Author: LexQuest Foundation
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Nido Tania Death Case: An Analysis
By Neelanjana Paul, KLE Society’s Law College, Bangalore. The post-colonial Indian nation comprises of vast geographic, linguistic, ethnic, religious and racial expanse; even after over six decades of Independence, India remains overwhelmingly Gangetic valley centric. The notion of India and Indians in Delhi continues to be heavily coloured by the ethnic and racial profiles and prejudices of the…
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Money Laundering in India: An Analysis
By Bhagyashree Sonwane, Vaishnav Institute of Law, DAVV, Indore. Money Laundering is the processing of criminal proceeds to disguise its illegal origin. When a criminal activity generates substantial profits, the individual or group involved in such activities route the funds to safe heavens by disguising the sources to a place where they are less likely to attract…
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Legal Battle of Greenpeace
By Trishala Sanyal, AKK New Law Academy. Miss Priya Pillia is a Greenpeace activist holding a valid six months business visa to visit London. She was invited by the British Parliamentarians to address them on January 14, 2014 to talk about the ongoing campaign of Mahan, Madhya Pradesh where the proposed coal mining project by Essars a…
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POCSO Act: An Analysis
By Anjali Rawat, RMLNLU, Lucknow. 53% of the children in India had been sexually abused as per the 2007 survey by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. In the light of such circumstances Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act, 2012 also known as POCSO Act was passed by both the houses of Parliament…
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Swachh Bharat Mission: A boon to India’s GDP
By Trishala Sanyal, AKK New Law Academy. 2nd October 2014, the day gave us the real meaning to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. Our honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi initiated the mission of “Swachh Bharat” with the two fold intention. Firstly, to create awareness amongst the public about GDP of the nation being affected because of…
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The Sunburn Scam
By Apoorva Mandhani, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Sunburn, as is common knowledge, is India’s premier electronic music brand hosting Asia’s largest 3-day Electronic Music Festival in Goa. It has been a success since its inception, with the Festival being a part of the bucket list of the Indian youth. However, the dark side of the…
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Mumbai Mirror: A Case in Contempt?
By Navishta Qureshi, NLIU, Bhopal. The contempt case against Mumbai Mirror is one of the few cases which have been instituted against a newspaper alleging that the report published therein is contemptuous. What makes this case one of a kind is that proceedings here have been initiated by the court suo moto.
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Unrecognised Schools: Are they really a problem?
By Siddhant Sharma, Amity Law School, Jaipur. A school is deemed to be unrecognised when it does not fulfill the unrealistic infrastructure requirements and teacher salary scales that the government demands as a prerequisite for recognition. Such schools are unaided by the government but might get donations from private donors or organisations.[i] These low cost private schools…
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Horrors of Rape Examination in India: The Controversial Two Finger Test
By Neelanjana Paul, KLE Society’s Law College, Bangalore. A lot of things can be done with two fingers. Eat, Whistle, Write, even the sign for Victory. But what definitely should not be done is to test someone for rape. For a rape survivor, it is a never ending nightmare which entails as the investigation is carried on.…
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Anti-Conversion Laws in India: A Critical Analysis
By Chandan Mohanty, KIIT Law School, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. India, the largest democratic country in the world, inhabits people from different religions. The majority population in India is Hindu. Muslims, Christians and few other religions also have a significant number of followers. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution says that India is a secular country. The…