Author: LexQuest Foundation
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Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018: A Weapon against Wilful Malefactors?
By Pranav Vaidya, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today”. -Abraham Lincoln Just like a debt born today shall be paid tomorrow, every individual born in the society has a certain role to play and it is because of being indulged in such societal relationships at various…
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Journey so far: Sanya D. Kishwar on winning a Fellowship from Pennsylvania State University
By Sanya D. Kishwar, Central University of South Bihar, Bodh Gaya. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less travelled by And that has made all the difference. Greetings to all my friends, seniors and elders! I, Sanya Darakhshan Kishwar have taken to this platform to share my experiences and the…
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Of Law and Internships…
By Tanya Chandra, Founder, LexQuest Foundation. Law School is a tough time for many, as my own experience along with that of those around me, has taught me that the eternal issue everyone is faced with when pursuing a degree in law is this: How to land a good internship? With the institution I am…
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LexQuest’s 1st National Corporate Law Essay Writing Competition, 2018
With the aim and objective to promote the interests of the students and professionals in the arena of Corporate Law, LexQuest, a Research and Action Organisation, in collaboration with CorpComm Legal, a Full Service Corporate Law Firm, with its head office in New Delhi, hereby present to you the very first edition of our National…
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Acid Attack: The Ageless Horror
By Sunidhi Singh, Army Institute of Law, Mohali. “Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.”-Pope John Paul II Acid attacks have become a frequent phenomenon in the present day world. ‘Woman staves off molestation attempt, attacked with acid’, ‘Unidentified men threw acid on a 35 year old woman’,…
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Goods and Services Tax: A New Era
By Nitesh Jindal, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University, Lucknow. Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an indirect tax which will bring transparency and effective governance in the country. It is a destination-based tax levied at multiple stages, starting with the manufacturing stage, to the sale of goods stage, whose overall burden has to…
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Trademark: A Sign of Recognition?
By Vignesh Ganesh, G.J. Advani Law College, Mumbai. “What is in a name?” I am sure you would have heard these immortal lines by the famous playwright, Shakespeare. This line sounds cool in the literary sense, but if Shakespeare knew of the exclusive value this line held in terms of intellectual property rights, he would definitely…
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Regional Rural Banks in India: Explained
By Tanya Patwal, Amity Law School, Delhi. In India, especially the rural areas, majority of the population had no basic banking facility and had no financial services provided to them. Despite 14 private banks being nationalised in 1969, commercial-turned-national banks couldn’t cater to the rural credit needs. Thus, under an ordinance passed in 1975 on the…
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Decrypting Cryptocurrency
By Anmol Kaur Bawa, Symbiosis Law College, Pune. Virtual Currency: the How and What The modernistic approach to virtual currency often called “crypto”currency is the evolution of digital, intangible and computational currency which individuals can use for online purchases and in a plethora of digital transactions. The flabbergasting concept as such has thrived, on the notion of…