Month: May 2015

  • Disproportionate Assets Case: Acquittal of Jayalalitha

    By Ashish, Faculty of Law, The ICFAI University. APPELLANT/ACCUSED is convicted for the offences as under: Offences punishable under Section 13(1)(e) read with Section 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act. Offences punishable under Section 120-B of Indian Penal Code read with Section 13(1)(e) with Section 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act.

  • In need of Privacy Laws in case of State Surveillance?

    By Amrita Dasgupta, South Calcutta Law College. The historic landmarks, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and 9/11 attack, induced the governments of both the countries, India and America, to implement the state surveillance programmes. They brought with them the perks of interception of emails, text and multimedia messages, video calls, phone calls, fax messages, website visits, vehicle…

  • Transparency in political party funding: The Debate

    By Nayanika Tiwari, NMIMS School of Law. Should the details of party funding be made public? Political funding, especially corporate donations, is one of the primary causes of cronyism and corruption in the country and requires urgent reform. In light of this, there has been increasing focus on principles of transparency and accountability in corporate funding.…

  • Animals Win ‘Fundamental Right’ Not To Be Captive

    By Surbhi Agrawal, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun. “All beings fear before danger, life is dear to all. When a man considers this, he does not kill or cause to kill.” Part III of the Constitution of India, 1950 deals with Fundamental Rights which is referred to as the Magna Carta of India. The Magna…

  • Violating FDA regulations: Sellers in trouble?

    By Sanjay Kumar Negi, Marketing Manager, Akosha. Have you ever tried to buy medicines from an e-commerce portal? If yes, then those drugs may not available anymore on that site. Why so? The most probable reason could be that the portal may have violated the terms set by the ‘Food and Drug Administration’ authorities and…

  • India Mongolia Ties: A Study

    By Deepshi, Gujarat National Law University. The recent foreign policy of the Modi government, which is also known as the Modi Doctrine, is majorly targeted towards improving relations with neighboring countries in South Asia and South East Asia. The “Look East” Policy, which was formulated under the leadership of PV Narsimha Rao but failed in…

  • India-China Relations: A Study

    By Deepti Purwar, Law College Dehradun. The bilateral relations between People’s Republic of China and Republic of India are known as China-India relations or Sino-India relations. The relationship traces back to more than 2000 years. The modern relationship between India and China began in 1950 when India ended formal ties with Republic of China(Taiwan) and recognized People’s…

  • India-Bangladesh Land Agreement

    By Amrita Dasgupta, South Calcutta Law College. The Agreement on the demarcation of Land Boundary between India and Bangladesh and related matters, signed in May 1974 is a unique document that epitomized the depth of the friendship, goodwill and mutual trust and above all, the vision of peace and harmony of two great statesmen, Bangabandhu Sheikh…

  • Euthanasia: The Legal Aspect

    By Deepshi, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. “Her death was the best thing that could happen to her,” cried the nation as Aruna Shanbaug finally breathed her last.  It was one rare occasion where death became a reason to rejoice. Such irony described the life of this woman who spent over four decades in vegetative…

  • Supreme Court Judgement on Government Advertisements

    By Ravi Boolchandani, Amity Law School, Delhi. NGOs Common Cause and the Centre for Public Interest Litigation had approached the Supreme Court in 2003 regarding the matter of “photos of politicians, ministers in government ads”. Renowned Indian lawyer Prashant Bhushan represented the Petitioners in the Supreme Court. These two NGO requested the court’s intervention to restrain the…