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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Digital Divide: When discrimination becomes ‘Digital’
The digital divide is a term that refers to the gap between demographics and regions that have access to modern information and communications technology, and those that don’t or have restricted access. This technology can include radio, mobile, television, personal computers, and the internet.
FUNDAMENTALS OF LEGAL RESEARCH AND LEGAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Ms. Bhavna Sharma is a graduate of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi and post-grad. from Jamia Millia Islamia, currently pursuing her PhD from RML National Law University, Lucknow.
Toyland: A Model for Ram Rajya
Originally the true meaning of Ram rajya can be grasped from various verses in the Yuddh Kaanda of Valmiki’s Ramayan and Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas. It was repeatedly heard from Mahatma Gandhi for his vision of future India.
@openprisonvoices: A new vista into India’s Open Prison Reforms
The criminal justice system in India works on the strength of four pillars namely Police, Courts, Prisons, and Legal aid. Also called as correctional centres, prisons are the institutions which mainly focus on the behavioural improvement and rehabilitation of the prisoners.
Sustainable Development Goals: From a distinct lens
Equality, basic human rights such as food, drinking water, safe environment are summum bonum for human existence. Sustainable development goals are an echo of these basic human rights.
Decoding the Law and Dilemmas of Suicide: The Sushant Singh Rajput case
The demise of Sushant Singh Rajput, Bollywood actor has created a surge of controversy and debate around the issue of suicide.
Are Policemen also human? Indian Law doesn’t think so!
Policing in India falls under the State list with each State governing their police force. This kind of policing was established in India by the British after the first major rebellion by Indians in 1857, famously called the Sepoy Mutiny.
Resolution of Intellectual Property Disputes through Arbitration in India
The concept of arbitration in cases of disputes centered on intellectual property raises a plethora of advantages. It is time and cost effective. It also ensures confidentiality.
Electoral Reforms In India: Issues And Prospects
Elections are inalienable to any democratic system and in order to ensure the free and fair conduct of elections, an efficient and dynamics electoral law is needed.
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.
More rights, fewer remedies: judicial pronouncements and its own discontents
Constitutionally speaking, the Supreme Court of India stands to be the custodian of fundamental rights. However some argue that it has become more as a pronouncer of the rights than ensuring their enforcemnet.
Is the E-court system possible in present India?
Ms Kaviya is a law graduate from Faculty of Law, University of Allahabad and has pursued her LLM in constitutional and administrative law from Amity University.
Illegal Migrants: The new ‘Thugs of Hindostaan’ Part-1
The Karnataka High Court issued a Bail order dated 19th May, 2020 wherein, it issued some controversial anti-migrant observations. Such observations were unsubstantiated, and seemingly inspired from the fake anti-migrant sentiment propaganda, widespread on social media. The case marks one of the fir
Rights of Interstate Migrant workers in the light of COVID-19 pandemic
Since the industrial revolution labour rights are an essential for the economic and social development. The labour movement has been very effective in the enactment of the labour laws of the 19th and 20th century.
Rethinking MGNREGA: Potential and Need in the hour of COVID-19 pandemic
Introduced in 2005 by the Government of India, MGNREGA is considered one of the world’s most efficient poverty alleviation schemes. The idea was to provide direct supplementary wage employment to the rural poor by providing them work in public sectors.
Fundamental Duties: Is the unaccountability justified?
A chapter of Fundamental Duties was added under Article 51A by the Constitution (Forty-Second Amendment) Act, 1976, to compliment the Directive Principles of the State Policy under Part IV of the Constitution. All these duties are of constitutional consequence and legal significance.
Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: We don’t need Doctors, we need Oswalds
This paper tries to elucidate the ground picture of mentally-ill people living in India and the need for the country to address it and find solutions.
The dichotomy between Human Right Violations and Corporate Social Responsibility in India
By Mohammad Adil Ansari & Shivani Chauhan Abstract There is
Crash Landing on You: Korean Drama, The Dilemma of Law versus Morality
Crash Landing on You is a hit South Korean Netflix Series which was released in December, 2019. Soon after its release, it became the second highest rated Korean Tv show in history. The show is set against the backdrop of the North-South hostilities and depicts a love story between two star-crossed
Supreme Court strikes down RBI banking ban on cryptocurrency
The Supreme Court’s judgement is an example of the country’s top court respecting RBI’s autonomy while fostering responsive regulation. This should not be mistaken as judicial activism, as it has reinforced the powers of the central bank and its unique role in the economy