Month: July 2015
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Vyapam Scam: An Analysis
By Rashmi Singh, ILS Law College, Pune. The newspapers are once again flooded with the news of a high profile scam breathing for its life in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The recent death of an MBBS student has brought the light on the alleged rigging of the selection process for government colleges and jobs in the…
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BCIM Economic Corridor Project: An Analysis
By Tanya Shrivastava, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun. The dream started way back around 1848 when Lord Dalhousie wanted to build a route in South Asia extending from Singapore to Constantinople. It was continued by Lord Curzon who dreamt of building a route between Bengal, Myanmar and China. Many attempts have been made ever since.…
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Violence against Women
By Vaishali Mahlyan, University Institute of Law and Management Studies. Violence against women in India is an issue which is rooted in the norm of our society. Male dominating society, law favoring men, inadequate policing and judicial practices deny female victims proper protection and justice. We assume that with increasing participation of women in public life and…
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Uniform Civil Code: Still a dream for every Indian?
By Yukti Makan, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. India is a unique country not only in terms of geography but also in terms of its social scenario. It is also a land of various cultures and different religions. The Indian culture believes in Unity in Diversity but unfortunately this Unity in Diversity has not helped to bring political…
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Analysis of Bill Relating to Indian Institutes of Management
By Devashish Jain, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies. Years after its first proposal, the government has finally made it mind to bring in a legislation that will be dealing with the Indian Institutes of Management. By the virtue of this bill, the government seeks to bring all the 13 IIMs under the ambit of this future…
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Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act: A Critical Exegesis
By Aratrika Choudhuri, WBNUJS, Kolkata. As a part of a two-article series on the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, this article seeks to outline the key shortcomings in the provisions and implementation of the Act. The next article will focus on recommendations that seek to ameliorate these limitations and to aid victims of such…
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East–West Freight Corridor: An Analysis
By Afreen Hashmi, National Law University, Jodhpur. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs recently approved a revised cost estimate for the much delayed ambitious project of building the eastern and western dedicated freight corridor (DFC). Dedicated freight lines are rail lines whose planned use is restricted to freight trains only. A dedicated rail freight network would consist…
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Marriage equality or a naturally sterile union: LGBT rights as decided upon by the Apex Court of U.S.A.
By Anaida Kuthiala, Army Institute of Law, Mohali. A swift torrent of change rose when the U.S. Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges on 26 June, 2015 ruled, by a 5-to-4 vote that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage in all 50 states. This decision is a culmination of decades of litigation and thus…
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Digital India: Dawn of a New Era
By Pratishtha Sharma, Law College Dehradun. While flipping through the messages my mobile was bombarded with, I underwent a light bulb moment when I bent my eye towards a message which confirmed my train reservation. The neurons inside my brain went back to the long standing lines we used to undergo to get the reservation till the…