JOURNAL FOR LAW STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS – Page 64

Posted on: July 13, 2020 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

‘RAJ DHARMA’ IN CONFERRING RIGHT TO HEALTH AS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT by Akhil Bharat Kukreja

Author : Akhil Bharat Kukreja, Student at Amity Law School, Delhi (GGSIPU) ‘RAJ DHARMA’ IN CONFERRING RIGHT TO HEALTH AS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT[1] ABSTRACT: This article revolves around the ancient concepts of Vyavhara Dharma and Raj Dharma and its relation with the fundamental rights and duties mentioned in the Indian Constitution, 1950. The article shall also involve various shlokas contained in Kautilya’s (also known as Chanakya) Arthashastra, Manusmriti, Vedas,…

Posted on: July 12, 2020 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

IDENTITY THEFT: A CRIME OF VIRTUAL WORLD by Rheea Lall

Author : Rheea Lall, Student at Presidency University, Bengaluru INTRODUCTION Across the world, with the rapid development in the technology, the modus operandi of crimes have also been transformed. The cyberspace offers great ease and opportunities to everyone including the criminals. It provides a platform for the criminals to commit traditional crimes in a modern way. In the virtual world where it is very easy to gain information on the…

Posted on: July 10, 2020 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

CAN KILLINGS BE HONOURABLE? (THE DISHONOURABLE REALITY OF HONOUR KILLINGS) by Divyanshi Saxena

Author: Divyanshi Saxena, B.A.LLB(H), UFYLC, University of Rajasthan Abstract Honor killings or honor crimes are acts of violence against a family member due to the belief that the said member has brought dishonor upon the family by non-conforming with the established beliefs, customs and traditions. Though the term has garnered attention lately, it has been in existence since ancient Roman times. The origin of these killings lies in patriarchal and…

Posted on: July 9, 2020 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

UNIFORM CIVIL CODE: A TRANSFER OF BIO-POWER FROM RELIGIOUS PATRIARCHY TO THE STATE by Mrinalini Kumar

Author : Mrinalini Kumar , M.A. Political Science , University of Delhi ABSTRACT: Personal Laws have controlled how families are structured and rights are ascertained at the grassroots’ level. They have come to structure our identities thereby differentiating ‘us’ from ‘them’ and ‘self’ from ‘other’. Uniform Civil Code (UCC), thus, has been proposed as a panacea to all the evils in India that are apparently propagated by personal laws that…

Posted on: July 8, 2020 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

CRITICAL ANALYSIS WITH RESPECT TO CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT, 2019 by M. Hidayathulla and Susmita Tripathy

Authors: M. Hidayathulla B.A.LLB (H), DSNLU and Susmita Tripathy, B.A.LLB (H), DSNLU INTRODUCTION The recent legislations regarding Citizenship, namely – National Population Register, National Register of Citizens and Citizenship Amendment Act, have caused quite an upheaval in our nation which is a democratic republic and have brought the major amendments in the present Act with the intention to create differentiation among all religions – between Muslims and Hindus. The National…

Posted on: July 6, 2020 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

FALSE CONFESSION- UNDER “INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT” AND THE STUDY OF FALSE CONFESSION IN FEW OTHER COUNTRIES by Muskan Verma

Author : Muskan Verma, BBA LL.B (2nd year) at New Law College, Pune Introduction False confession is one of the leading causes of wrongful convictions. False confession is the admission of a misdeed/ crime for which the accused is not responsible. ‘False confession’ is being discussed in section 17 of the Indian Evidence Act under ‘Admission’. Section 24-30 defines confession under Indian Evidence Act 1872. The case of false confession…

Posted on: July 4, 2020 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

REGISTRATION OF TRADEMARK: A MUST NEED PROTECTION by Shampa De

Author : Shampa De, BBA LLB; 2018-2023; Bharati Vidyapeeth (deemed university)New Law College,Pune INTRODUCTION This article initially focuses on the basic concept of trademark and registrable trademarks in India under THE TRADEMARK ACT, 1999. Besides, it aims to discuss in-depth details of registration of a trademark, criteria for a test of distinctiveness, refusal of registration of trademarks, prior user’s rights and procedure of registration of a trademark in India. TRADEMARK…

Posted on: July 1, 2020 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

HIS HOLINESS KESAVANANDA BHARATI SRIPADAGALVARU AND ORS. VS. STATE OF KERALA AND ANR by Shashank Sachi

Author: Shashank Sachi; BBALLB; 2019-2024; Chanderprabhu Jain College of Higher Studies And School Of Law Narela, Delhi Equivalent Citation – AIR 1973 SC 1461 Petitioner: Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru and Ors Respondent: State of Kerala and Anr Date of Judgement: 24/04/1973 Bench: Sikri, S.M. (Cj) Shelat, J.M., Hegde, K.S. & Grover, A.N., Ray, A.N. & Reddy, P.J. & Palekar, D.G., Khanna, Hans Raj Mathew, K.K. & Beg, M.H., Dwivedi, S.N. Mukherjea,…

Posted on: June 29, 2020 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

CORRUPT PRACTICES: ANALYSIS OF REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE ACT, 1951 by Shreya Saxena & Gunjan Maji

Authors : Shreya Saxena, B.A.LLB (H) at Alliance University & Gunjan Maji, B.A.LLB (H) at Alliance University. ABSTRACT Freedom of choice is the essential footing of a democratic nation. In modern times elections were primarily associated with the structure of the proportional form of Government. The electoral systems were developed in all democratic countries of the world based on the individual’s fundamental right. Later, it was followed by candidate liberty…

Posted on: June 27, 2020 Posted by: admin Comments: 0

WOMEN’S SAFETY: MORE TALKED THAN ENACTED by Diksha Saini and Muskan Garg

Authors: Diksha Saini, BBA.LLB (H), NMIMS, Indore and Muskan Garg, B.A.LLB (H), NMIMS, Indore “The story of Women’s Struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights- Gloria Steinem” Feminism is a radical idea that safety for women is more important than sentiments for men. In the reign of Sati, Seeta, Savitri, Draupadi and…