Month: May 2017
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Easier said than done: The problem of non-compliance of the law
“There is no more serious pathology in law than a law that can’t achieve its goal” A. Andaluz Have you ever heard that “the laws are dead letters”? Most probably yes and more than once… and probably many examples are moving back-and-forth in your mind, but in order to illustrate what I mean with it…
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Sue In the name Of Holy River
“Story begins with nature’s ignorance by men and ends with the victims of natural disaster. Story rebegins with a legal identity being given to nature and poses an unending series of questions predicting the consequences thereto…” Legal world of environmental jurisprudence witnessed an interesting leap when nature got a legal personality. In a Public Interest…
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Cannabis Sativa- Legalisation and impact
Cannabis, indigenous to central and south Asia, conjointly popular as marijuana and is intended for use as a psychoactive drug or medicine. Since 3rd millennium B.C., it is mostly used recreationally or as a medicinal drug. In some parts, it is also used as a part of a sacerdotal or ethereal liturgy. Usage of the…
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Adequacy of Punishment in Rape Cases
Rape as defined by the Supreme Court in Bodhisattwa Gautam v. Ms. Shubhra Chakraborty[1] is not only a crime against the body of a woman (victim), it is a crime against the entire society. The Apex Court has further observed, “to many feminists and psychiatrists, rape is less a sexual offence than the act of…
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Entry of Whatsapp into the legal world
Gone are the days when judicial proceedings will wait for you to be at home so that service of summons can be completed. In the world of connectivity if you are found evasive or absent from your available address then the judicial team can serve you summons on your virtual address ie. your whatsapp no.…
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Freedom of Expression vs. Honour: Your rights end where mine begin
Let’s share the story of a friend of mine: She was born in a small and humble home of a little town, but she wanted to be somebody, to succeed in life, so she worked really hard for her dreams. That’s how she was able to go to school, but this wasn´t enough for her.…
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