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The Indo-China War of 1962 and the Role of the United States under the Stewardship of President Kennedy
By Anoop Bose, Advocate, Supreme Court of India The relations between India and the United States reached their highest point during President John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s tenure that witnessed the historic genesis of the ebullient ‘Nehru-Kennedy Spirit’. Welcoming our first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his fourth visit to the United States at the Andrews…
Reflections on Female Foeticide
By Dr. Divya Tiwari The problem of female foeticide is a challenge to humanity. An act leading to the death of a female foetus. The blatant act of emphasizing preference for a boy. This phenomenon has existed for centuries now and the Asian region is culturally and socially more engulfed in it. However, our concern…
Geographical Indication
By Dr. Sailaja Petikam In respect of any agricultural goods, natural goods or manufactured goods or any goods of handicraft or goods of industry including foodstuff, there was no specific law governing geographical indications of such goods which could adequately protect the interests of producers of such goods. To prevent unauthorized persons from misusing geographical…
GST & Registration: What the Importance of Registration Is for All Those Affected by the GST
By Altamush Zafar, CA at PL Tandon & Co. Registration is a very important aspect in any tax law. It affects our procedural compliances and how we are assessed. Therefore, it is very important at the time of registration to determine under which category registration should be taken or whether registration should be taken or…
Uniform Civil Code: Masked Intentions
By Hamda Akhtarul Arfeen Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is mentioned in Article 44 of the Indian Constitution under the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). The issue of Uniform Civil Code has been ignited by the question of the legality of Triple Talaq under Muslim Personal Law. The Britishers framed the personal laws of India…
Unspoken and Regrettable Events in Judiciary
By Sunkian Porwal The independence of the judiciary is granted by the Constitution to protect the rights of the citizens, but regrettably nowadays it is shielding the rights of the judges. One should not make fun of the judiciary, but what can we do when officers of Court act like a satirist. In this article…
Ramjas Clash: Not As Plain As It Seems
By Bharti Garg Stephen G. Tallentyre had once remarked, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to death your right to say.” This is what a healthy democracy predicates — ‘a marketplace allowing free trade of ideas where the best of truth is the power of thought to get itself accepted in…
Recovery of Dues by Banks under SARFAESI Act, 2002
By Dr. Sailaja Petikam Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest, 2002 (SARFAESI Act, 2002) has created a new legal framework, new concepts about security and new procedures for recovery of dues by banks and financial institutions. This Act extends to the whole of India including the State of Jammu &…
Refugee Law in India: Need of the Hour
By Pulak Chugh “No one leaves home unless / Home is the mouth of a shark / You only run for the border / When you see the whole city running as well.” — Warsan Shire Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States, recently ordered a four-month suspension of America’s refugee programme which has…
Traditional Practices v/s Animal Rights
By Dr. K. Rajani Kumari In the recent past, the Supreme Court upheld the rights of animals and birds to lead a life of “intrinsic worth, honour and dignity”, even at the cost of traditional faith and practices of human beings. In the wake of the Supreme Court judgment, the present paper throws some light…