Category: Opinion
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Hijab vs. Mask: Identical Attire, Diversified Connotations
Introduction Life is a blend – you create dissolving in it by what you think, see, perceive and believe. Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact and everything we see is a ‘Perspective’, not the truth. The time has not changed, rather it has transformed like a piece of coal into a pinnacle…
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“Governor’s action contrary to the Constitutional Scheme…” – Is it sufficient to exercise complete justice under Article 142?
Introduction “I am confident that complete justice will be done in my case”, this sentiment is echoed by every individual across our nation. Each and every person holds on to faith that complete justice will be delivered. Our constitution has incorporated an extremely powerful provision that vests upon the Apex Court of our country, a…
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Cosmopolitan Goal of Comparative Law and its Impact on the Legal Profession
In Bar Council of India v. A.K. Balaji and Ors., a division bench of the Supreme Court held that foreign law firms and foreign lawyers cannot practice legal profession in India either in the litigation or in the non-litigation side. However, it was clarified that there is no restriction to visiting the country for a…
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Decoding the Karnataka Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2022
Introduction On May 17, 2022, the Governor of Karnataka promulgated the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2022 (“the Ordinance”). Similar Ordinances were promulgated in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in 2020 and 2021 respectively. Since the Parliament does not have the legislative competence, several states including Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh,…
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Summary and Critique of Martha C. Nussbaum’s ‘Poets as Judges: Judicial Rhetoric and The Literary Imagination’
Martha C. Nussbaum’s article primarily focuses on discussions on literary imagination and the pivotal role it plays in the interpretation of several novels such as Dickens’s Hard Times[1], E.M Forster’s Maurice[2], and Richard Wright’s novel, Native Son[3]. Furthermore, it discusses how literary works have the potential to mold judges who display empathy as well as…
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Satire and Intolerance: The Story of Two Indias?
In the world’s largest democracy, does freedom of speech and expression really exist as a right? Or is it a concept not equally applicable to all? It is high time that these questions be answered as recent instances make us question our own fundamental rights. The supreme court has recognised that on “open discussion and…
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