Legal Wires
Nishant Singh Rawat
Nishant Singh Rawat, a PhD scholar in law at the University of Delhi with degrees in Physics, Law, and LL.M., has 4 years of teaching experience. Passionate about legal philosophy and governance.
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Forest Rights Act: A legislation for the unheard
Indian Forest Act, 1927 came as to recognize forest rights but it did least for tribal communities.
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Drunken Driving: Menace on the road
A police officer in proper uniform is empowered under Sec 202 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to arrest any person without a warrant if a person commits an offence under Sec 185 in his presence.
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Child Pornography: A disturbing trend in Lockdown
Under Indian law, we were unable to define child pornography for a long time. Earlier, child pornography was taken in reference to Sec 293 of IPC, 1860, but that is totally disparate from what it actually means.
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Supreme Court rejects petition for transparency in the enlistment of cases by the Registry
On 6 July, 2020 Supreme court bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer rejected a writ of Mandamus under Art 32 of the Constitution of India against various officers of the Registry of Supreme Court and Union of India.