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The Company That Isn't Selling — OYO's Zero-OFS IPO
OYO's zero-OFS IPO, and the case for a software business wearing a hotel uniform. A reading of Oravel Stays' ₹6,650 crore fresh issue: what the absence of an Offer for Sale signals, how an asset-light AI-run platform earns software-like margins inside hospitality, and where the real risks sit.
Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2017: Parody or Necessity?
INTRODUCTION Since Independence and even before that, advocates held a
Dr. Ambedkar on Marxist Idea of Religion
– Shivani Chauhan, Mohammad Adil Ansari Introduction When we look
Khaki Mafia: Torture, Impunity and Indolence
The National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT) in its “India: Annual Report on Torture 2019” reported that a total of 1,731 persons died in custody during 2019, i.e. death of about five persons daily.[13] Out of which 1,606 deaths were reported in judicial custody and 125 deaths in police custody.
Arjun Panditrao Khotkar case: The Story of Electronic Evidence so far
The law on admissibility of electronic evidence, has long been in a state of befuddlement. In the past the Supreme Court in different cases has iterated different positions on the issue, confounding the matter into much disarray. The Apex Court tried to finally settle the issue indefinitely though i
Need for Statutory Regulation of Working Conditions of Domestic Workers
Need for Statutory Regulation of Working Conditions of Domestic Workers
Decoding Fashion Industry: Need for Fashion Law
Fashion exists in myriad forms in everyone’s life; it is a multilingual concept that speaks for each individual in its own way. As an industry it has turned into a global phenomenon treated with utmost regard and principles- over centuries
JUSTICE KULDIP SINGH: Remembering the ‘Green Judge’
The tenure of Justice Singh as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India was a little over eight years. His tenure marked a plethora of prodigious landmark judgments in the realm of environment law.
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.
Principle of non-retroactivity of penal statutes: A Fundamental Human Right?
“no one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a criminal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed.”
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.
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.