Category: Blog
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Phone Tapping Laws: A Critical Analysis
By Trishala Sanyal, A.K.K. New Law Academy, Pune. Nira Radia, a famous political lobbyist was entrapped in the net of phone tapping by the Indian income tax department between the years 2008 to 2009. Her tapes included conversations with elite businessmen, journalists, politicians and many more famous figures of the society. In 2010 some parts of the…
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Architectural Work under the Indian Copyright Regime
By Bharat Kumar Singh, Student at National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi. In the field of architecture, architects and engineers depend primarily on copyright laws and contractual provisions to protect their original work. The protection of architectural works through copyright laws against infringement and imitation was brought up on an international scale…
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LL.M. in India: A Critical Analysis
By Apoorva Mandhani, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. LL.M., i.e. Legum Magister, is the recognized Postgraduate Academic Master Degree which is awarded for a course or program in law. The program can be undertaken by those who have successfully completed their under graduation in law. LL.M. is hence an opportunity to learn more, to gain an in-depth knowledge…
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The 1997 MCD Election Riots: An Analysis
By Siddhant Sharma, Amity Law School, Jaipur. The MCD came into existence on the 7th of April, 1958, by an act of the Indian parliament (The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957). It was the successor of the Delhi Municipal Committee. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is an autonomous body which constitutes as the one of the…
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Money Laundering in India: An Analysis
By Bhagyashree Sonwane, Vaishnav Institute of Law, DAVV, Indore. Money Laundering is the processing of criminal proceeds to disguise its illegal origin. When a criminal activity generates substantial profits, the individual or group involved in such activities route the funds to safe heavens by disguising the sources to a place where they are less likely to attract…
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The Sunburn Scam
By Apoorva Mandhani, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Sunburn, as is common knowledge, is India’s premier electronic music brand hosting Asia’s largest 3-day Electronic Music Festival in Goa. It has been a success since its inception, with the Festival being a part of the bucket list of the Indian youth. However, the dark side of the…
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Mumbai Mirror: A Case in Contempt?
By Navishta Qureshi, NLIU, Bhopal. The contempt case against Mumbai Mirror is one of the few cases which have been instituted against a newspaper alleging that the report published therein is contemptuous. What makes this case one of a kind is that proceedings here have been initiated by the court suo moto.
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Unrecognised Schools: Are they really a problem?
By Siddhant Sharma, Amity Law School, Jaipur. A school is deemed to be unrecognised when it does not fulfill the unrealistic infrastructure requirements and teacher salary scales that the government demands as a prerequisite for recognition. Such schools are unaided by the government but might get donations from private donors or organisations.[i] These low cost private schools…
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Anti-Conversion Laws in India: A Critical Analysis
By Chandan Mohanty, KIIT Law School, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. India, the largest democratic country in the world, inhabits people from different religions. The majority population in India is Hindu. Muslims, Christians and few other religions also have a significant number of followers. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution says that India is a secular country. The…
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Legal Literacy in India
By Tarunika Rajesh, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University. The Need to Transform India at the Ground Level via Legal Awareness and Education Legal awareness and knowledge are an indispensable part of a citizen’s education program which will enlighten and empower him to scale new heights of progression and free himself from the excesses of the executive or any existing authority.…