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Criminal Law

Section 377 and the LGBTQ Rights in India

In India, the concept of homosexuality has been successfully kept under cover for many years. Living in the 21st century, people in the LGBTQ community are still fighting for their basic rights of equality and acceptance. There is a major issue as the discrimination against the LGBTQ community is highly prevalent in the Indian society where people still consider “gay-sex” a taboo. Even though homosexuality and queer identities have been accepted by the present Indian youth, but within the boundaries of families and homes, acceptance remains a constant struggle for the people of the community.

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Can WhatsApp Chats be used as an Evidence?

With the advent and widespread use of electronic means to facilitate business, it is very crucial to understand the position of enforceability of such transactions in India’s Court of Law, especially the admissibility of electronic records as evidence. Majority of the businesses conduct their meetings or deals via virtual platforms like e-mails or even on messaging apps such as Whatsapp. However, it is important to understand how electronic records of conversations and documents shared on platforms like Whatsapp should be preserved and protected in order to produce them as evidence in the Court of Law. Two laws governing the electronic records are

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What was the Central Vista Project Case Verdict?

On 5th January 2021, the Central Vista Project received a green signal from the Supreme Court of India. A three-judge bench of Justices pronounced the 2:1 judgment, where Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari formed the majority verdict saying that India has a large population and it is not possible for every individual to take part in the decision-making process. Hence there should be a line demarcating the public participation and the executive decisions.

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What is the Interpretation of Live-in Relationship in India?

In India, marriage is considered a sacramental institution and the same is based on the principles of responsibilities and tolerance. These principles have been followed throughout the generations and people have considered it their duty to follow the principles when they get married. However, as Indian society moved forward, people started looking for alternatives to marriage as the modern youth started considering the entire concept of marriage a burden. Over the years, a drastic change in the living pattern has been observed in the Indian society.

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House Arrest: A Relief or A New Concern?

Human rights are the most basic rights available to any human being right from birth. Today, with the changing dynamics of the society, the mould of human rights is becoming more and more symmetrical. Human rights is a subject, the content of which keeps adding more chapters in human lives. Recently, a new pragmatic effort has been laid down by Supreme Court in Gautam Navlakha’s case.

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Future of Cryptocurrencies after Supreme Court's Judgement

The 'Cryptocurrency' was introduced in 2009, and it has intrigued the world since then. It came in as a new revolution in the economy of not just a particular country but almost the entire globe. The most famous form of cryptocurrency is the 'Bitcoins', and the time since it was presented to the world, people have been trading and investing in it even though it was not regulated. Not regulating these cryptocurrency means that even if there are illegal activities like money laundering, fraud and even terrorist funding. This implies that there is no protection either for a consumer or for businesses.

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Difference between Act, Bill, Ordinances, Rules & Regulations

Can we refer to the Specific Relief Act, Transfer of Property Act, Companies Act, Contract Act as a bill? Wait! Before refuting this question, always remember that an Act was obviously a bill once, but as these Acts have been passed in both the Houses and assented by the President so, they will not be referred to as a ‘bill’. Presidential assent distinguishes a bill from an Act. We frequently come across terms like a bill being introduced, a law being enacted, an ordinance that is being passed, and an Act coming into force. So, what's the difference? Read this article to know more in detail.

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Nani Palkhivala: The Legendary Lawyer

“If a count were to be made of the ten topmost lawyers of the world, I have no doubt that Mr. Palkhivala's name would find a prominent place therein” – H.R.Khanna

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COVID- 19 and Disaster Management Act, 2005

The entire world is badly hit by the second wave of COVID- 19 with a large population facing medical oxygen shortage! Read on to know how MHA invoked DMA to fight this oxygen crisis.

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Oxygen Crisis: Does India Really Need to Import Oxygen?

Second wave of COVID-19 has been spreading like wildfire in a jungle, and the people in India are suffering the worst effect of it. The mutated Chinese Virus is spreading at a much faster rate that we have tackled during the first wave of this virus in the year 2020, also the death toll is significantly higher. The difference is evident through official figures of the government records, where in 2020 September, saw around 1 lakh cases daily which was considered as the peak period, but what we are witnessing right now is substantial surge in the number of cases, at around 3.5 lakh cases daily and this isn’t the peak for this virus yet.

