Category: Blog
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Internship in Lower Court: A must for Law Students?
By Aparna Menon, Government Law College, Mumbai. Nowadays, the old trend of interning in an NGO in the first year, High Court in the second, Supreme Court in the third and law firms in the fourth and fifth years has faded away. Each law student, now, gets time to have multiple internships per year, which…
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E- Governance in India
By Ankit Sharma, Siddhartha Law College, Dehradun. Today’s world is one of transformation and revolution. Things which are not dynamic are considered as mortal. The rise of e-government has been one of the most striking developments of the web. There are many definitions so as to explain what E-governance is but the real cause of this…
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A Glimpse on Remedial and Penal Statutes
By Puja Kuashal, RMLNLU, Lucknow. There is a well established fact that the legislature is the highest law making body and the court is merely an interpreter of the law. But the fact is, by interpreting the law, the court can make comprehensive changes in the actual implementation and overall maneuver of the law. This…
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The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2014: A Critical Review
By Rajiv Kulkarni, IGNOU. The Indian Insurance Act, 2014 is another major revolutionary step towards the reforms introduced in recent times by the new government. It was observed that the earlier acts related with insurance sector were insufficient for the protection of the common Consumer and were incompetent for further growth of the high potential…
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Capital Punishment: Justice or Revenge?
By Bhanu Chopra, Government Law College, Mumbai. “The penalty of death differs from all other forms of criminal punishment, not in degree but in kind. It is unique in its total irrevocability. It is unique in its rejection of rehabilitation of the convict as a basic purpose of criminal justice. And it is unique, finally, in…
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Vicky Tyagi Murder Case: An Analysis
By Anmol Sinha, Symbiosis Law School. Murder is one of the most gruesome crimes which can be committed by a human being. It is putting an end to the life of other person and is a display of how callous a person could be. It is the most heinous crime which law of the country…
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Whether Secularism is leaning towards Religious Tolerance in India?
By Shayamvar Deb, MATS Law School, Raipur. The Constitution of India prescribes that the nation is a secular state where each and every citizens are bound to follow this declaration. But many a times, the question arose that are we secular? The heat of communal conflagrations are the demanding questions as far as India is still…
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Dependence of the Independent Judiciary
By Anmol Sinha, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Our society is supported by three different pillars, Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. Legislature enacts the law which governs us; Executive executes and implements the laws and Judiciary is the body which takes into account the violations of such laws. It is this clear cut demarcation of various organs of…
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Political Corruption: An Insight
By Sania Siddiqui, Amity Law School, Jaipur. “The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends, and especially our children. In the end, I believe, as in my case, the price we pay is well worth holding on…
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Advance Ruling under Income Tax Act, 1961
By Aakanksha Mishra, Gujarat National Law University. In this era of liberalized international trade and increasing globalization, the need for good tax laws and good tax administration is increasingly felt by modern economies. The Government of India has entered into several DTAAs to resolve taxation related problems arising out of cross border trade and investment.…