Farm Bill 2020

Introduction“If one were to view economic activity in terms of factors of production – land, labour, capital and enterprise – it can be said that market forces have been unleashed in the last 25 years mainly in the last two. The unfinished task of reforms is really in the land and labour markets”, an Indian

Shakti Vahini vs Union of India

“We don’t live in a world in which there exists a single definition of honour anymore, and it’s a fool that hangs on to the traditional standards and hopes that the world will come around him.”-Simone Weil Honour killing is stated as punishment according to the Panchayats, man or woman who marry outside of their

Voting Procedures of the Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha

A Detailed Study & Comparison IntroductionThe Parliament is the chief legislative authority of India and it is bicameral in nature, which means that it comprises two separate Houses, namely, the Lok Sabha (or the Lower House) and the Rajya Sabha (or the Upper House). The two Houses differ from each other on the basis of

Pakistan’s New K-word: Kulbhushan Jadhav

The developments in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case has brought the complicated diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan to a new low. Pakistan had dismissed India’s demand to have an Indian lawyer to represent Jadhav in the review case being heard at the Islamabad High Court clearly leaving his fate in the hands of Pakistani courts.

INDIA CHINA STAND-OFF

“May you live in interesting times” a traditional Chinese curse as these indeed are very interesting times to live. While it may seem a blessing, this expression is normally used ironically as life is better in “uninteresting times” of tranquility than in “interesting” ones.There is a growing concern for the unprecedented border situation between India

Soli Sorabjee

Every year India sees lakhs of new law graduates. Among those, few continue their masters; few join firms, few change their stream, few go on to teach law, some opt for judiciary, few open their firms. There are so many possibilities as to what a law graduate does after completing his graduation. But there is

Spotlight On Labor Laws As India’s Migrant Worker Crisis Looms

The largest lockdown with the smallest relief package during this pandemic has left the migrant workers in India at lurch leaving a cataclysmic effect on their livelihood. Adding fuel to the fire, the centre had said that there is no data on how many migrant workers died during the COVID-19 lockdown calling it an “unprecedented

Trajectory of Public Interest Litigation in India.

Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is an extra judicious tool that has turned out to be revolutionary in the domain of judicial activism. The Judicial System is the most undemocratic organ of the State and we can say that Public Interest Litigation is ostensibly the most democratic exercise in the Indian Judicial processes, considering that it

GOVERNORS OF STATES

Under the Government of India Act, 1935, it was provided that the Governors were “by the Raj, of the Raj, for the Raj.” A sub-committee of the constituent assembly consisting of Mr B. G. Kher, Mr K. N. Katju and Mr P. Subbarayan proposed that Governors of states must be elected. However, due to apprehensions

Media Trial

The media in India, dubbed as the fourth estate had now come under widespread criticism from people of different backgrounds for its coverage over the death of Bollywood actor Sushanth Singh Rajput. Rajput’s death which was due to suicide according to reports has been discarded by certain media houses and the coverage had painted a