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  • Amendment in the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

    By Pooja Meena, National law University, Jodhpur. The Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2013 amends the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The Act covers the offence of giving a bribe to a public servant under abetment. The Bill makes specific provisions related to giving a bribe to a public servant, and giving a bribe by a…

  • Spotlight on the Asian Giants

    By Shreya Sushil, Government Law College, Mumbai. This, definitely can we say, calls for a fresh beginning between India and China! From strained ties to signing of 24 propitious Agreements, rays of mutual consent towards amiable neighbourhood are quite vibrant. The critics may perceive these agreements as some mere treaties on papers, the accomplishment of which is…

  • A Rough Journey

    By Shreyan Acharya, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi. “You need to be gutsy, you need to have fire in your belly” -Vijay Mallya The above quote indicates that Vijay Mallya, one of the richest Indian and stylish entrepreneur, does not fear in taking risk. Mallya’s policy of life is “live like king size”. Vijay Mallya…

  • Question Continues: Justice or No Justice?

    By Amrita Dasgupta, South Calcutta Law College. The number of pending cases, piled up with the Indian judiciary, is legendary. It has been estimated that it would take at least 320 years to clear off the total backlog of 31.28 million cases pending with various courts across the country.[1] After 13 years of the prolonged court…

  • Plastic Waste Management Rules: An Analysis

    By Ravi Boolchandani, Amity Law School, Delhi. The word plastic is derived from the Greek word (plastikos) meaning “capable of being shaped or molded”. Plastic is a material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organics. Due to their relatively low cost, ease of manufacture, versatility and imperviousness to water, plastics are used in an enormous and expanding range of products,…

  • Freedom of Speech v. Freedom after Speech

    By Sneha Baul, CLC, Faculty of Law, Delhi University. The Part III of the Constitution of India enumerates the Fundamental Rights. Freedom of speech and expression comes under “Right to particular freedom”. The rationale of its validity is that the fundamental rights are basic structure of the Constitution. Any law that abrogates or abridges such rights…

  • Polluter Pays Principle: An Analysis

    By Deepti Purwar, Law College Dehradun.  Saving the environment is the need of the hour. Environment refers to the sum total of what is around us i.e. Plants, animals, humans. We cannot live without other fellow beings and our surroundings but the celerity with which we are destroying the environment will only lead to the destruction…

  • Culpable Homicide and Murder: An Explanation

    By Ashish, Faculty of Law, The ICFAI University. Culpable Homicide in the simplest understanding refers to taking the life of a person. The term constitutes of two words, culpable which refers to the mental element and homicide which refers to the physical element. Culpable denotes a ‘blameworthy state of mind’ and homicide refers to killing a…

  • Real Estate Bill: A Critical Analysis

    By Nayanika Tiwari, NMIMS School of Law. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill was passed in the year 2013 by the then existing government. This Bill led to the formation of Real Estate Regulatory Authorities (RERAs). Under this law, any residential Real Estate project has to be registered with RERA. On registering the project, the promoter…

  • Are the discounts given by e-retailers anti-competitive?

    By Aayushi Mehta, University of Mumbai. Since time immemorial, consumers have known only one way of shopping- and that is going to the shop and buying what they need. We can know from the history of the early Roman Empire that efforts were made to prevent anti-competitive practices. Fines were imposed on anyone who deliberately stopped supply…