“Every man when driven to the wall by a murderous assailant will override all laws to protect himself and this is called the great right to self defence” by ABRAHAM LINCOLN. It is the ‘great right of self defence’ from which the moral justification to all anti-terrorism laws is derived. The term “terrorism” comes from [ Read More ]
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Miscellaneous Legal ArticlesLGBT rights interpreted by Judiciary “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender”How Indian Judiciary is interpreted the social stigma in regards to LGBT rights? Introduction: It would be problematic to fix a gigantic moment of change from invisibility to visibility in the context of queer citizenship in India. From last few years it could be follow in film industry when the producer introduced new social [ Read More ] STAMPING AND PROXIES IN INDIA- Ms. Stuti Bansal The present article deals with proxies and provisions regarding its stamping as per the laws applicable in India.Section 176 of the Companies Act, 1956 discusses and details the aspects of a proxy. According to Section 176 of the Act, any member of a company, entitled to attend and vote at a [ Read More ] India’s biotechnology regulatory systemIn the last 50 years, biotechnology has become a tool for enhancing economic growth and to revolutionize food security. However given that GMO (genetically modified organisms) are not naturally occurring organisms and have been tempered by human beings, there is a possibility that the GMO may effect the environment adversely either in the short term [ Read More ] The Issue of Enemy Property and India’s National InterestMohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan kept fighting till his death, to get back his posh bungalow at Malabar Hill, Mumbai, known as Jinnah House. His daughter Deena Vadia, too, could not succeed in getting the property of his father. But Mohammad Amir Mohammad Khan alias Sulaiman Khan, the son of the late Raja of Mehmoodabad, [ Read More ] Evolution of Law: “A short history of Indian legal Theory”Introduction History comprises of the growth, evolution and development of the legal system in the country and sets forth the historical process whereby a legal system has come to be what it is over time. The legal system of a country at a given time is not the creation of one man or of one [ Read More ] Context Rule and Its Development in English LawIntroduction: A statute is basically the formal act enacted by the legislature in written form. In lay man’s term, statute can be called as a command of the legislature which is to be obeyed. Statute law helps in distinguishing the laws passed by the parliament from common law and equity. A single enactment of [ Read More ] Mis-Interpretation by Sub-ordinate JudiciaryWe are all humans and nobody can do away with mistakes. The same also happens with the judiciary either higher or lower. Everybody person has his own understanding of law but again we are bound to follow the interpretation of higher judiciary. Surely, interpretations of higher judiciary, most specifically the Supreme Court, are well founded [ Read More ] Communal Violence Bill : A CritiqueThe Communal Violence Bill 2005 has been mired in controversy since its inception. The very opening line of the draft sparks a debate. It states; “a bill to empower the state and central governments…”The question here that arises is: ‘aren’t there already enough statues, ordinances, rules, laws conferring power in the hands of the governments [ Read More ] |
