYNOPSIS Introduction History Article 22 Of The Constitution- Protection Against Arrest And Detention “In Certain Cases” Article 22(7), The Tip Of An Iceberg National Security Act, 1980 Armed Forces (Special Powers Act),…

THE DATA PRIVACY LAW IN INDIA

THE DATA PRIVACY LAW IN INDIA

In 2017, the Indian Supreme Court declared the ‘Right to Privacy’ to be a part of the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution in the case of…

ALL ABOUT ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN INDIA

ALL ABOUT ANTICIPATORY BAIL IN INDIA

Bail Bail is defines as a conditional release of a person who has been held under legal custody, by understating a promise to be present for court dates and police interrogations when…

CORONA VIRUS: CURFEW AND THE LAW

CORONA VIRUS: CURFEW AND THE LAW

Corona virus has taken over our lives in a very drastic manner, recently the Indian Prime minister announced a nationwide lockdown that will come in effect from midnight of 25 March for…

THE ANDHRA PRADESH CRIMINAL LAW (AMENDMENT) ACT 2019  [DISHA BILL, 2019]

THE ANDHRA PRADESH CRIMINAL LAW (AMENDMENT) ACT 2019 [DISHA BILL, 2019]

INTRODUCTION The Andhra Pradesh Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2019 [Disha Bill, 2019] was enacted to guarantee severe discipline in violations against women. This Bill has been drafted to accelerate the preliminary procedure…

MOB LYNCHING IN INDIA

MOB LYNCHING IN INDIA

INTRODUCTION Mob Lynching despite the fact that is an alternative lexicon in Indian situation yet has been originating every now and then through the world society for quite a long time. Lynching…

THE THREAT OF IDENTITY THEFT

THE THREAT OF IDENTITY THEFT

INTRODUCTION With the Internet, current society is associated now like never before. Consistently, the risk of data fraud keeps on developing. With progressions in innovation come unfamiliar vulnerabilities that permit thieves to…

POLITICS OF DEFECTION

POLITICS OF DEFECTION

INTRODUCTION This anti-defection law has controlled parliamentary conduct for more than 25 years now. Even though it has the advantage of giving solidness to governments and guaranteeing faithfulness to party proclamations, it…

EMERGENCY ARBITRATION: AN ABSENT CONCEPT

EMERGENCY ARBITRATION: AN ABSENT CONCEPT

In a world where everyone is always in a rush, a world where quick fixes and easy results are desired a new legal remedy has emerged, Emergency Arbitration (EA). As the name…

CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF ABORTION LAWS IN INDIA

CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF ABORTION LAWS IN INDIA

INTRODUCTION Abortion has consistently been a questionable issue since old occasions. Previously, Abortion was considered as an unthinkable in India. In present day times, the well-known propagator of peacefulness, Mahatma Gandhi cited,…

ABOLITION OF DEATH SENTENCE: THE PREVAILING NEED IN THE INDIAN SCENARIO

ABOLITION OF DEATH SENTENCE: THE PREVAILING NEED IN THE INDIAN SCENARIO

Introductory Remarks Powerful argument for the abolition of death penalty is based on the Report of the Royal Commission on Capital Punishment. “There is no clear evidence … that the abolition of…

IMPACT OF CORONA OUTBREAK ON COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

IMPACT OF CORONA OUTBREAK ON COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

INTRODUCTION Corona virus Disease (COVID-19) was proclaimed as a general wellbeing crisis of global distress by the World Health Organization on 30 January 2020. It has required governments, and especially social insurance…

THE POOREST PAYS: HAS INDIA BEING FAIR TO THE POOR DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC?

THE POOREST PAYS: HAS INDIA BEING FAIR TO THE POOR DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC?

“We are not all in the same boat. We are in the same storm. Some of us are on superyachts, some of us have just the one oar.” – Damian Barr The…

OFFICE OF CJI NOW COMES UNDER THE RTI ACT: IS IT JUSTIFIED?

OFFICE OF CJI NOW COMES UNDER THE RTI ACT: IS IT JUSTIFIED?

INTRODUCTION After almost a 12-year protracted battle for accountability and transparency in the judiciary, the Supreme court on 13 November 2019, in a landmark judgment titled Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), Supreme Court…

APPEALS UNDER THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908 – A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY

APPEALS UNDER THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE, 1908 – A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY

Introduction Appeal as a concept has been imbibed in the Civil Procedure Code under Section 96 which goes onto state that “Save where otherwise expressly provided in the body AP of this…

CHALLENGES AHEAD IN LEGAL SECTOR POST COVID 19

CHALLENGES AHEAD IN LEGAL SECTOR POST COVID 19

INTRODUCTION It’s conceivable that the coronavirus risk will in the end blur, as the Ebola, Zika, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) infections have as of late. The last episode of the…

ANALYSIS OF PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT

ANALYSIS OF PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT

INTRODUCTION Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 was brought to combat against the criminal offense of permitting the pay/benefits from an unlawful source. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 empowers the…

Enabling the Constitution – Asserting the Right of dignity and Equality of persons with disabilities

Enabling the Constitution – Asserting the Right of dignity and Equality of persons with disabilities

Talking about disability, let’s try to first understand what disability actually means, According to World Health Organization “Disability is an impairment that may be cognitive, development, intellectual, activity, limitations, sensory or some…

ADMISSIBILITY OF NEURO-SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE IN COURT

ADMISSIBILITY OF NEURO-SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE IN COURT

Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system in order to understand the regulation of body and behaviour by the brain. Advance medical science is capable of identifying deception by shooting infrared…

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT ACT, 2019

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT ACT, 2019

INTRODUCTION The legislature enacted the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2019, to amend the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.The Law Commission in its 267th report taking note…

UNPREDICTABLE ACCIDENTS: ACT OF GOD

UNPREDICTABLE ACCIDENTS: ACT OF GOD

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mudita Dubey is currently in her 4th Year pursuing BBA LL.B (Hons) from Amity University Jaipur Abstract: This article the author discusses about a legal defence under law of…

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE LAW: BALANCING INNOVATION WITH LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE LAW: BALANCING INNOVATION WITH LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing field that is transforming many aspects of modern life, including the legal industry. With the increasing use of AI in legal research, contract review, and…