Right to life and the ethics of euthanasia
It is believed across the globe that, God created this world, and the creation of life is assumed to be the most precious thing in the earth. It is immaterial,…
Article 21
Shreya Singhal judgment and Internet Intermediaries in India
Eira Mishra An analysis of the effect of Shreya Singhal judgment on Internet intermediaries in India The Shreya Singhal judgment ((Shreya Singhal v. Union of India, WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO.167…
Writ of Habeas Corpus and Indian Constitution
Writ of habeas corpus is issued in the form of an order calling upon a person who has detained another person to bring that person before the court to let it…
Armed Forces Special Power Act and women safety
Maitri Tandon, Student of Law, Symbiosis Law School ABSTARCT This research paper concerns in itself the scenario of the northeastern and the northern states of our country, India after the…
DOT ordered to ban porn sites in India
Most of the websites which are delivering pornographic contents are at present in accessible in India, on several Internet Service Providers (ISP’s). With effect from August 1, 2015 most of…
Pay Compensation if police fail to crack cases
While passing interim orders, on a petition filed by the father of a 15-year-old girl, who was murdered for gain in Pudukottai district in March 2011, Justice S Nagamuthu of…
Don’t hang the convicts hurriedly and secretly, says Supreme Court
Supreme Court on in its recent judgment said that the execution of death sentence cannot be carried out in a hurried and secret manner. A bench of justices AK Sikri…
Misuse of sexual harassment laws in India
Raghavi Viswanath The Indian judiciary has seen a decelerated evolution with regards to sexual harassment laws. This article seeks to highlight and analyze the various flaws in the legal apparatus…
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 – An Analysis
Vishnu S Warrier Sexual harassment is an act that creates a hostile working environment which may be by way of cracking lewd jokes, verbal or physical abuse, circulating lewd rumors…
GOING BACK TO SQUARE ONE: SC shows red signal to Gay rights
Aastha Mehta In a thought-provoking judgment on Wednesday, Supreme Court of India describes homosexuals as “miniscule fraction” of the population, a term which has not gone too well with those…