LAW OF ADULTERY IN INDIA
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MENS REA, CAUSATION AND CONSTITUTIONAL CAUTION: A CRITICAL COMMENTARY ON GOVINDASWAMY V. STATE OF KERALA (2016)
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THE LEGAL VACUUM OF DIGITAL FASHION AND NFTS IN INDIA: A CASE FOR SUI GENERIS PROTECTION
Historically, the global fashion and apparel industry relied on tangible goods and brick-and-mortar retail. However, this is changing with an emerging collection of technologies, including the Metaverse and NFTs, at the core of a far-reaching digital shift. Such a new paradigm introduces digital fashion: three-dimensional garments, virtual accessories, and immersive digital showrooms existing purely as […]
REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT IN INDIA’S VIRTUAL ASSET SECTOR
March 7, 2023, is a watershed moment in the landscape of Indian financial regulation. A groundbreaking notification by the Ministry of Finance had brought Virtual Digital Asset activities within the fold of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. This strategic step marked the end of the era of “regulatory ambiguity” for the crypto sector […]
Bilkis Yakub Rasool v. Union of India, (2024) 1 S.C.C. 546, 560 (India).
CASE COMMENT
THE LAW OF THE REEF: REGULATORY SHORTFALLS IN THE PROTECTION OF CORAL REEFS
Coral reefs are among the most ecologically important marine ecosystems and at the same time among the most susceptible to increasing anthropogenic and climatic stress. Even though extensive coral reefs exist in other regions of India, including the Gulf of Mannar, Lakshadweep, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, their protection is indirect. The paper is […]
CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE DUTIES OF A BAILEE IN SECTIONS 151 AND 152 OF THE CONTRACT ACT
Bailment is one of the essential principles of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, which regulates several daily commercial and non-commercial relationships, including the temporary transfer of goods. The paper will conduct a doctrinal and correlational examination of the obligations of a bailee as enshrined in the Act under Sections 151 and 152, which set out […]
HEADS I WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE: THE DOCTRINE OF EX PARTE DECREE AND JURISPRUDENTIAL DILEMMA OF SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR NON-APPEARANCE
Ex parte orders are a significant but divisive tool of civil procedure law, which weighs judicial efficiency over the principle of natural justice. The paper will critically analyse the doctrine of ex parte decrees as provided under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, with specific reference to the jurisprudential ambiguity surrounding the concept of sufficient […]
From Punishment to Rehabilitation: Victim-Centric Justice in Mohd. Kaleem v. State of U.P
The decision in Mohd. Kaleem v. State of Uttar Pradesh marks a significant shift in Indian criminal jurisprudence from a purely punitive framework toward a victim-centric and rehabilitative model of justice. This case analysis examines the High Court’s approach in addressing victim compensation under Sections 357 and 357-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, […]
LEGAL AID IN INDIA – A MERE RULE OR A POOR’S BOON?
Our constitution, under Article 39-A, gives every citizen the right to legal aid, enabling everyone to reach courts. This also supports Articles 14, 21 and 22, making it constitutionally and jurisprudentially strong. However, the idea written on paper can be quite different from actual working. Hence, this paper aims at evaluating whether legal aid in […]