Rowlatt Act in disguise: The Preventive Detention laws in India
Introduction This article deals with the law of preventive detention in India. Preventive detention authorises any police officer to arrest or detain any person who is suspected to be committing a crime in the future in order to prevent him … Continue reading Rowlatt Act in disguise: The Preventive Detention laws in India
Fragile Legitimacy of the Bihar Elections, 2020
The Election Commission was mandated to exercise its functions so that a candidate or a voter is never substantially prejudiced. Equality of choice ought to be equal in its incidence. The Constitution of India has envisaged a democratic setup based … Continue reading Fragile Legitimacy of the Bihar Elections, 2020
Discrimination Against Minorities By Public Authorities: What India needs to learn from Berlin
With Berlin passing the first anti-discriminatory legislation in the country, it is a moment of deep contemplation for Indian law-makers to take requisite steps in a similar direction. The anti-discriminatory law in Berlin prohibits public authorities and police officials to … Continue reading Discrimination Against Minorities By Public Authorities: What India needs to learn from Berlin
Second FIR- An Open Question of Law
Introduction It was in the 1979 case of Ram Lal Narang v Om Prakash Narang that an important aspect of the criminal procedure code relating to the permissibility of second FIR came into light. The case involved an incident wherein … Continue reading Second FIR- An Open Question of Law
Rights of Rivers: A Comparative and Critical Analysis
Introduction Recently the Uttarakhand High Court expanded the environment justice jurisprudence by metes and bounds after its adjudication on the Rights of Rivers in Lalit Miglani V State of Uttarakhand[1]. It posited juristic rights on Rivers, glaciers, oceans and other … Continue reading Rights of Rivers: A Comparative and Critical Analysis
Are your representatives really representing you?: A comment on the anti-defection laws in India
India follows a democratic system where citizens elect representatives to form a governing body such as the parliament. Representatives stand in elections and citizens vote to choose their representatives. The presence of strong and legitimate opposition is a sine qua … Continue reading Are your representatives really representing you?: A comment on the anti-defection laws in India
