Month: August 2015
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Atal Innovation Mission and SETU to help grow and shine India?
By Vartika Aggarwal, Vivekanada Institute of Professional Studies The 2015 Budget is one of the most anticipated budgets in recent history. The 2015 budget was highly anticipated as it was a full year budget, which was filed by the pro-business Modi Government and because it has the potential to kick start the lagging Indian economy. The…
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Case: Shatrughan Chauhan & Anr v Union of India
By Mohammad Anas, Aligarh Muslim University, Kerala. Go through this interesting Power Point Presentation to understand the landmark judgement on Death Penalty.
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Critical Analysis of OPC [One Person Company]
By Priya Singh, K.L.E. Society’s Law College. With the enactment of the Companies Act, 2013 and the incorporation of the concept of One Person Company (hereinafter referred to as OPC) in it, the legal mandate by Companies Act, 1956 that required a minimum of two shareholders and two directors has now been struck down. As the…
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Are Indian Courts Eco-centric?
By Ritu Rathi, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University. “Only when the last tree has been cut down; Only when the last river has been poisoned; Only when the last fish has been caught; Only then you will find that money cannot be eaten.” Anthropocentrism is a human-focused approach where non-humans have just instrumental…
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Online Markets and Competition Law in India
By Apoorva Mandhani, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Online market platforms have altered the dynamics of many businesses since its inception. This has shaken the well-established offline retail market; and offline retailers fear the loss of business at a great extent because of E- Tailers.[1] Consequently, even at such a nascent stage, online markets have come…
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Doctrine of Estoppel: An Analysis
By Piyush Jain, RGNUL, Punjab. Estoppel is one such concept evolved by equity for rendering justice even deviating from strict legal principles. The idea that a man must keep his word and must be responsible for the consequences of his action when other men have trusted him is accepted by all civilizations. As the law developed,…
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All India Council of Sports: Is it Too Little, Too Late?
By Hita M. Agarwal, WBNUJS, Kolkata. Last week, the Government of India constituted the All India Council of Sports, which is to act as an advisory body to the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. In a release by the Sports Ministry, the nature of the advice to be given by the body was further…
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Inherent Powers of the High Court under Cr.P.C.
By Amrita Dasgupta, South Calcutta Law College. Inherent powers of the High Court under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are unique in criminal jurisprudence. It is the most potent weapon for the High Court to clear the province of criminal law jurisdiction of all vitiating and malicious influences. The powers laid down…
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Capital Punishment: A Crime for a Crime?
By Shruti Sharma, Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. The killing of a human being by another human being is generally known as Homicide. But not all killings of human beings are Homicidal or rather illegal. Some killings are absolutely legal and enforceable and are better known as Capital Punishments, i.e., execution of the offender. The term Capital…
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Case Analysis: Shabnam v Union of India
By Aratrika Choudhuri, WBNUJS, Kolkata. Here’s an interesting Power Point Presentation on the famous case, Shabnam v Union of India. Go through the same to brush your concepts! 🙂