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  • Juvenile Delinquency: The Indian Scenario

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    By Kshitiz Sharma, Delhi Institute of Rural Development, GGSIPU, Delhi. More than a century ago, Abraham Lincoln said “A child is a person who is going to carry on what you have started. He is going to sit where you are sitting, and when you are gone, attend to those things you think are important. You may…

  • Bendable Laws for the Elite?

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    By Darshi Mehta, Government Law College, Mumbai. Parole, the word has been doing rounds of the front page and even the page 3 of our newspapers these days, leaving the readers puzzled. Why Sanjay Dutt was granted parole this time? How can convicts like Manu Sharma be given parole? What is the filter process for conferring…

  • Freedom of Speech: Curtailed yet again?

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    By Monika Dilip Banode, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a statutory body under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952. Films can be publicly exhibited in India only after they have been certified by the Central Board of…

  • Setalvad Fund Embezzlement Case

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    By Aashna Jain, National Law University, Jodhpur. Liberty is more important than the stars in the sky. What is this case about? This is not a case of justice for victims of Gujarat Riots. This case relates to a plan of the two activists to raise money to convert the riot-affected housing colony in Ahmedabad into…

  • Corporate Sustainability: A New Kid on the Corporate Block

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    By Aashna Jain, National Law University, Jodhpur. The objective of this write-up is to examine the concept of sustainable growth as the characteristic of the phenomenon called Corporate Social Responsibility. The researcher is not indulging in examining the widely discussed aspect of the features and the outcomes of the corporate social responsibility. The focus will primarily…

  • Use of Scientific Methods for Collection of Evidence

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    By Archit Gupta, National Law Institute University, Bhopal. The Aarushi-Hemraj Murder Case and Nithari Killings Case has brought into limelight the scientific methods of investigation used in India and across the world. The three of them are lie detector or polygraph test, narco-analysis and brain-mapping. They have been in use for quite a time and their…

  • The Draconian Law of Sedition

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    By Anjali Rawat, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National University (RMLNLU), Lucknow. Lord Macaulay while framing the rough draft for Indian Penal Code, 1860 added a provision to give effect to sedition but due to some unaccountable reasons when it was enforced in 1860 this particular provision was not included in the Code. In 1870 the British…

  • Constructing Indoor-Management: A Critical Analysis of the Doctrine of Constructive Notice

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    By Sudipta Bhowmick, KIIT School of Law, Bhubaneswar. “When there are persons conducting the affairs of the company in a manner which appears to be perfectly consonant with the articles of association, those so dealing with them externally are not to be affected by irregularities which may take place in the internal management of the company.”[1] –…

  • BCI’s New Certificate of Practice Rules: Newbie Advocates Banned from Practicing in HC and SC

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    By Neelanjana Paul, KLE Society’s Law College, Bangalore. Now, a law degree and enrollment with respective state Bar Councils will not be enough to be a practising lawyer. Wary of the tendency of law graduates to switch careers after being enrolled, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has introduced a new rule mandating a certificate of practice for…

  • Burger King Case: An Analysis

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    By Chandan Mohanty, KIIT Law School, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. With the emergence of competitive market economy, manufacturers began to identify their products by certain symbol, marks or devices so as to distinguish their goods from similar goods manufactured and marketed by others.