Tag: Indian Law
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Malicious Prosecution under Criminal Law in India
‘Life demands self-respect and dignity’, were the words of former CJI Deepak Misra while awarding a compensation of Rs. 50 Lakhs to ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan who was falsely accused of espionage by the Kerala Police. (S. Nambi Narayanan v. Siby Mathews,2018 SCC OnLine SC 1500) Mr Narayanan fought the battle for 24 years to […]
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Analysing the Judicial Development of Privacy Law
Right to Privacy was never incorporated in the Indian Constitution nor has been provided by any Ordinary law in India. The Judicial interpretations, as well as the development of the law, has led to the emergence of this right, which remains ambiguous till date. Privacy still remains as subjective as it can be comprehended by […]
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Impact of Non-constitutional Decision Making Bodies on Women
Unlike various constitutional bodies such as UPSC, Finance Commission, National Commission for Women, etc. a non-constitutional body does not find its name in the Constitution of India hence it doesn’t derive any power from the Constitution of India. There are various non-constitutional decision-making bodies in India which are not even statutory bodies, but they have […]
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Sports Law in India – Necessities and Challenges
Sports, as a profession is rapidly gaining popularity and the need for a codified system of law with sports as its sole focus is the need of the hour. Taking specifically the case of India, the scope of sports in India is finally widening from just cricket, with the emergence of tournaments such as Premier […]
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A dismal setback to sec. 498A IPC
From time immemorial, married women in India have been defencelessly enduring cruelty and domestic violence at the hands of men. Cruelty against women was difficult to prove and to make it worse, there was no specific law aiming to safeguard women against such cruelty. It is not unfamiliar that crimes against women have been a […]
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Pride and Dignity: Women at workplace
In the era of globalization, modernization, and rationalization, one thing which is most applauded about is women empowerment. International leaders, celebrities, politicians, youth, and even the laymen talk about the blurring gap between men and women and uplifting women, not only socially but politically as well as economically. But the irony is, it is all […]
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