PIL

What is a PIL – What every citizen needs to know

An individual or a group of individuals can file a PIL directly in the Supreme Court of India if they feel that the government has undermined their interests. When such a situation arises, the Supreme Court upholds public good. A PIL is available to the people for securing public good. There is no statutory definition […]

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UNIFORM CIVIL CODE

BLOG- NEED FOR A UNIFORM CIVIL CODE

NEED FOR A UNIFORM CIVIL CODE- India is rich in culture, heritage, languages, castes, creed, and religions, and thus different sects of people act differently. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 governs marriage and divorce among Hindus. Marriage Ceremonies form an essential condition whereas registration is optional. It also covers divorce and maintenance. Succession among Hindus […]

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HOMOSEXUALITY in India

BLOG- Recognising Homosexuality in India

HOMOSEXUALITY in India – Ever since we got independent, the Indian judiciary approach to homosexuality in India has been unjustified. Whereat one end the court successfully established rule of law through series of judgement, the court has unsatisfyingly denied a significant population their right to equality. During that era 70s and 80s, the court became […]

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Karnataka Election

Karnataka Election Disaster: For once, Modi’s endeavours didn’t pay off

Karnataka disaster adds to Narendra Modi’s burden in front of 2019: For once, PM’s endeavours didn’t pay off

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STATUS OF CHILDREN

BLOG- STATUS OF CHILDREN IN OUR SOCIETY WITH PROVISIONS OF CONSTITUTION

STATUS OF CHILDREN IN OUR SOCIETY WITH PROVISIONS OF CONSTITUTION India being the second largest populated country in the world has a huge number of children. The population of children in India is approximately 35 million of the total population. Poverty often cited as the most common ground for the violation of the rights of […]

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How To Manage Your Studies And Co-Curricular Activities Inside The Law School

BLOG- How To Manage Your Studies And Co-Curricular Activities Inside The Law School

How To Manage Your Studies And Co-Curricular Activities Inside The Law School? A great scholar once remarked,” Education is a weapon which no misfortune can depress and no enemy can snatch.” In the era of 21st century, education doesn’t mean pure academic education but it is a new type of education focusing on incorporating three […]

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Aadhaar linking

Aadhaar- SIM card Linkage: SC order or Govt. Direction?

On the final Aadhaar hearing, Day 33, Rakesh Diwedi, senior counsel, referred to the Department of telecommunication’s circular, in his arguments, of date 23 March, 2017, directing all telecom operators for conducting re-verification of existing pre-paid and post-paid connection users, based on Aadhaar based KYC, in furtherance to the order of apex court in Lokniti […]

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Company Law Board

Company Law Board and NCLT- A comparative study

INTRODUCTION Company Law Board in India was an entity that was given the power of adjudication of company law case. After the amendment in Companies Act in year 2013, this power was given to National Company Law Tribunal. This power came by the notification from Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The basis of this notification was […]

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Sabha

INTERNSHIPS- Intern at The Sabha [Kolkata, Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad]

ABOUT- There is internship opportunity at The Sabha organisation in different cities like  Kolkata, Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad. The Sabha aims to bring out the stories of university students, and travellers from different Indian cities & other cities around the world. The part-time internship is allowed. WORK TO DO- Comment on recent judgements; Write about organizations […]

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health care

SUPREME COURT- SC dismisses the plea of Paramparya Vaidyas (Right to life and proper health care)

Last week, the Supreme court of India subjected the right of practicing the medical profession under the ambit of Right to life and proper health care of patients. Keeping the view of not only the right of medical practitioners but also the right of life and proper health care people who need medical care and […]

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RIGHT TO CHOOSE life partner

Right to choose life partner: Fundamental right

Introduction Right to choose own life partner is a Fundamental right, held in a writ petition of Shakti Vahini v. Union of India. The judgment is expressing  the “malaise” of honour killing emerged from “deeply entrenched” belief in caste system. Honour killing is homicide of family members, in a belief that victim has bought dishonor to the […]

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Pregnancy Case

SUPREME COURT- SC failed to address women’s right to their bodies in 24-week Pregnancy Case

The Supreme Court’s request passed yesterday on account of “Ms X” v Union of India is a cop-out on a critical issue — the protected right of a lady to have self-rule over her own body with regards to a pregnancy. While it has enabled the applicant to end her pregnancy based on medicinal exhortation […]

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