Month: February 2018
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Triple Talaq Bill: Inadequate yet Momentous?
By Sunidhi Singh, Army Institute of Law, Mohali. “Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong but in finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.”-Theodore Roosevelt In the case of Shayara Bano v. Union of India and others, it was held by the honorable Supreme Court of India that…
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The GNLU Gender & Sexuality Forum: A Story of Survival
By Arnaaz Ameer, Gujarat National Law University. How the Gender and Sexuality Forum came about In the summer of 2017, I developed an interest in gender studies. My knowledge of feminism or the issues faced by the LGBTQ community, till that point were restricted to articles I’d read in the news or random journals. Over…
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10 Important Things to be Kept in Mind while Applying for an LL.M. Abroad
By Mitali Karwa, O.P. Jindal Global University, Haryana. Every law student has different motivations which encourage him/her to pursue a Master’s degree in law. But whatever the motivation be, the journey from deciding to pursue an LL.M. abroad to turning it into a reality is nothing less than a roller coaster ride. You will talk to each…
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Prompt Corrective Action: An Analysis
By Vignesh Ganesh, G.J. Advani Law College, Mumbai. India has been under the grip of a banking crisis since a while now. With State-controlled institutions dotting the financial landscape, a large number of these institutions have a bad loan ratio that is almost twice as bad as their private counterparts. Non-performing assets (NPAs) continue to rise…
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Business Entities in India: Explained
By Sunidhi Singh, Army Institute of Law, Mohali. “The success of the young entrepreneur will be the key to India’s transformation in the new millennium”. -Dhirubhai Ambani India without any doubt is emerging as a major market in the world economy. While the older and larger businesses have already made a firm grip on the…
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Legal Aid Committee: Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
By Nitesh Jindal, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. Article 39A of the Indian Constitution creates a non-justiciable right against the State to provide free legal aid to the poor people. Despite that the State has not been able to provide access to justice to the downtrodden and marginalised section of the society, which…
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Financial Stability and Development Council: An Analysis
By Deepa Shroff, K. C. Law College, Mumbai. The finance sector of any economy plays a vital role in the enhancement and development of that economy and thus it is of utmost importance to regulate such financial institutions. In India, we have a multitude of financial regulators to regulate the various financial sectors inter alia the…
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Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme: An Analysis
By Manvi Gupta, Faculty of Law, University of Allahabad. The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is a fully funded government scheme. Under this Scheme, the MPs are empowered to suggest work up to the value of 5 crores per annum, to the District Collector, in his/her constituency. Any one or more Districts of…