Constitutional Developments

Landmark Judgments of Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde

In 2018, the position of Chief Justice of India was referred to as the ‘First among Equals’ by a bench of the SC judges in a letter to the then CJI, Justice Arun Mishra. The CJI is a high constitutional functionary and is considered utmost important when it comes to deciding the landmark cases in India. The 47th Chief Justice of India, Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde is set to retire on 23rd April, 2021. As we know ‘With Great Power comes Great Responsibility’ and in his tenure of 18th months, Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde has been a part of some of the most consequential and watershed judgments in the history.

Constitutional Developments

What is Right to Information? How to file an RTI

The Supreme Court once said that- ‘People are the masters, and the masters have a right to know how the government, meant to serve them, are functioning’. Right to information, as the name suggests, is a right given to every Indian citizen whereby they can secure access to information under the control of public authorities which will promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority. The RTI Act mandates timely response to citizen requests for government information.

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Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill, 2021

Recently the Rajya Sabha has passed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill, 2021. The bill seeks to amend the Medical Termination of pregnancy act, 1971. The bill amends various provisions that were vague, derogatory and based on replaced medical principles. The bill has initiated debates on human rights including women’s rights as to her womb. The bill has been brought after numerous PILs in Supreme Court and various High Courts, and after considering the demand from the various NGOs and civil societies who work for women and human rights.

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What is a Writ Petition & How do you file one?

The term writ has not been defined in the constitution. In common parlance, a writ may be defined as an order passed by the court directing an entity or individual to act in a particular way. Derived from British jurisprudence, a writ was basically a written letter issued to someone to do some particular act. Thus, the very concept of writ petitions can be said to have originated in the English Judicial system.

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Kesavananda Bharati Case & The Basic Structure Doctrine

Have you ever heard about a case popularly known to be the ‘Savior of our Indian Democracy’? Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973) is a significant and the most renowned case in the history of our country whereby a judgment was delivered to protect the democracy of India, and its popularity is because of the fact that it led to a set- up of a largest 13 Judge Bench to hear the case in Indian history. On 24th April 1963, the Supreme Court laid down the Basic Structure Doctrine in this case. In order to understand the main crux of the case let us first discuss the facts and main issue which made it a landmark one.

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Government Jobs for LLB Graduates

When we talk about pursuing law as a career, the usual paths that come to mind are litigation, corporate law, or aiming for the judiciary. However, there's a world of opportunities beyond these well-known paths, especially when it comes to government jobs for LLB graduates. These positions not only offer stability and a respectable career but also provide a platform to contribute meaningfully to society through legal expertise.

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Censorship of OTT Platforms & Controversies

Just like the name suggests, OTT (Over The Top) service providers serve as the platform through which several media services are conveyed to the consumers i.e. the viewer i.e. Us through the internet facilities we have. Earlier the viewers would just sit and watch the television and lean towards the cable or the satellite connections to be aware of the happenings taking around the world or to get entertained. But slowly, these OTT platforms have taken over the audience through the wide genres of shows, news and any other form of content that the viewer wishes to see. You name it, you have it. We have Netflix, Hotstar, Amazon prime, Voot, MX and so many other platforms serving for us in that manner. However, content versatility is not the only thing that varies with televisions and these platforms.

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Whatsapp Privacy Policy: How secure are your whatsapp chats?

Lately, Whatsapp has been creating headlines and outcry amongst the technology experts or the billionaires, government organizations and specially the privacy advocates. All the Whatsapp users would have come across a pop-up screen a few days back that asked them to accept the terms and policies whatsoever presented to them by the application company. Some might have agreed without reading while others found it too vulnerable to their privacy. On one hand Whatsapp tells that the changes are significant ones to integrate better with the other Facebook products and on the other, it was made to push the deadline for the same to the month of May. But before that, let’s know why it is updated as a controversial one.

Posts Tagged: supreme court

Section 377 and the LGBTQ Rights in India

Can WhatsApp Chats be used as an Evidence?

What was the Central Vista Project Case Verdict?

What is the Interpretation of Live-in Relationship in India?

House Arrest: A Relief or A New Concern?

Future of Cryptocurrencies after Supreme Court's Judgement

Difference between Act, Bill, Ordinances, Rules & Regulations

Nani Palkhivala: The Legendary Lawyer

COVID- 19 and Disaster Management Act, 2005

Oxygen Crisis: Does India Really Need to Import Oxygen?

Landmark Judgments of Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde

What is Right to Information? How to file an RTI

Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill, 2021

What is a Writ Petition & How do you file one?

Kesavananda Bharati Case & The Basic Structure Doctrine

Government Jobs for LLB Graduates

Censorship of OTT Platforms & Controversies

Whatsapp Privacy Policy: How secure are your whatsapp chats?

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