Author: LexQuest Foundation
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Are Indian Courts Eco-centric?
By Ritu Rathi, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University. “Only when the last tree has been cut down; Only when the last river has been poisoned; Only when the last fish has been caught; Only then you will find that money cannot be eaten.” Anthropocentrism is a human-focused approach where non-humans have just instrumental…
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Online Markets and Competition Law in India
By Apoorva Mandhani, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Online market platforms have altered the dynamics of many businesses since its inception. This has shaken the well-established offline retail market; and offline retailers fear the loss of business at a great extent because of E- Tailers.[1] Consequently, even at such a nascent stage, online markets have come…
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Doctrine of Estoppel: An Analysis
By Piyush Jain, RGNUL, Punjab. Estoppel is one such concept evolved by equity for rendering justice even deviating from strict legal principles. The idea that a man must keep his word and must be responsible for the consequences of his action when other men have trusted him is accepted by all civilizations. As the law developed,…
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All India Council of Sports: Is it Too Little, Too Late?
By Hita M. Agarwal, WBNUJS, Kolkata. Last week, the Government of India constituted the All India Council of Sports, which is to act as an advisory body to the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. In a release by the Sports Ministry, the nature of the advice to be given by the body was further…
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Inherent Powers of the High Court under Cr.P.C.
By Amrita Dasgupta, South Calcutta Law College. Inherent powers of the High Court under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are unique in criminal jurisprudence. It is the most potent weapon for the High Court to clear the province of criminal law jurisdiction of all vitiating and malicious influences. The powers laid down…
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Capital Punishment: A Crime for a Crime?
By Shruti Sharma, Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. The killing of a human being by another human being is generally known as Homicide. But not all killings of human beings are Homicidal or rather illegal. Some killings are absolutely legal and enforceable and are better known as Capital Punishments, i.e., execution of the offender. The term Capital…
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Case Analysis: Shabnam v Union of India
By Aratrika Choudhuri, WBNUJS, Kolkata. Here’s an interesting Power Point Presentation on the famous case, Shabnam v Union of India. Go through the same to brush your concepts! 🙂
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India’s ties with its southern neighbour strengthens: RBI’s Currency Swap Agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
By Sudipta Purkayastha, Gujarat National Law University. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has, since practically the beginning of time, stressed on the importance of maintaining friendly relations with other states, especially those in South Asia. This March, he lived upto his motto once again, by visiting Sri Lanka for talks aiming at improving bilateral ties between…
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Position of a Minor’s Agreement
By Shreyan Acharya, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi. Introduction In a contractual obligation, it is of general presumption that every man is the best judge of his own interests but such presumption is suspended in some cases. The following paper focuses on the issues or controversies related to the position of a minor in an…
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E-Courts in India: A much needed initiative
By Vartika Aggarwal, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies. Disputes and litigation have increased to such an extent in India that they have overburdened the Indian Judiciary. Courts have to struggle hard to cover the backlog of cases but the backlog keeps on increasing on a daily basis. Many of such disputes can be either avoided…