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CONUNDRUM SURROUNDING VACCINATION IN INDIA: A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE

31 May 2021 03:50 AM IST

India is currently witnessing several problems such as a shortage of medicines and medical staff due to the catastrophic pandemic. Vaccines are being administered to the citizens and hence, one needs to look after the issues associated with the ongoing largest Covid-19 vaccination drive in India. The two major issues

THE DEAD BODIES SAGA VIS-À-VIS HOLY RIVER GANGA

29 May 2021 09:12 AM IST

River Ganges is the most sacred river in Hinduism and also called a lifeline of India, Ganga is regarded as a goddess because the river provides a lifeline for millions of Indians who live along its path and rely on it for their daily necessities. Hindus believe that bathing in

SEX ON THE FALSE PROMISE OF MARRIAGE: IS IT RAPE OR NOT?

29 May 2021 09:08 AM IST

In the past few months much has been said on this topic. I hereby share my views in light of the recent events and support the same with a list of landmark case laws. WHAT THE LAW SAYS The world got divided into two parts after the Hon’ble Orissa High

HOW IMPORTANT ARE MOTIVE, PREPARATION AND PREVIOUS OR SUBSEQUENT CONDUCT UNDER SECTION 8 OF THE EVIDENCE ACT?

28 May 2021 07:26 AM IST

BACKGROUND Let me first of all start by recalling what Section 8 of the Evidence Act envisages before dwelling in detail on the importance of motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conduct which any court or judge has to take into account before according conviction or acquittal to any person

‘VAN GUJJARS’ FORCED TO SURVIVE IN CONDITIONS BELOW ANIMAL EXISTENCE: UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT DIRECTS GOVT TO PROVIDE THEM WITH FOOD, HOUSE, MEDICINES

27 May 2021 09:35 AM IST

While making a strong observation that Van Gujjars families are forced to live in open tents, in an open field, under the open sky, the Uttarakhand High Court just recently on May 25, 2021 in a brief, balanced, brilliant and bold judgment titled Think Act Rise Foundation Through Arjun Kasana

RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN: DELHI HIGH COURT ORDERS REMOVAL OF JUDGEMENT LINK OF MAN ACQUITTED IN NARCOTICS CASE

27 May 2021 09:31 AM IST

Delhi High Court granted an interim relief to the petitioner i.e., an American citizen of Indian Origin by directing Indian Kanoon to block the judgement of his acquittal under NDPS Act from being accessed by using search engines such as Google/ vLex. The order is till the next day of

WHY SC VERDICT IN LALIT KUMAR JAIN VS UNION OF INDIA & ORS CASE WILL RING LOUD AND CLEAR ACROSS BUSINESS COMMUNITIES

26 May 2021 08:26 AM IST

A bench comprising of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Nageshwar Rao and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ravinder Bhat (“Hon’ble Court”) vide its final Judgement and Order dated 21.05.2021 upheld the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (hereafter referred to as “the Code”) relating to the insolvency of personal guarantors, which were brought

GENDER-NEUTRAL MAINTENANCE NEEDED: REVISITING SECTION 125 OF CR.P.C

26 May 2021 08:23 AM IST

The gender-neutral movement primarily aims to eradicate the gender-based distinction enumerated in the laws. It asserts that each law which intends to guarantee social equity should not stay limited to a particular sexual orientation. For example, the movement contends to eradicate the male-female paradigm attached to rape in Indian laws

PLANNING A BUSINESS TRIP OR A VACATION STAY AT HOTELS? KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

25 May 2021 11:24 AM IST

On a fundamental level, the hospitality business has a simple practice: As is frequently said, it adds up to placing heads in beds. In any case, managing to find the heads to be placed in the beds is a complex task and requires the organisations to discover a lot of

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT ONLINE WORKPLACE

24 May 2021 02:11 AM IST

In these times of pandemic when states are under lockdown and working online from the comfort of home has become an acceptable practice for most of the companies and organizations and due to this the dynamics of digital social status are also changing from day to day, the workplace has

INCREASING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE

24 May 2021 02:09 AM IST

In modern societies, the concept of maximized justice of individuals, especially that of the subaltern section of the society, comes in conflict with that of the interest of the state and societal perceptions of restrictive justice. It can be often seen that this restrictive form of justice favours the male-dominated

CUSTODIAL VIOLENCE: INJURY OR SCAR ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL FACE OF LAW?

22 May 2021 07:08 AM IST

“We are deeply disturbed by the diabolical recurrence of police torture resulting in a terrible scare in the minds of common citizens that their lives and liberty are under a new peril when the guardians of the law gore human rights to death. ” BACKGROUND The phenomenon of custodial violence

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