Archive for the Category ‘Legal Articles’



Human Rights Education in India

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”. So stated Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. This is what the Indians have been preaching since times immemorial as it has become the immemorial customs of our nation .Human Rights are a ...

‘RIGHT TO DIE’-TRULY A RIGHT?

       The implication of the term "euthanasia" is itself shrouded in ambiguity. Derived from the Greek word "euthanatos" connotes "good death". To reiterate the judicial pronouncements in the Indian context, good or happy death would imply the ebbing of life the natural way. Euthanasia is defined as an "intentional killing by ...

Federal Principle Under the Indian Constitution – A Perspective

A constitution is the legal document in which various governing principles are established, functions and procedural aspects of the government are specified under which different organs of the government work. Constitution is the supreme law of the land which is ascertained by Kelsen as the "Grund Norm" in his Pure ...

THE NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA BILL 2010

From:  Sharmila Bellur  AN ANALYSIS OF THE DRAFT BILL INTRODUCTION The Unique Identification Authority of India was constituted and notified by the Planning Commission on 28th January, 2009 as an attached office under the aegis of Planning Commission and the National Identification Authority of India Bill, 2010 (referred to as “the Bill” hereinafter), ...

Bio Medical Waste Management In Hospitals

BY:-Samridha Neupane Vth Year NALSAR University of Law,Hyderabad   INTRODUCTION Hospital is a place of almighty, a place to serve the patient. Since beginning, the hospitals are known for the treatment of sick persons but we are unaware about the adverse effects of the garbage and filth generated by them on human body and environment. ...

HONOUR KILLING : A CURSE TO HUMAN DIGNITY

BY :-BINEETA MITRA (5th semester) 3rd year GENESIS “Honour killing” is an age old social evil whose frequency has escalated in the recent past. Khap Panchayats, which are a system of social administration in rural areas since ancient times, are being blamed for these long series of killings. While these Panchayats  (assembly) had ...

Indian Perspective of Right to Health

     BY:-Ms. Deepika Sood                                                                                                                                              India has been independent for 63 years but India has yet to provide its citizens the basic amenities like food security, health care, housing and good environment which are the basic amenities for a reasonable human existence. A highly inequitable health system has denied quality health care to ...

Torture is a Crime : Issue and Perspective

  Introduction  The practice of torture is endemic in India. It is believed that torture, in its cognate and express forms, is practised in every police station in the country. Torture in police custody involves a range of practices including position abuse, shackling, beating with canes, batons, iron rods and rubber ...

Criminal Breach of trust Under IPC: A Critical Analysis

  Author’s Introduction  Name-     Avneesh Kumar, 3rd year student of B.A.LL.B. (Hons),  Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University Introduction Section 405.  of  IPC defines Criminal breach of trust in the following words-  “Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property, dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use that ...

Registered users and Registered Proprietors Under the Trademark Law

From: Nandita Narayan Registered proprietors and registered users[1] Introduction A consumer is duped if he buys a commodity presuming it to have originated from a certain identified source when actually it is not, and later he finds the commodity substandard. In the process, the reputation of the trader suffers. The interest of both ...