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Indian Labour Laws Still Need Fixing
Ever since the formalization of the industrial sector, the working class has been at the receiving end of the ill treatment meted out to them by their employers. Their illiteracy further added to the systematic exploitation and discrimination at the hands of the employers, for whom profits took precedence over everything else, including the health…
The Pardon Power
The laws of every country provide a process for forgiving individuals found to be victims of what Hamilton, in Federalist Paper No. 74, calls ‘unfortunate guilt’. Pardon or clemency can be used to achieve justice by individualizing sentences and remitting undeserved punishment. It rests on a vision of human nature that is fundamentally less pessimistic,…
Interviewing Neeraj Kishan Kaul
BY LAWZ BUREAU. “there is no easy money in litigation“ Despite coming from a legal background and studying abroad, Neeraj Kishan Kaul had to start his legal career like any other fresher. Belonging to a family of known lawyers, Mr. Kaul always wanted to be an arguing counsel. After completing his studies in the late…
The New Age Law Firms
INTRODUCTION Changes in society, the speed at which transactions are done in this era of modern communication, as well as the growing internationalisation of the practice of the legal profession, have already led to change and will lead to further changes. This is what is affecting the legal industry. The lawyers profession is no-longer just…
Prestige: The Liability of the Master
BY CAPT. A. K. BANSAL. Prestige: The Liability of the Master THE LIABILITY OF THE MASTER On Nov. 13, 2002, the Bahamas flag, single hull, Aframax tanker Prestige suffered structural damage in heavy weather off Portugal. There was an explosive sound and a severe shudder of the hull. The ship started to list within 5…
Beating Men at the Dowry Game
BY MONICA KHURANA. BEATING MEN AT THE DOWRY GAME Has dowry become a euphemism for extortion? Marriage is a sacramental union in the Hindu faith. In India there is no greater event in a family than a wedding, dramatically evoking every possible social obligation, kinship bond, traditional value, impassioned sentiment, and economic resource. In the…
Biotechnology: Risks and Benefits Involved
BY ASHISH RANA. BIOTECHNOLOGY: RISKS AND BENEFITS INVOLVED Biotechnology & Trade Laws Biotechnology is a revolutionary technology. It has opened up myriad avenues for the human regime to grow and alter its future. Biotechnology allows the humans to tamper the genetic structure of any organism and thereby making it more compatible and beneficial to human…
Public Interest Litigation and the Balco Employees Union Case
BY S. KANAGASABAI MOSES, SENIOR ADVOCATE. Public Interest Litigation and the Balco Employees Union Case In the matter of Balco Employees Union Vs Union of India, the judgement was delivered by Kirpal, J. on behalf of the other judges V. Shivraj Patil and P. Venkatarama Reddy. In this case many a question of constitutional importance…
Interviewing Ranjit Kumar
“THERE ARE SOME BLACK SHEEP IN OUR PROFESSION” From a service class family, Mr. Ranjit Kumar came to Delhi to take the civil services examination. However, he could not clear the interview session and as such could not qualify for the IAS. He never gave it a second attempt and opted to concentrate on his…
Whither United States of America
BY CAPT. ASHOK BANSAL. Whither United States of America January 1, 2002. A few dozen villagers were killed when U.S. “smart bombs” tried to smoke out the Taliban and Osama bin Laden from their U.S.-built, U.S.-financed high-tech caverns in Afghan mountains. George Bush calls it ‘operation enduring freedom’. Enduring freedom for whom? On the same…