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This Article is written by Varnika Verma student of  Chanakya Law College, Kumaun University, Uttarakhand. Legal Research: Legal innovation is known as Legal Research which is of great significance to study. There is no universal definition of Legal Research. Many Researchers’, law experts and Jurists have defined the term at regular intervals. So it can be said … Read more

Relation between the 42nd Amendment and 44th Amendment explained by Bharatee Preeya A.K.   42nd Amendment: The most controversial and debatable piece of constitutional amendment ever taken in India since 1950 was none other than the Forty-second Amendment. The Constitutional Act,1976 received the assent of the president on 18th December 1976. Some of the provisions … Read more

This Article is written by Hitakshi Maggo from Fairfield Institute of Management and Technology. INTRODUCTION Jallikattu is a type of sport with a use of bulls which was played in Tamil Nadu on the occasion of Pongal that’s why it is also known as Mattu Pongal. It was played as a part of celebrating Pongal, a … Read more

This Article is written by Varnika Verma student of  Chanakya Law College, Kumaun University, Uttarakhand. Pre-Censorship Prior inhibition is a censorship that is imposed by a government or organisation or an institution on the expression that restrains specific instances of expression. It is in covenant to censorship which inaugurates general subject matter restrictions and reviews … Read more

This Article is written by Ashima Gupta student of VIPS, Delhi. INTRODUCTION A proposal to get the approval of the Cabinet for the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was circulated in January 2021 and during the Budget session the new bill was tabled in the Parliament. It is very likely that the Bill will be pushed for passage … Read more

This Article is written by Ashima Gupta student of VIPS, Delhi. In the case of Amit Sahni v. Commissioner of Police and Ors (commonly known as the ‘Shaheen Bagh case’) the Supreme Court of India delivered an important judgment touching upon the right to protest and the extent of the right. The case was filed as a … Read more

This Article is written by Hitakshi Maggo student of Fairfield Institute of Management and Technology, New Delhi.   INTRODUCTION Alternative Dispute Resolution (hereafter referred to as ADR) is also known as appropriate dispute resolution. There is no such prescribed definition; it is a term which is used to identify different techniques and approaches aimed at … Read more

This Article is written by Madhvi  student of UILS, Panjab University. CHANDIGARH. INTRODUCTION With the beginning of Covid-19 pandemic in the country, the Central Government, Ministry of Home Affairs in exercise of powers secured down prohibitory orders, popularly known as the lockdown orders in the whole country. The orders included the schools to be closed. The … Read more

This Article is written by Ashima Gupta student of VIPS, Delhi. INTRODUCTION The Government of India framed the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 to transform the digital information ecology in India. The new Information Technology Rules have been passed under the Section 69A(2), Section 79(2)(c) and Section 87 of the … Read more

Probation means ‘testing of a person’s capacity, conduct or character especially before he is admitted to regular employment.’ Read more at: https://bit.ly/2V4DfRM

This Article is written by Anurag Choudhary student of Delhi University. ABOUT THE CASE In this case the question arose that – “Whether succession to the property of a Goan situated outside the region of Goa in India will be Governed by the Portuguese Civil Code of 1867, as applicable in the State of Goa … Read more

This Article is written by Abhinandan Sharma student of  Symbiosis Law School, Noida. INTRODUCTION Recently Supreme Court in Indus Biotech Private Ltd. v. Kotak India Venture Fund adjudicated on a matter related to the scope of an application filed under Section 7 of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as IBC, 2016). … Read more

This Article is written by Ashima Gupta student of VIPS, Delhi. INTRODUCTION The Government of India enacted the GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI, 2021. The Govt. of NCT OF Delhi Act was first introduced in the Lok Sabha on 5th March 2021. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on 22nd March 2021 and by … Read more

This Article is written by Adv. Ishank Goswami. Where do the evils like corruption arise from? It comes from the never-ending greed. The fight for a corruption-free ethical society will have to be fought against this greed and replace it with ‘what can I give’ spirit.                                                                              – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Whistleblowing … Read more

