Blogs
Without a Predicate Offence, the charges under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) can not stand on it's own
Oct. 11, 2024 • Namra Chauhan, 3rd Year LLB Student, Department of Law, Punjabi University Patiala
The Supreme Court has the opinion that the offences under The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) are “Parasitic” and such cases cannot stand their own without a Predicate Offence.
Court Action against caste-based discrimination in prisons
Oct. 13, 2024 • Yashaswi Singhal
This blog deals with the recent ruling of the Supreme Court on discrimination in prisons on basis of caste. An analysis of the judgment from its historical background, reasoning of the ruling and implications it will hold for future has been undertaken.
Streamlining Justice: Compounding Offences Under India's Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Oct. 28, 2024, 9:16 p.m. • Advika Amit Biniwale
Student's Pen
A detailed look at how the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita enhances the compounding process to ease India's overburdened courts while ensuring fairness in criminal justice.
Understanding the landscape of Community Sentencing in India
Oct. 24, 2024 • Medha Joshi, Dharmashastra National Law University
Manifesting restorative justice, community sentencing is cradle to reintegrate the offender and is provided for petty offences to generate assurance among the public.
Simultaneous Elections in India: A Path to Efficiency or a Threat to Federalism?
Oct. 18, 2024, 7:47 p.m. • Samridhi Garg, Student at University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Student's Pen
This article focuses on providing an unbiased and nuanced analysis of the impact of synchronised elections on India's federal structure, as well as its political and demographic landscape.
What we know about Digital Arrest : A squabble on veracity of Public Authorities
Oct. 12, 2024 • Medha Joshi, Dharmashastra National Law University
Student's Pen
The chaos of the increasing scams of digital arrest by fraudsters claiming to be public authorities/officials is at a juncture that has raised serious public concerns. The dismantling of public trust is the major blow that is effectuated by such scams.
The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Combating Counterfeiting and Promoting Sustainability
Oct. 7, 2024 • Smriti, 3rd year student of LL.B. Professional course, Department of Law, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
Student's Pen
This article examines the role of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in combating counterfeiting and promoting sustainability. It highlights the evolution of counterfeiting from a local to a global problem.
A JUDICIAL CONUNDRUM OF "BAIL IS THE RULE AND JAIL IS AN EXCEPTION"
Oct. 18, 2024, 7:05 p.m. • Medha Joshi
Student's Pen
Personal liberty and life conjuncts to foster underpin of the criminal justice administration. The perusal of Bail is in coherence with human rights evolution, considering the accused to have certain rights in some matters in which he is entitled to bail.
Broadly speaking: How IPC limitations fuel the Growth of BNS
Oct. 5, 2024 • Namra Chauhan
Student's Pen
The official criminal code of India (IPC) was repealed and replaced with the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita got assent by the President of India on 25 December 2023 and came into force on 1 July 2024.
How can you punish me?
Oct. 5, 2024 • Sai Ram Konyala
A question to enquire into the authority conferred on state to administer punishments
"Cultural Appropriation: A Copyright Crisis or a Moral Imperative?"
Oct. 9, 2024 • sunny sharma
The concepts of cultural appropriation and appreciation are often intertwined and warrant careful analysis. Understanding culture's fluidity is essential to comprehending its evolution. Even though appropriation may offend some people, it is important to
Balancing Innovation and Access: The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
Oct. 6, 2024 • Aditi Shetty, 2nd year, National Law University, Nagpur.
This article aims to uncover the constant struggle faced by the world and its ever existing need for access to healthcare. The heart of IPR and medicine is patents, they exist to serve as an incentive to companies to invest in R&D.
The Aparajita Bill, 2024: A Reform or Retribution?
Oct. 6, 2024, 2:45 a.m. • Harshita Jindal, Student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab
Student's Pen
This article explores the effectiveness of the newly introduced Aparajita Bill,2024 and whether stringent laws is an answer to the ill-managed security system of the state?
The AI IP Conundrum: Ownership & Inventorship
Sept. 30, 2024 • Sneha, 3rd year student of LL.B. Professional course, Department of Law, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
The artificial intelligence (AI) culture has posed unprecedented challenges and hurdles to the traditional framework of intellectual property (IP) laws, particularly in the area of inventorship. An era of completely new culture, new issues, new judgements
Being born as Women: OPEd of a law student after Kolkata Rape case 2024
Aug. 25, 2024 • Sneha, 3rd year student of LL.B. Professional course, Department of Law, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
The Gavel of Justice: The International Criminal Court's Crucial Role in Prosecuting Humanity's Darkest Crimes
June 5, 2024 • Komal Sangwan
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS AS HUMAN RIGHTS
June 5, 2024 • Komal Sangwan
The Uniform Civil Code Debate: A Quest for Equality or Imposition?
June 5, 2024 • Komal Sangwan
Taming the Digital Bully
May 28, 2024 • Sneha, 3rd year student of LL.B. Professional course, Department of Law, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
While existing laws offer some sort of recourses, a dedicated law criminalizing cyberbullying is debated. Let’s explores arguments for and against such a law, highlighting the need for a balanced approach protecting victims.