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July 9, 2021

Interpretation and deconstruction of UAPA(Unlawful Activities Prevention Act) by the Delhi High Court

On 15th June,2021 the Hon’ble Delhi High Court directed the release of three student leaders,namely, Asif Iqbal Tanha,Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita on bail.These leaders were arrested in connection with the North East Delhi riots. Clearly, freedom is ensuring human morality, which is a conformity even to the spheres of law and politics.For a democracy…

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EUTHANASIA IN INDIA – 1 (BRIEF INTRODUCTION)

The Constitution of India guarantees people (both citizens and otherwise) Fundamental Rights. These rights are enforceable in the Supreme Court (under Article 32) and High Court (under Article 226). They protect the rights and freedom of the people against the encroaching power delegated by the state. These rights are regarded as Fundamental because they are…

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Doctrine of lis pendens

The Doctrine of Lis Pendens is based on the Latin maxim ‘ut lite pendente nihil’, which means: ‘nothing new should be introduced into a pending litigation’. It is enshrined in Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 titled ‘Transfer of Property pending suit relating thereto’. The doctrine is essentially a common law principle,…

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Economics of Intellectual Property Rights

As the knowledge based economy grows, the questions of rights over an information and the uses of the information play a significant role in economic development. The intellectual property rights some way or the other interferes in our day to day life. The early scholars referred IP as drivers of economy while the scholars at…

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MENTAL TRAUMA AND GYM

In this 21st century, the mental pressure has increased up to 100 times in last 10 years. The traumas consisting due to bullying, body-shaming, slut shaming, telling someone is weak, breakups, broken friendships, peer pressure, lack of self-esteem, pressure due to family etc. And this causing frustration, anger, self-hatred, self-doubt etc. To let it all…

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CUSTODIAL VIOLENCE IN INDIA: PART 1

INTRODUCTION:           The term custodial violence is made up of two terms: custody and violence. Hence, to understand this concept, it is necessary to understand these terms. Cambridge dictionary defines custody as: “the legal right or duty to take care of someone or something…”. Violence, as defined by Britannica, is “an act of physical force that causes or…

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Rules for OTT platform in India

Digital media has been largely unregulated till now and has allowed complete freedom to content creators. The increase popularity by Indian audience has led to a massive consumption of the content followed by release of a large number of OTT platforms in India. However, this also resulted in numerous controversies including shows both foreign and…

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