This Article is written by Anurag Choudhary student of Delhi University. INTRODUCTION An affidavit is a self-made willing declaration made by an affiant or deponent (one making the affidavit) under an oath or affirmation administered by a person duly authorized by law. It traces its root from a Latin word which connotes “pledge one’s faith”. … Read more

This Article is written by Hia Sharma student of Himachal Pradesh National Law University Shimla. Introduction The Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act of 1991 found its base during the Babri Masjid- Ram Janmabhoomi dispute. The dispute was at its peak during the early 1990s period. Further there were two other mosques also which were … Read more

This Article is written by Saksham Suneja student of Modi Law College, Kota. “WITHOUT PRIVACY THERE WAS NO POINT IN BEING AN INDIVIDUAL” – JONATHAN FRANZEN INTRODUCTION Privacy is the foremost demand; every man seeks to live happily in this modern era. The Internet has engrossed the whole world and with the advancement of Information and Communication … Read more

This Article is written by Vanshika Jain, student of University Law College, Bangalore University.   Introduction The Indian Constitution envisages the right to a fair trial, the right to defend, the right to be heard,  and the presumption of innocence as facets of Article 21. In order to achieve these objectives, there are various procedural … Read more

This Article is written by Hia Sharma, student of Himachal Pradesh National Law University Shimla.  Promulgation of Ordinances The term ordinance means an order of the authority. It is a law or decree promulgated by the centre or the state government. The ordinance making power of the executive is meant for those situations and the … Read more

This Article is written by Nashita Nazneen. A, student of  B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology INTRODUCTION The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 hereinafter referred to as the ‘POCSO Act’ is a law to protect children from offenses of sexual assault, harassment, and pornography. It incorporates child-friendly mechanisms … Read more

This Article is written by Malaya Joshi, student of The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences INTRODUCTION The date 26th April, 1973, is of great significance for the citizens, as well as for the constitutional history of our country, as on this day the Supreme Court of India ‘formally’ introduced the doctrine of basic … Read more

This Article is written by Vivek Verma student of SJMSOM, IIT Bombay.  Farmers from the states of Punjab, Haryana, and other parts of India have been seen undertaking strong protests against the three farm bills introduced by the Government of India. The President of India gave his assent on September 27 to the three ordinances … Read more

This Article is written by Oishee Chaudhuri, student of Heritage Law College. Introduction: “Why would anyone write about unilateral contracts today? American scholar, Karl Llewellyn argued convincingly more than forty years ago “that unilateral contracts are rare, unimportant and should be relegated to the freak tent” The essence of the argument since has modified according … Read more

This article is written by Dev Agarwal, a student of Heritage Law College INTRODUCTION Gambling in India is governed by the Public Gambling Act, 1867 but all the State Governments  do possess power of making their own respective legislations regarding this matter. The word “Gambling” has been defined nowhere in the Act. The meaning of … Read more

This Article is written by Nashita Nazneen. A, a student of B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology Crescent School of Law. INTRODUCTION Many Supreme Court judgments have changed the face of Indian polity. The Maneka Gandhi case was conveyed on 25th January 1978 and it adjusted the scene of the Indian … Read more

This Article is written by Vedant Tapadia, student of Hidayatullah National Law University. INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court on April 9, 2019, in the matter of Satish Chandra Verma vs. Union of India, has reiterated that right to travel abroad is an important basic human right. A Bench comprising of Justice M.R. Shah was adjudging an … Read more

This Article is written by Adv.  Anchal Chhallani, she is an Legal Associate at LawDocs. INTRODUCTION Considering the current scenario of a huge backlog of consumer cases, the Legislation has included mediation as a way to resolve consumer disputes. Mediation as a consumer dispute resolver has been introduced by the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. This … Read more

This Article is written by Manasvita Tejsi, a student of Rajiv Gandhi National Law University. INTRODUCTION The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 20th September2020 and was passed on 21st September 2020. The FCRA, Bill faced tough opposition yet it was passed. The Bill seeks to amend The Foreign … Read more