Year: 2016
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LexQuest 3rd National Essay Writing Competition, 2017
After successfully organising the LexQuest 1st and 2nd National Essay Writing Competitions, 2014 and 2015 respectively, we proudly bring to you the LexQuest 3rd National Essay Writing Competition, 2017. One of the most diverse, populous and underdeveloped regions of the world, South Asia, constantly struggles with grotesque social and complex economic issues. The augmentation and…
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Real Estate Regulatory Agency: The Need of the Hour?
By Vibishnavi P., Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University. The word “real” has been derived from the old French word “reel”, which means actual. The term ‘estate’ has been derived from the Middle English word ‘estat’, which means property. Altogether, it means actual property or real property. The term real property has been in use since 1666.…
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Balamrutham Programme: An Overview
By Anjana Mohan, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. A country is born and brought up by its citizens. These citizens are the ones that rule the country and endow upon themselves the burden and struggles of keeping the country perfect for human civilization. Yet, many a times, the protection and provision of basic amenities for its people…
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Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana: Providing Social-sector benefits through technology
By Medha Haradhan, WBNUJS, Kolkata. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana is a health insurance scheme for the poor. Till March 25, 2013, the scheme had 34,285,737 Smart Cards and 5,097,128 hospitalization cases. RSBY was launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India to provide health insurance coverage for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. The…
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Easwar Panel Report: How people-friendly can the tax laws be?
By Anusmita Mazumder, Department of Law, University of Calcutta. Just a few days ahead of the Union Budget 2016-17, a committee was asked to make necessary recommendations for simplifying the current Income Tax Laws, which accordingly has recommended a higher threshold for deduction of tax at source and cuts in rates, plus measures to reduce litigation. The…
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The Delhi (Right Of Citizen To Time Bound Delivery Of Services) Amendment Bill, 2015
By Archishman Chakraborty, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. On November 26, 2015, the Government of NCT of Delhi, passed The Delhi (Right Of Citizen To Time Bound Delivery Of Services) Amendment Bill, 2015, living up to its promises to provide services in a time bound manner and to compensate the citizen automatically in case of delay in services…
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The Ganga Gram Yojana: An Endeavour for Cleaner Water
By Shrutika Garg, Jamnalal Bajaj School of Legal Studies, Banasthali Vidyapith. “Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money”
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Urban Refugee: Educational Needs of the Dispersed
By Binny Kumari, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya and Saif Rasul Khan, Research Associate, LexQuest. Meaning of the term urban refugee The Geneva Convention on Refugees defines a refugee as, “a person who is outside their country of citizenship because they have well founded fear of prosecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership of…
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K.M. Nanavati v State of Maharashtra
By Kanishka Mishra, University of Delhi. Here’s an interesting power point presentation prepared by our Research Intern, to simplify the case. Do go through the same to brush up your knowledge about the case.
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Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom v. Human Rights
By Koshika Krishna, Rizvi Law College, Mumbai University. The United States of America faces a dilemma. An NGO sobriquet ‘Planned Parenthood’ has come under the radar of public outrage. This initiative started with the motto ‘Care. No matter what’, aimed to introduce America into the new era of family planning, reduced teenage pregnancy and maternal mortality…