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Overview: WHITE COLLAR CRIMES IN INDIA
May 31, 2020 • Apurva Bhutani
The crimes that are motivated financially are called white collar crimes. They are conducted by business and government officials. They are non-violent crimes and are rising at an alarming rate in India.
Overview: LAW RELATED TO DOWRY DEATH IN INDIA
May 31, 2020 • Apurva Bhutani
Dowry death is something which is a slap in the face of the society as whole and how we have failed to protect women from exploitation. There are some laws which govern the whole situation of dowry and the remedies that are available to avail justice when the women become victim of this heinous act.
Life after decriminalization of section 377 of Indian Penal
May 29, 2020 • anshu sharma
Research on ‘Life after decriminalization of section 377 of Indian Penal Code’ is centered on the most controversial and stigmatized term ‘homosexuality.’ This paper mainly throws light on how decriminalization of section 377 of IPC brings a change in the entire nation.
CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT
May 29, 2020 • anshu sharma
Capital markets form an integral part of a country’s economy and are dominated by the investors and shareholders. Since they form the backbone of the capital market it is important to protect and promote their interests in order to ensure smooth working of the capital market along with maintaining their confidence in the transactions, thus in order to meet these objectives the concept of Class action Law suit came into existence.
Wills under Hindu Law & Muslim Law
May 29, 2020 • anshu sharma
Paper on detailed comparison of wills under Muslim and Hindu Laws
The Suspension of Labour Laws ‘A boon or bane’?
May 29, 2020 • anshu sharma
Labour laws have been enacted in the country to maintain a balance between the rights and obligations of working employees and their employers. But due to the recent outbreak of Covid-19, there has been a significant change in the status of labour laws and labours. Thus this paper aims to throw light on current status of labour laws amid the outbreak and its impact on the position of labours in India.
AGENDA-21
May 29, 2020 • anshu sharma
Sustainable development is a common agenda for global concern, which everyone agrees upon, but when it comes to making and implementing policies in this regard, things become quite difficult. Over the passage of time, massive development in the society has created a huge imbalance in maintaining a sustainable environment. Thus, in such situations Agenda-21 comes into picture. This paper aims to explore the purpose and aspects of Agenda -21 and its role towards maintaining a sustainable environment.
Psychology of Victim blaming
May 27, 2020 • Madhav Gawri
Legal Process Outsourcing
May 27, 2020 • Madhav Gawri
A Review Of The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019
May 26, 2020 • Architi Batra
The article analyzes the 2019 Amendment of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967.
Misuse Of Section 498A, Indian Penal Code,1860
May 26, 2020 • Architi Batra
India is a secular country; each state does not have a particular religion. There are many religious and cultural practices that are followed in India. One of the most prevalent practices is dowry.
Traditionally, dowry customs were an act of love as parents would gift their daughter with a dowry when she entered marriage. These gifts range from money to real estate and entitled a woman to be a full member of the husband’s family, allowing her to enter the marital home with her own wealth. It was seen as a substitute for an inheritance, offering some security to the wife and was a gift from her family. Soon this system became a problem for the ladies in the family, in-laws and the husband started becoming greedier and harassed the girl for more and more gifts from her native family. For the protection of women parliament enacted a provision in the Indian penal code,1860 under section 498-A. By filing a case against her husband and her in-laws and find the benefits of the support payment and different remuneration. This section has a pitfall in the present scenario as women use this as a tool to receive money from the husband and harassing him. Misuse of dowry laws is not a present situation. many judicial pronouncements have been responsible for the misuse of this section. In the practical scenario, women whether well educated or not harass their husbands to approach to court or police to send them behind the bars due to such pressures many of the husbands have committed suicide, for no reason. Women also commit cruelty against the men to receive remittance.
Reviewing Force Majeure Clauses And Its Impact During The Outbreak Of Coronavirus
May 26, 2020 • Architi Batra
The article delves into the meaning and important features of the force majeure event and how it can be invoked by various entities during the outbreak of Coronavirus.
Broadly Speaking: ROLE OF COURTS IN ARBITRATION
May 26, 2020 • Apurva Bhutani
Arbitration means to settle disputes outside the court. Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution. The court has the power to supervise and implement the arbitration process so as to ensure that the parties in the arbitration process perform their obligations
International Rights Bodies Acting In The Nirbhaya Rape Case
May 26, 2020 • Architi Batra
HUMAN RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
May 26, 2020 • Apurva Bhutani
Indigenous people are usually threatened regarding their sovereignty and also their human rights come into question because of the style of life they choose to have. However there are several international conventions which facilitate as well as safeguard their human rights.
Drone Regulations in India
May 23, 2020 • Madhav Gawri
Basic understanding of Law: Sedition
May 21, 2020 • Apurva Bhutani
The provision of the law of sedition is based on the principle that every state has to be armed with a power to punish those who by their conduct put in situation of danger the safety of state and its stability or disseminate a feeling of disloyalty.
MARITAL RAPE
May 21, 2020 • Apurva Bhutani
Marital rape is not a criminal offence in India. Though, it is not a criminal offence there have been some legal developments on the national and international levels so that the society as a whole is made safer for women.
OVERVIEW: UNDERSTANDING THE CO-OPERATIVE BANKING SYSTEM
May 18, 2020 • anshu sharma
In today’s era, with expansion of financial banking opportunities to both urban and rural areas by Co-operative Banks, there has been a positive development of the economy. Co-operative Banks along with the aid and guidance of SARFAESI Act, 2002 has paved a great way for the rapid growth and development of the Indian economy. Thus this paper aims to throw light on the role and importance of Co-operative Banks and SARFAESI Act, 2002 in the Indian economy.
Case brief: Gift Deed Is Not Invalid Merely Because It Was Registered after Donor's Death - Dinabandhu Mondal & Ors V. Laxmi Rani Mondal & Ors
May 18, 2020 • anshu sharma
This article deals with the case study of Dinabandhu Mondal & Ors v. Laxmi Rani Mondal & Ors it deals with the validity of the gift deed, which was challenged as it was registered subsequent death of the donor. By referring section 122 read with section 17 of Registration Act and section 123 of Transfer of Property Act Calcutta High Court beautifully solve the case.