Implementation of GST

The year 2017 will forever be etched in Indian history as the year that saw the implementation of the biggest and most important economic reform since Independence – the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The reform that took more than a decade of intense debate was finally implemented with effect from 1 July 2017, subsuming…

Corruption

Corruption is defined as a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization in order to acquire abuse power for one’s private gain. Corruption includes bribery and it may also involve practices which are legal in many countries. According to Stephen D. Morris, political corruption is the…

ex gratia : judgement

In this time of covid-19, the people of India are suffering with this fatal virus. Many citizens died, it causes many problems to their families and losses too. It is a big disaster and continuously the people are dying with this pandemic. The families who had lost their members, filed PIL (PUBLIC INTREST LITIGATION) in…

What is Bankruptcy?

In layman’s terms, ‘when an individual or an institution is unable to honour its financial obligations or make payment to its creditors, it files for bankruptcy.’ Bankruptcy filing is a legal procedure to free oneself from debt or obligations to creditors. If you file for bankruptcy your debts which are not paid in full are…

THE PLIGHT OF WEAKER SECTIONS AMID LOCKDOWN IN INDIA

INTRODUCTION: COVID-19, a “once-in-a-century pandemic,” has brought the hitherto unseen portions of Indian society into sharp focus. These groups include the migrant community, the urban homeless, members of informal settlements, biomedical waste workers, and landless agricultural laborers. The lockdown has worsened their pre-existing problems, bringing inequities, discrimination, and anxiety to the forefront. Despite the government’s…