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The Issue with having an Exception to a Rape Law
BY Anjali Agarwal The Indian Penal Code was drafted in 1860. We have come a long way since the year 1860, especially in terms of human rights and mindsets. The same has also been reflected through recent developments made within the IPC itself, such as the striking down of section 377, which repressed members of…
Archaic Adultery Law Abolished
BY ARUSHI SRALECH. Recently the Supreme Court of India struck down a 150-year-old regressive law which made adultery a criminal offence. Under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, a man who knowingly gets sexually involved with the wife of another man, without the consent of husband, is liable to be punished with imprisonment of…
LGBT Rights recognized in India – A Landmark and Historical Judgement
BY ANSHAT AMITESH. Recognition of the LGBT rights has been in controversy, worldwide, for one reason or the other. LGBT rights have made significant progress over the past few years needless to say only in some parts of the world. In many countries, they still face widespread stigmatization and persecution, and in a surprising number…
History and Development of Schedule 9 of Constitution of India
BY … India is predominantly an agrarian society of which three-fourth of total population is mainly dependent on agriculture and rural economy for their livelihood. Pre-Independence, a huge majority of population was living in rural areas and their living conditions were so deplorable as a result of policies of British Government. To cut out unhealthiest…
Artificial Intelligence & Its Impact On The Legal Profession
BY ANOOP BOSE. Information Technology has wormed its way into every conceivable sphere of human existence, and the law is no exception. The legal profession, historically of traditional course, is increasingly being influenced by new technologies. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potentiality to affect the manner in which the legal work would function in the…
Role of Women in Fighting Climate Change
BY APOORVA TOMAR. Role of Women in Fighting Climate Change Ecofeminism: Philosophical Aspects of Relationship between Women and Nature Women and Nature have always been equated in the past and societies, which initially revered both as Gods, have dominated and exploited them in every possible manner for their own selfish interests and convenience. The recognition…
Amar Sonar Bangla – My Golden Bangla
BY ANOOP BOSE, ADVOCATE, SUPREME COURT OF INDIA. Amar Sonar Bangla – My Golden Bangla On 19th July,1905, George Nathaniel Curzon, better known as “The Lord Curzon of Kedleston”, the last Viceroy of India, announced the first partition of Bengal that eventually split the undivided Province of Bengal into two parts with effect from 16th…
Laws to Recovery of Loans by Banks and FIs
By Dr. Sailaja. Petikam After liberalisation of the Indian economy in 1991, Banks and Financial Institutions (FIs) have been experiencing considerable difficulties in recovering loans and enforcement of securities charged with them. The procedure for recovery of debts due to the banks and FIs, which was then followed, was by the filing of civil suit…
India’s LGBTQ Rainbow Finally Shines
By Arushi Sralech On 6th September 2018, India’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling confirming the right of the country’s LGBT people to express their sexuality without discrimination. In the landmark judgment, the Supreme Court decriminalised same sex relationships and partially scrapped the archaic section 377 drafted by the British administration back in the 1860s…
Advertising And Its Effects
By Mehr Kaur After globalization, India is rapidly embracing consumerism. Competition in the market has increased manifold and the producers face an increasing need to attract customers to buy their products. Therefore, a lot of tactics are employed to lure the audience. It affects the consumer’s freedom of choice, purchasing behaviour and may sometimes prove…