Month: September 2015
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Would India be justified in doing away with the Death Penalty?-Decoding the 262nd Law Commission Report
By Vershika Sharma, National Law University, Jodhpur. India is one of the 59 countries in the world that still retain death penalty even after the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 62/149 on 18-12-2007. 262nd Law Commission Report is the outcome of references made by the Supreme Court in death penalty matters to discuss and re-examine its…
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Cyber Stalking: Development and Need for Law Reforms
By Shrutika Garg, Jamnalal Bajaj School of Legal Studies, Banasthali Vidyapith. The technological era has led to so many changes in the lifestyle of people. But it has also opened doors for criminal offenders. Earlier, there was a crime called stalking, which meant following someone, or annoying them to cause trouble. This stalking was seen in the…
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Distinction between Theft, Extortion, Robbery and Dacoity
By Ranjana Maharda, National Law University, Jodhpur. Introduction: Theft, Extortion, Robbery and Dacoity are offences in criminal law affecting the property of a person, defined in Sections 378 to 402 of the Indian Penal Code. On a prima facie basis they seem to be very much similar to each other, but on a closer look…
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Perusing Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code 1973
By Swarnalee Halder, Department of Law, Calcutta University. What is the provision under Cr.P.C. regarding maintenance? Under Section 125 Cr.P.C, the following persons are entitled to claim maintenance: Wife (From husband), Minor children (From father), Children with mental or physical disability (From father), Parents (From son).
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Child Rights in India: The Ground Reality
By Gautam Adusumalli, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University. Did you know that children constitute over a third of India’s 1.2 billion population, and that India has the largest population of children in the world? In fact, over 17% of the world’s children live in India, which means that every sixth child in the world today refers…
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Where is the Honour in Honour Killings?
By Maithili Parikh, Government Law College, Mumbai. Since time immemorial, the two most influential institutions of the Indian society, namely, traditions and customs, and law have been at loggerheads with each other. Several of the traditionally deep-rooted Indian customs have come under the scrutiny of human rights law and constitutional law, be it sati or the caste…
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Importance of law firm internships in the life of a law student
By Akash Agarwal, Amity Law School, Noida. Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.-William Shakespeare As rightly pointed out by the legend of literature that with the power of knowledge, one can have access to the doors of heaven. It is not only he, who recognised the importance and…
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LexQuest 2nd National Essay Writing Competition, 2015
After successfully organising our 1st National Essay Writing Competition, 2014, we proudly present to you our 2nd National Essay Writing Competition, 2015. The world is increasingly getting dependent on technology, and like any other pillar of the Government, it is indispensable for the judicial machinery to keep up with the changed/changing circumstances, to improve its efficiency.Therefore, this year, the…
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The Debacle on Special Category: The Curious case of the State of Andhra Pradesh
By Saurav Das, School of Law, Christ University. A political party before coming to power usually makes lots of promises to the people of the state so that they can acquire majority of votes at the Center and also in the State Legislative assemblies. We will trace the same story in this piece of article.
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Inherent Powers of a Civil Court under C.P.C.
By Priyanka Agarwal, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. The word “Inherent” is very wide in itself. It means existing and inseparable from something, a permanent attribute or quality, an essential element, something intrinsic, or essential, vested in or attached to a person or office as a right of privilege1. Hence, inherent powers are such powers which…