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Anti defection Law in India

Defection by legislatures occurs in various democracies, which ultimately undermines the stability of the cabinet. So, to strengthen democracy by bringing stability to the administration and ensuring that a defecting parliamentarian does not jeopardise it, an Anti-defection law has been introduced.

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Shinzo Abe: Assassination of Japan’s longest serving PM

Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader, has died in hospital after he was shot at a political campaign event. This incident will send shivers down your spine as the former PM Mr Abe was shot twice while he was giving an election campaign speech in the southern city of Nara, after which he immediately collapsed and was taken to the hospital.

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Blasphemy law in India : How India fights blasphemous attacks?

In search of Gods, are humans losing humanity? The act of beheading of a Hindu tailor in Udaipur for a social media post supporting Nupur Sharma over her “blasphemous” remarks against Prophet Muhammad had set the entire nation on fire and was considered by the Centre as an act of terror. So, the question here is, "Is there an urgent need for blasphemy laws in India?" What are these laws? Will implementation of such laws help in combating these terror incidents? In this article, we will be discussing all these issues.

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CLAT UG 2022 Current Affairs Analysis

For 2022, out of 60,895 registered candidates, 56472 candidates appeared for CLAT UG 2022. Based on the overall analysis, this year the paper for CLAT 2022 was a bit lengthy yet moderately easy. Given this, in this article, let’s do a quick & detailed analysis of the entire question paper of CLAT UG 2022, which contains:

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CLAT PG 2022 Exam Analysis: Subject-wise Analysis & Expected Cut-off

Do you want to give a headstart to your preparation over other aspirants for the CLAT PG exam?💭 We definitely assume yes, for an answer. But first of all, you must be aware of the most common mistakes the aspirants make during the PG exams, such as making unintelligent choices, not devoting proper time, panicking during the exam, doing improper research, etc. 🤯. So, it's important to overcome these mistakes and start with the preparations beforehand. Then why not begin with the past year's paper analysis?🧠

Criminal Law

Criminal Procedure Identification Bill 2022

It is an undisputable truth that the conviction rate in our country is very low & the conviction in IPC offences is about 40%. In states like West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Odisha and Karnataka it is less than 10%. In India, 9 out of 10 accused in sexual offences are let off in these states.

Legal

Child Adoption in India- Laws & Procedure

‘Every child has the right to love and be loved’- Supreme Court (Laxmi Kant Pandey v. UOI)

Constitutional developments

Article 21 of the Constitution

Article 21 is the soul of the Indian Constitution. It contains an ocean of rights. The Supreme Court of India has given it a living body by expanding its scope and ambit. This makes the Article a complete theory to be researched.

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Sex Workers, Prostitution and Grey Areas in India

Sex workers face continuous brutality, violence from clients and banishment from every community activity and even their own family. The recent release of the movie Gangubai Kathiawadi, which revolves around the life of a sex worker turned campaigner, has once again brought the topic into the spotlight.

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What are election laws & how are elections held in India?

India holds the world's largest election with over 96 Crore voters that's more than the population of all European countries combined!

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Hijab Controversy Explained

You might have heard about the recent controversy regarding the hijab ban, but before getting into it we must understand that the word hijab is not defined anywhere in the Quran. It only talks about a partition or curtain and is to be used by the wife of prophets. They were supposed to be covered not just in their garments but also in the space that they occupy. Numerous girls across different States are protesting the hijab ban.

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Rights of Daughters in Father's Property

Wondering if daughters have a right to inherit property? Or Are daughter’s coparceners in father’s ancestral property like sons? In India, daughters' rights on their father’s property have always been in controversy and even after several judgments, dilemmas on the same haven’t been resolved whether it’s the landmark case of Vineeta Sharma or any other. It’s a known fact that women have always been treated inferior to men, both in terms of inheritance rights and the capacity to hold property independently and many restrictions were imposed on both inheritance and woman’s property rights in our country.

Legal

Marital Rape Laws in India

Does a woman or man lose their degree of sexual autonomy after marriage? Hon’ble Justice DY Chandarchud took a stand in the negative on the Right to say “no” (to sex) after marriage. It is generally believed that either of the spouses must ensure each other’s approval on sexual intercourse after marriage but in ancient India, marital rape was not even accepted as an issue. The primary reason behind this mentality was the patriarchal framework of Indian society and that women were considered a ‘property’ or a ‘chattel’ of their husbands. This does sound orthodox! However, in present India, courts are taking up cases based on this issue although India is among the 36 countries where marital rape is not yet criminalized, unlike 150 other countries. Read this article to know about the pros and cons of criminalizing marital rape and judicial precedents!

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AILET PG 2022 : New Exam Pattern

All India Law Entrance Test is a national level law entrance exam, conducted all over the country for admissions to the LL.M programme at the National Law University, Delhi. This year, it shall be held on June 26th, 2022, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Recently, NLU-D has changed the Exam pattern for AILET. This year the paper will contain both objective and subjective questions. Therefore, it is necessary for the candidates to go through the updated pattern, to prepare accordingly.

Legal

Can Government Employees Trade in the Stock Market?

A question that a lot of our patrons have is, "Can Government employees trade in the stock market?" Well, to simply put it, Government employees cannot trade in the stock market. Because trading is not the same as investing. Government employees can invest in the stock market, subject to certain restrictions.

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Is The ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ a Fundamental Right?

Almost all of us have had some embarrassing moments in our lives and we all have made mistakes that we are not very proud of. Many of us learn and change. But what if the world refuses to accept our evolution. This is what the concept of Right to be Forgotten is all about.

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Right against Sexual Harassment –A Fundamental Right

According to the recent report of the National Crime Records Bureau on Crime in India, there were 17,003 total reported cases of sexual harassment in the year 2020. Despite the pandemic and with most people working from home, still, 485 incidents of sexual harassment at the workplace were reported. Further, a study shows that male suicides are 4 times more than female suicides at a workplace. Thus, any person can be subjected to this shameful act, as it is not just a crime against the body, but it is a crime against the soul.

Legal

Important Cases of 2021- Part 2

When we talk about law school examinations or any competitive exam in which law-related questions are asked, recent Judgements play a very important role. Therefore in continuation with the last article, in this blog, we will be talking about the rest of the important cases of the year 2021.

Anti defection Law in India

Shinzo Abe: Assassination of Japan’s longest serving PM

Blasphemy law in India : How India fights blasphemous attacks?

CLAT UG 2022 Current Affairs Analysis

CLAT PG 2022 Exam Analysis: Subject-wise Analysis & Expected Cut-off

Criminal Procedure Identification Bill 2022

Child Adoption in India- Laws & Procedure

Article 21 of the Constitution

Sex Workers, Prostitution and Grey Areas in India

What are election laws & how are elections held in India?

Hijab Controversy Explained

Rights of Daughters in Father's Property

Marital Rape Laws in India

AILET PG 2022 : New Exam Pattern

Can Government Employees Trade in the Stock Market?

Is The ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ a Fundamental Right?

Right against Sexual Harassment –A Fundamental Right

Important Cases of 2021- Part 2

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