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Reading Down Section 377 : The Road Not Taken by Trishna Das & Saujanya Sreejan
INTRODUCTION “Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?” -Earnest Gaines In the true sense of the word, this quote from Gaines did not apply to our Indian culture, not until the British arrived in the sixteenth century and embarked the amalgamation of the […] -
Removal of Governors: A Fraud on the Constitution by Aaditya Dighe and Nikhil Iyer
Introduction The removal of incumbent Governors by a newly formed Central Government has been a recurring trend in Indian polity. This trend, which started in 1977 with the rise of the Janata Party right after the emergency proclaimed by the Indira Gandhi led Congress Government, has refused to die down. It has been a trend […] -
Negative Effect of Kompetenz – The Only Way to Save Arbitral Law in India by Aniket Ghosh
Introduction and Background Litigation in India is a terrrible business. Sometimes even the simplest of cases, can drag on for years. As of September 4th, 2014, the judicial system is staring at a staggering figure of 31.3 million pending cases.[1] There are many ways in which a case can be delayed, be it by way […] -
Judiciary at the Crossroads – An Eternal Debate on Judicial Appointments by Abhilasha S G & Medha M Puranik
INTRODUCTION The judiciary is one of the pillars on which the edifice of the constitution is built. The role of judges is indispensible in the delivery of justice. The judiciary seeks to ensure that all the organs of the state are within its powers, thereby ensuring rule of law. Besides this, the judiciary assists in […] -
Witch Hunting: The Silent Form of Gender Based Violence and the Need to Bridge the Rural Urban Divide by Bipasha Saikia
Introduction Industrialization was introduced in India during the colonial times and was concentrated in only a few areas. More than 74.7 percent of the population in India still lives in rural areas and 24.3 percent inhabit urban areas.[i] Post independence, India began to industrialize on its own instead of exporting raw materials. Till 1980, the rural and the […] -
Copyright Laws: A Boundation to Mass Education by Kartik Arora
INTRODUCTION As we all know that education is foundation of any nation. It is said that “knowledge is the light of the nation”. This concept has been also been recognized by Universal Declaration On Human Rights, that education is the only key which can make an individual active in the society[i]. In the words of […] -
Codification of Parliamentary Privileges in India: An Unexplored Dimension of Law by Harshad Kapoor
INTRODUCTION “The law is not only be devilled with uncertainty, at the best the archaic and arbitrary character of the law is offensive to modern thought. At worst it is a dangerous trap to the public outside Parliament we think the best solution of this problem will be to codify the law and practice relating […] -
Evaluating Women’s Rights Jurisprudence in India: In the Light of Lajja Devi and POCSO Act by Carmel Sharma and Aman Saxena
Introduction The menace of child marriage has been deeply rooted in the Indian society, primarily emanating from male patriarchy and parochialism which considers daughters as ‘paraya dhan’ and a burden on the family. It is discharged by marrying off the daughters at an extremely tender age. The State has, in the aftermath of Phulmonee’s case[i] […] -
Financial Relationship Between the Centre and the States by Ankita Bhadouriya
INTRODUCTION Intergovernmental financial relationship in a federal state is an important matter. It is considered as the heart of whole federal polity as it affects the very working of the polity. To maintain a balanced financial relationship between centre and units of federation i.e. states is a difficult exercise. Finance being an essential pre-requisite of […]