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I WILL BE WATCHING YOU: DRONE TECH AND ITS LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

The wee hours of an otherwise uneventful Sunday of June 27, 2021, witnessed a very novel, never-before-used methodology of conducting activities that are detrimental to the national security of India – two... Read more »

Right to be Forgotten: A forgotten right

INTRODUCTION In a world of social media where your personal information is not restricted to the government records, everyone has the access to the information that has been put online. With internet... Read more »

Analysing President’s role in making judicial appointments

Under the Indian constitutional scheme, the President is a constitutional head of the Union Government who exercises his constitutional powers and functions on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers... Read more »

SOCIAL MEDIA AND CRIMES: AN ENTANGLED RELATIONSHIP

“The internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.” -Bill Gates The internet has been in existence since 1960’s and the World Wide Web (WWW) since 1990’s. The... Read more »

Duty to defend: Lawyer’s moral obligation to represent unpopular client

Maintenance of law and order within a society is of utmost importance and lawyers play a key role in ensuring that law and order is maintained. The profession of a lawyer is... Read more »

Can government impose restriction on movement?

INTRODUCTION At the end of December 2019, the first case of the Coronavirus was reported from the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, China. Subsequently, the virus spreads around the globe. Later on, at... Read more »

Role of experts cannot be undermined in shaping the opinion of courts

To start with, before I venture to elaborate exhaustively on the role played by experts in shaping the opinion of the Courts, it is imperative first and foremost to understand who really... Read more »

No ‘honour’ in killing the young & innocent: Fighting a long, arduous battle

The so-called ‘honour crimes’ are acts of violence, typically killings, perpetrated by members of the family against women who have brought the family into supposed ‘disgrace’. A woman may be targeted by... Read more »

Sexual violence and victim’s story: Believed or blamed?

Introduction : “Violence is defined as the use of physical force against another person with a high likelihood of resulting in murder, injury, psychological harm, or other undesirable consequences. Furthermore, it is... Read more »

REFORMATION IN INDIA’S PUNISHMENT AND SENTENCING POLICY: A SINE QUA NON

“Giving punishment to the wrongdoer is at the heart of the criminal justice delivery system, but in our country, it is the weakest part of the administration of criminal justice.” – Soman... Read more »