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The Law of Guardianship in India
By Raka Chatterjee and Smita Kumari A Feminist Approach In India the first and foremost or the official guardian of a child is one’s father and not the mother and this has been very well enshrined in the laws and statutes relating to the law of guardianship in India under Hindu law. The laws governing…
Copyrighting Genetic Information
By Priyanka Kher Science and technology continues to envelop almost every sphere of human life; it has even come to redefine the sacrosanct cycle of birth and life. The perfect example lies in the entire gamut of genetically engineered organisms and the possibilities attached therewith. In order to regulate this development, legislators and legal commentators…
Independent Directors — A Critical Study
By Manjunatha N G Introduction Independent Directors play a pivotal role in maintaining a transparent working environment in the corporate regime. The Companies Act, 1956 does not expressly provide for Independent Directors except Clause 49 of the listing agreement that is applicable on all listed companies which mandates the appointment of Independent Directors on the…
Crimes under Nirbhaya Act, 2013
By Dr. Petikam Sailaja Introduction The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 commonly known as the Anti-Rape Bill came into force on Wednesday, April 3 after President Pranab Mukherjee put his signature into the Bill. Thereafter this Bill called as The Nirbhaya Act, 2013. The need for a strict law to deal with sex crimes against…
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the Sikhs
By Anoop Bose. The honorific Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was the best Bengali friend and admirer of the Sikhs. After Bose resigned as the President of the Congress party on 29th April, 1939 and called a meeting at Sadananda Park, Kolkata, on 5th May, 1939, hundreds of Sikhs attended the meeting. Some came all the…
Battening Down the Hatches — A Legal Perspective on the Response to Piracy in the Murky Waters of East Asia
Author Unavailable Introduction Piracy has forever terrorized seafarers. It has always been a far greater fear than any other peril at sea, especially on the coasts of Somalia and in the Strait of Malacca. Recognizing such hardships at sea, the United Nations as well as the International Maritime Organization has formulated policies and undertaken legislation…
Promotion of Scientific Temper in Society
By Ashwin N. Karia A new chapter on Fundamental Duties (Article 51A) was added by an amendment to the Constitution of India. Article 51A(h) speaks about the scientific temper. It reads: “It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.” Importance…
Titanic v Costa Concordia
By Capt. A. K. Bansal On April 15, 1912, TITANIC foundered after hitting an iceberg while cruising at full speed in the North Atlantic. Out of 2,224 lives on board, 1,514 lives were lost. It was reported that RMS Californian was only a few miles away, but she did not receive Titanic’s SOS. Her radio…
German Orange Book Defense — A Critical Analysis
By Nilotpal Shyam With the advancement in technology the meaning and ambit of property widen up and hence the creation of human being involving the skill and labour was started being protected. The Intellectual Property regime and litigation is prominent in various countries of the world due to this very reason. United States is said…
New Insider Trading Norms
By Suriti Chowdhary and Shivani Vij Introduction The menace of insider trading was recognised and curbed by the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992, which came into force on 19th November, 1992. In order to bring clarity in the nature of offence, the amendment of 2002 was made by SEBI, followed by the 2008…