हिंदी

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, HEALTHCARE AND LAW

International Law and Health Related International Standard Setting Instruments play an important role in evolution and development of International Health Law. Conventional International Law is the primary International Legal Instrument through which... Read more »

DEVELOPMENT, NATURE AND DHARMA

A few days ago, Uttarakhand witnessed yet another flood and I am not sure I want to call it a “natural disaster” which could give the impression that it wasn’t caused by... Read more »

NRC and quasi-judicial proceedings: All you need to know about Foreigners’ Tribunals

INTRODUCTION The last rundown of the National Registry of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was closed on 31st August 2019. Nonetheless, even after the multi-organized interaction, there were still around 2 million individuals... Read more »

WhatsApp is updating its policy, is it time for India to update its laws as well?

WHAT IS WHATSAPP CHANGING IN ITS POLICY AND HOW WILL IT IMPACT USERS? The popular social media platform WhatsApp recently updated its privacy policies and notified its users of the same. The... Read more »

Exigency of transformation in the Constitution via equity

The Constitution of India plays a transformational role i.e., to do away with the vices, discrepancies, and injustices in the society. The Constitution of India has a major goal to attain social... Read more »

Recommendations of State Human Right Commission are legally enforceable, binding on government/authorities: Madras High Court

In a well-written, well-worded, well-analysed, well-reasoned, well-substantiated, well-articulated and well-concluded 517-page judgment titled Abdul Sathar vs The Principal Secretary to Government and 5 others in W.P. No. 41791 of 2006 delivered as... Read more »

Bail is a matter of right, jail an exception

This is a judicial principle that was laid down by the Supreme Court during a landmark judgement of State of Rajasthan v. Balchand alias Baliya in 1978. The judgement was based upon... Read more »

Prisoner’s right to vote: In Indian context

Imprisonment is not an end in itself, but a means to an end... Punishment should be means to improve, not the means to alienate... Read more »

Writ Jurisdiction U/A 226 may be exercised at pre-detention stage in case of potential threat to a person’s fundamental rights: Madras HC

In a recent, righteous and remarkable judgment titled D. Aswin Rao v. State & Ors. in W.P.No.1664 of 2021 and WMP No.1871 of 2021 delivered on February 4, 2021, the Madras High... Read more »

Criminal liability of a foreign citizen under Indian Penal Code

On 4th February, 2021, Delhi Police lodged an FIR against the creator of the ‘toolkit’ which contained the steps and instructions on how to back the farmers’ protests. Though, the FIR has... Read more »
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar Set Asides EVM Tampering Claims Delhi Court Grants Bail In Road Rage Case, Citing Violation Of Law Madras HC Directs SIT Probe, Rs.25 Lakh Compensation To Victim SC Seeks 33% Women’s Quota in Gujarat Bar Associations SC Lifts Stay On Tree Felling For Mathura-Jhansi Railway Line Construction