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Ram Janmabhoomi case: A glimpse into the contest of historic narratives emanating from court records

The Hindus were depending on the narrative of historians and archaeologists who based their opinions on Indian tradition of passing on history through Srutis (what is heard), Smritis (which is remembered) and Puranas (what... Read more »

SPIRIT OF SECTION 156 (3) CRPC, 1973: SC’S INTERPRETATION

While drafting the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973, the Authors had kept three considerations in mind, which were, an accused person should get a fair trial in accordance with the accepted principles... Read more »

How personality matters in intellectual property

What justifies an author in alienating his copies of work while keeping the exclusive right of reproduction of further copies with him?  In the previous piece the author discussed about the foundational... Read more »

Law, Latin and lawyers

The constant use of the Latin maxims in cases, textbooks, treaties and scholarly works related to the legal field has been around for quite a few centuries now; over time many of these... Read more »

Arbitrability of insolvency petitions in India: An unsettled phenomenon

Recently, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Mumbai, in a unique judgement passed in Kotak India Venture Fund- I vs Indus Biotech Private Limited (Kotak’s Case), referred parties to the Arbitration under Section... Read more »

Free speech and its impact on policymaking

A democracy places a premium on maximising good for the maximum number of people, but what makes it different is the premise that there is a lot more room for accommodation of diverse voices... Read more »

Key highlights of the London Court of International Arbitration Rules, 2020

As Covid-19 struck the world, it was the need of the hour to ensure virtual hearings. While 2014 LCIA rules implicitly allowed these hearings, the explicit text would be of high benefit to... Read more »

Artificial intelligence and the need for data protection in legal system

The world is connected with wide usage of Internet, social media sites/applications and smart technology. Data travels across the world with no territorial barriers. According to statistics, India has the second highest Internet population... Read more »

INDIA’S RAPE LAWS AND WHY THEY ARE OBSOLETE

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” — Buckminster Fuller  Our rape laws have undergone several changes... Read more »

Remembering the Mahatma as an eminent lawyer

‘Throughout my career at the bar I never once departed from the strictest truth and honesty. The first thing which you must always bear in mind, if you would spiritualize the practice... Read more »
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