Month: January 2015

  • Extent of validity of Non-Compete Clause in India

    By Apoorva Mandhani, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. A clause in an employment agreement that restrains an employee from working with a competitor or carrying out a competing business is called a Non-Compete clause. An agreement in restraint of trade has been defined as “one in which a party agrees with any other party to restrict his liberty…

  • New Mining and Forest Laws: Xaxa Committee Report and its Impact on Adivasis

    By Sanya Darakhshan Kishwar, Central University of Bihar, Gaya. In India, as in other countries rich in mineral resources, indigenous communities are facing a multi-dimensional invasion of their lands by mining companies that invariably seem to form part of mining and metal producing operations. Many of the areas where Adivasis live are rich in minerals, so as…

  • Animal Abuse: The Indian Scenario

    By Trishala Sanyal, AKK New Law Academy.  “Unseen they suffer, unheard they cry In Agony they linger, in loneliness they die Does it mean anything to you or anyone who passes by?”[1] These lines are completely apt for animals that are often exposed to the cruelty and brutality of human civilization. Few days back, Kai, a crossbreed…

  • The Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility

    By Siddhant Sharma, Amity Law School, Jaipur. The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been around for quite some time now. The term itself means ‘corporate initiatives to assess and take responsibility for the company’s effects on the environment and impact on social welfare’. CSR may also be referred to as “corporate citizenship” and can involve…

  • Railways and Privatisation: FDI is the Name of the Game

    By Neelanjana Paul, KLE Society’s Law College, Bangalore. Understanding Privatisation and FDI The economy of India had undergone significant policy shifts in the beginning of the 1990s. This new model of economic reforms is commonly known as the LPG or Liberalisation, Privatisation and Globalisation model. The primary objective of this model was to make the economy of…

  • Environmental Law: Indian Scenario

    By Deepali Bagla, Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai. India has always been conscious about the environment and it has been framing laws to protect the environment even before it got independence. The development of Indian laws relating to environment protection is divided into two aspects i.e. Pre 1972 Development and Post 1972 Development. Before…

  • Saradha Scam: A Critical Analysis

    By Mula Sneha Goud, JSS Law College, Mysore. Limited access to formal banking system has made room for another scam. The greed for money and limited knowledge on banking has created a web of informal banking, by moneylenders. However failure to curb the role of these moneylenders and mitigate informal systems gave rise to devious…

  • National Green Tribunal: An Analysis

    By Siddhant Sharma, Amity Law School, Jaipur. The setting up of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was a result of lack of expert knowledge needed to settle cases relating to environmental issues. Indian Courts had been entertaining environmental issues by the means of writs and PILs, but the technicalities were missed by the judiciary as…

  • The Sony Hack: An insult to the Fundamental Rights?

    By Nikhil Nair,Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi. Though the fundamental rights of the people are to be respected, there are a few who are always trying to sling mud on those very rights for their own gains, the recent Sony hackings being an example of that. This downright ridiculous curb of the very…

  • Effects of Commencement of the Minimum Wages Act

    By Mukul Sharma, KIIT Law School, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. Introduction The concept of minimum wages first evolved with reference to remuneration of workers in those industries where the level of wages was substantially low as compared to the wages for similar types of labour in other industries. As far back as 1928, the International Labour…