“Female Genital Mutilation” (FGM) is a term that is currently being used by UN agencies, including the WHO. The WHO defines it as “Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all the procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injuries to the female genital organs for non – medical reasons.”…
Public interest litigation (PIL) is a snowball concept that was introduced in India by Justice P.N Bhagwati. Essentially, PIL is a litigation that can be filed by anyone from the society for the purpose of securing justice for those who aren’t able to the same for themselves. The concept leaps the rule of Locus Standi…
We can start this with a question that can we live without animals and the answer says no, without animals or plants our life would have been impossible. As, oxygen, clean water, food, clothing all comes from them. Even the smallest of the smallest animal on the planet plays a vital role in its ecosystem…
The payment of Bonus Act was made applicable from 25th September, 1965. It has 40 sections. It is applicable on every factory and every other establishment that employs 20 or more employees on any day during an accounting year. Some of the important definitions are: Accounting year is the year ending on the days on…
INTRODUCTION The Swadeshi movement was a pivotal milestone in India’s freedom struggle. It began as a protest opposing Bengal’s division in 1905. Bengal was Colonial India’s largest populated region at the time. It encompassed not just the west and east sections of the state, and also Bihar, Assam, and the majority of Orissa. In terms of…
WHAT IS CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 1986? The Consumer Protection Act of 1986 (COPRA) was passed in 1986 by the Indian Parliament to defend the rights of Indian customers. The Consumer Protection Act of 2019 was passed, which abolished it. It was established in order to constitute consumer council as well as other agencies for the…
Role of Information Utility Information Utility under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 Role of Information Utility Abstract Information Utility is one of the main pillars in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,2016 (henceforth mentioned as IBC,2016). Resolution in a time bound manner is one of the main objectives of IBC,2016 which is now becoming possible and realistic…
Law and economics engage in a number of different ways. Public law aims to redress the results of a free market environment by social and economic legislation, while private law aids persons and associations able to enter into negotiations in a free market. Lawyers ought to be concerned with the economic consequences of existing legal…
This article compares the socio-economic rights of South Africa to the author’s perspective as to how these rights defeats the current condition of the social movement. It shows how the discourse of rights is increasing social hardships. It therefore reveals, the “emptiness” of the socio-economic rights law in the constitution of South Africa. The author…
“Fundamental rights belong to the human being just because you are a human being” -Desmond Tutu Fundamental rights are mentioned under Part III of The Constitution of India. Fundamental rights are the rights which every citizen of the country owns and no one can snatch it away from them. These rights are for the…
