Author: Palak Jain, Institute of Law, Nirma University.
Rule of law is one of the essential and underlying features of the Indian Constitution. It sets out the structure by which the power of the State is limited and not unfettered. Equality before the law and fairness in the application of the law are the two…
Author: Hemant Kelkar.
On 6th August 2020, a group of 11 students from 11 different states appearing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (hereinafter referred to as “NEET”) and Joint Entrance Examination (hereinafter referred to as “JEE”) filed a writ petition in…
Author: Ananya Bajpai, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata.
John Austin’s theory of legal positivism argued that a sovereign is not responsible to her subjects, owes no moral obligation and does not need to claim her ruling to be just. This approach has been passed on generations after…
Author: Nikita Prakash from Symbiosis Law School, Pune.
In March 2020, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change introduced a Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2020 to succeed the present notification which has been in place since 2006. This is initiated under…
Author: Vedaant S. Agarwal from National Law University, Jodhpur.
The COVID-19 outbreak and the ensuing lockdown have affected the Indian economy adversely, causing financial hardships to several businesses across the country. In the wake of the prevalent situation and to prevent mass insolvency proceedings, the President…
Author: Sana Sarosh from National law Institute University, Bhopal.
The current pandemic has impacted businesses negatively throughout all sectors. It is being observed that the employers are resorting to shutting down their businesses, downsizing their operations, letting go of employees as measures to combat…
Author: Tejas Kandalgaonkar from MNLU, Mumbai.
India has a rich history concerning the education system. It is the birthplace to one of the oldest universities in the world, for instance, the Nalanda University was built in 5th Century BC. Since then, India has come a long way by introducing new pedagogy, syllabus, and…
Author: Sreyas T. Manoj from The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi.
A petition has been filed in the Hon’ble Supreme Court regarding the 2016 Jawahar Bagh Massacre, by the wife of the Late Sh. Mukul Dwivedi (the then Superintendent of Police, Mathura) in which he and twenty-nine others were…
Author: Anshum Agarwal from West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata.
The Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice UU Lalit and Justice Indu Malhotra, delivered the final judgement in the case concerning the management of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple on July 13, 2020. The judgement is being hailed as a victory…
Author: Satrajit Somavanshi from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Punjab.
Indian Judiciary is one of the three major pillars which upholds the democratic values of the state. All the citizens of our country put their faith in the justice of the system and believe in the efficiency of the judiciary. But still, a grim shadow follows a major drawback…
