“RTI is the most fundamental law this country has seen from the local panchayat to parliament, from a nondescript village to posh Delhi, and from ration shops to the 2G scam” -Aruna Roy ABSTRACT Participation, transparency, legitimacy and responsiveness form the pillars of good governance. The concept of good governance was applied in India through the […]
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ABSTRACT Sexual offences have now become a commonplace in India. Punishment is the society’s customary response to a crime. It neither is beneficial to the victim nor has any deterrent effect. The criminal justice system which is expected to deliver a sense of justice has failed in its current response to satisfy the large majority
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Introduction The emergence of fashion law as a discipline to reckon with, has, in the recent times, taken the legal world by storm. Also known as the law of luxury good and first systematized in 2004, with the publication of “Droit Du Luxe” by Annabelle Gauberti[i], which is widely regarded as the cornerstone of fashion
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Introduction When Tim Wu coined the term “Net Neutrality” in 2003, he probably did not envisage that the concept one day would assume an importance of gargantuan proportions, and capture the world’s attention at large.[i] Since the FCC mooted the idea of reversing its stand on net neutrality on 23 April 2014,[ii] the discussions around
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“Of all the evils for which man has made himself responsible, none is so degrading, so shocking or so brutal as his abuse of the better half of humanity; the female sex.” ― Mahatma Gandhi Introduction The above quoted Gandhiji’s words said back in 1921 ring true even today. Marital rape is a significant but often
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‘All persons enjoy equal rights in their own property irrespective of their celebrity status’[i] The recent controversy between Bhajrangi Bhaijaan and Chand Nawab has sparked a debate on personality rights in India. This is not the first case which garnered the attention of the public. Earlier,the famed tamil actor,Rajnikanth also approached the Madras High Court
