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Fiscal Policy and Taxation by Prof. (Dr.) Laxmi Parihar
Introduction: Fiscal Policy plays very important role to affect aggregate demand, price level, cost condition, rate of interest, money supply, international trade, financial markets and the overall growth of the economy through the changes in public expenditure, public debt and taxation. It is very important tool of macroeconomic policy, which has the ability to influence […] -
The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1993 and the Status of Rural Local Governance in India in Last Two-Decades by Shaliesh Kumar & Sumit Kumar
It has been two decades since the Panchayati Raj system got the constitutional mandate of being the third-tier of democratic governance in India. Still, the lack of devolution of functional and financial powers being supported by the lack of will power of legislative and executive authorities has made it a toothless tiger and a mere […] -
DNA Banks: An Orwellian Dystopia by Aishwaria Iyer & Anjali Kumar
Introduction The science of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), in many ways, holds the key to a better future, however, the same key can be used to unlock a Pandora’s box. In September 2012, the Supreme Court of India passed an order in response to a petition filed by the NGO Lokniti raising concerns about over 40,000 […] -
Conservation of Linguistic Minorities by Imposing Mother Tongue as a Medium of Instruction in Education at Primary Stage by Jitesh Maheswari
Introduction Linguistic minorities are among those sections of minorities which has a distinct language of the society. They are indigenous people and belong to a particular tribe. The language which they use is only spoken between themselves. They depict the culture and the heritage of the country. If the language which is spoken between them […] -
Jurisprudence of Human Rights Violations and the “Responsibility to Protect” Doctrine by Kavya BS
INTRODUCTION The nineteenth and twentieth century has been an era of wars and revolutions, that of Industrialization, Colonization, and the World wars. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the world changed significantly during this period. Not just did the political system, individual lives were affected to a great extent. The social and educational system […] -
Human Drug Testing Clinical Trials, Unethical Practices by Soma Hegdekatte
Venkatamma’s eyes fill with tears when she remembers the fateful day of 21th Jan 2010. The vivid memory of finding her daughter’s motionless body still haunts her. The doctors stated ‘suicide’ as the reason of death on the death certificate. But Venkatamma knew otherwise. Her daughter had been in excruciating pain for the past few […] -
The Law of Statehood: A Contemporary Perspective by Anrinita Guha and Aparajitha Narayanan
INTRODUCTION: The study of a legal system without a clear conception of who or what fall under the ambit of ‘persons’ is a dangerous manoeuvre with a significant multitude of consequences. A subject of international law is an entity possessing international rights and obligations and having the capacity to a) maintain its rights by bringing […] -
The Fault in Our Starry Ads: A View on Celebrity Endorsements and Law in India by Pooja Ghosh
‘All that glitters is not gold.’ This is a phrase which was taught to every child in the moral science class. Children did get it when they read the textbooks but, after closing the book, the Television pulled the same trick on them. It allured them by using big influential pop stars and cricketers. Misleading […] -
Questioning the Quorum: A Fresh Look into the Doctrine of Stare Decisis by Uday Bedi
Introduction P.A. Inamdar & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.[i] is famous for its stand on article 30(1) and its interpretation of T.M.A Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka.[ii] It is one of the classic examples that shows how the doctrine of stare decisis works in India. A brief summary of the case is […] -
Strict Indian Patent Law Regime for Granting Pharmaceutical Patents, Boosting Our National Interest or Taming MNC’s: A Conundrum by Pratik K Chaudhary
Introduction:- The world had to undergo the wrath of two world wars to get convinced that war is not a way to attain supremacy. Rampant usage of armaments and warheads will no longer be the means to claim the ultimate world ranking position. Rather than fighting, boosting the Countries technological and scientific development along with […]