Category: Legal Articles

Can Merely Referring to Feelings of One Community or Group Without Any Reference to Any Other Community Amount to Hate Speech?

Author: Utkarsh Singh; Amity University, Lucknow INTRODUCTION Amid enormous political, social, and conservative perspectives, the world is seeing a fight against one another through words. It will not say that the occasions aren’t far when another sort of war will begin by this discourse through online media and parties. Dehumanizing and stigmatizing are new weapons

Laws for Data Protection in India

Author: Shreya Singh; Amity University, Lucknow I. INTRODUCTION We are living in a time where the security of individual information has gotten unpreventable. Nations everywhere in the world are refreshing their laws for handling information. The headway of the innovation and the dynamism of the lawful world gives a standpoint of security and information assurance

Duties of Bailor and Bailee

Author: Rishi Tibrewal, Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University Introduction: Bailment means a relationship in which one person’s personal property is temporarily held by another person. The ownership of the products or items is with one person and the possession is with another person. There are several circumstances in which this takes place. Bailment is therefore an important topic

Concept of Revocation of Gift

Author: Anisha Tak, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab Introduction The Transfer of Property Act was enacted in the year 1882. This act established uniformity in the regulation of the transactions associated with the transfer of immovable property. Before the formulation of this act, there were a lot of conflicts in dealing with such

Succession to benefit of Contract

AUTHOR – NISHTHA MAHAJAN, UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LEGAL STUDIES, PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH INTRODUCTION  According to Section 2(h) of The Indian Contract Act, 1872, “ An agreement enforceable by law is a contract”. As all agreements are not contracts, some essentials should be fulfilled to make one as mentioned in Section 10 of The Indian Contract

Right of Dead Persons

Dignity to Dead?? Right of Dead Persons Authors: Paras Batra and Yashu Rustagi, Faculty of LawUniversity of Delhi An unheard message from the dead: “I lived my whole life following others’ wishes. Let me follow my own wish in my death.” Recently what we have witnessed is undignified treatment and disposal of the dead bodies

Witch-Hunting in India

Witch Hunting in India: Most atrocious form of violence against women. Author: Shubhangi Singh Rajora In India, from antiquity, several evil practices have been followed, which include the dowry system, sati pratha etc. The belief system of our society has with the development of economic as well as education been able to eradicate many of

Media Trial

Media Trial – Destruction of Justice system Author: Aditi Arora, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies, IPU Media and Media Trial Media, primary means of mass communication, incorporating Television, newspaper, internet, radio, which ultimately influence people at large scale. It plays a crucial role in swaying public’s perception. Media Trial, traced back its origin from

Closed Doors, Open Windows to New Crimes

CLOSED DOORS, WINDOW TO NEW CRIMES Author: Sabrin Philip, B.Sc(Honors)Forensic Science, currently pursuing M.A Criminology with specialization in Forensic Psychology, National Forensic Sciences University, Gujarat , India. Co-Author: Krupa Nishar, Ph.D.(pursuing in Forensic Psychology), MSc Forensic Psychology Assistant Professor, National Forensic Sciences University, Gujarat, India. Introduction: Crime did not dry up completely during the pandemic;

Farm Bill: An Analysis

Author: Vaishnavi Dandotikar, ICFAI Law School, Hyderabad Recently, farmers all over India carried out large-scale protests against the Central Government’s new amendments to the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee Act. The farmers were unhappy about the proposed (now legislated) reforms which the government has implemented in order to achieve their goal of doubling farmer’s income by

Gram Swaraj and Local Self Government

Gram Swaraj and Local Self Government Author: Stuti Agarwal, School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University) 1. Introduction Gram Swaraj also called village self-rule, was a pivotal concept in Gandhi’s thinking. According to Gandhi’s thought, the village was his priority for political and social organization. The village was his center of attention for this organization.

Evolution of Supreme Court in India

Evolution of Supreme Court in India Author: Stuti Agarwal, School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University) Introduction The idea of dharma or law in ancient India was encouraged by the Vedas which includes various regulations and directives of the management and rites and put together in Dharma Sutras, which were used in various Vedic schools

Industrial Democracy: A Way Forward

Authored by- Stuti Agarwal, School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University) INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY: A WAY FORWARD 1. Introduction The category ‘labour’ is encompassed within the concurrent list of the Indian Constitution. The Parliament has passed three labour code bills on September 22 namely- (a) The Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2020 which effectively entails the