The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019: Threat to the Secular Nature of the Constitution?
Introduction
The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 was passed on December 11, 2019, and came into force on 10th January 2020. Citizenship can be conceptualized as an...
The Legality of Fake Encounters in India
Written By- Ayesha Adyasha and Swati Mishra
"This Court has in recent times come across far too many instances where the Police have acted not...
Patients’ Rights and Refusal of Treatment to them
Atharva Naukarkar Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
In recent years, the market has seen a major shift from being a seller dominant market to a...
Retrospective Overruling, Prospective Overruling, Doctrine of Per Incuriam, Doctrine of Sub Silento
Retrospective Overruling
English courts have always followed the practice of overruling. It means that the overruled case is regarded as never having been law and...
Politicization of Judiciary: A Strategic Use of Free Speech
Kedar Ganesh DhargalkarAdv. Balasaheb Apte College of Law, University of Mumbai
The recent judgement of the Apex Court in the Prashant Bhushan ‘Contempt of...
Drawing the Legal Contours of the Arogya Setu Mobile Application
Anu Shrivastava and Keith VargheseAdvocates*
Introduction:
The Ministry of Home Affairs (“MHA”) has been undertaking numerous measures to tackle the coronavirus epidemic (“COVID 19”). The usage...
Anuradha Bhasin vs. Union of India
Case Note:Citation: 2019 SCC Online SC 1725Decided on: 10 January 2020Court: Supreme Court of IndiaQuorum: N.V. Ramana, V. Ramasubramanian
Introduction:
Internet is one of the greatest...
Beirut’s Explosion and the Lebanon Crisis
Priyanshi SrivastavaSVKM's NMIMS School of Law, Mumbai
Introduction:
A massive explosion occurred on 4th August 2020 at a warehouse on the waterfront of the Port of...
Vocal For Local— Impact On Economy
Priyanshi SrivastavaSVKM's NMIMS School of Law, Mumbai
VOCAL FOR LOCAL:
On 13th May 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the nation came up with a...
Mansoob Haider vs. Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd. & Others
Case Note:Citation: 2014 (59) PTC 292Decided on: 20 June 2014Court: High Court of Judicature at BombayQuorum: Justice G.S. Patel
Introduction:
Copyright is a form of intellectual...
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