THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT: IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT
In this blog, the enforcement and effects of the Right to Education Act, 2009, of India have been discussed. The constitutional evolution of the right to education, important features of the act, and some of the challenges, including lack of infrastructure and poor academic performance, have been examined. Although the Act has made a great […]
THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN INDIA: EVOLUTION, FRAMEWORK, AND CHALLENGES
Juvenile justice in India sits between two ideas that do not always fit together: helping a child grow into a better adult, and punishing a wrong that was done. This paper looks at how India’s laws for children who break the law have changed over time, starting with the Apprentices Act of 1850 from the […]
THE TWO SIDES OF COINS: UNDERSTANDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF INDIAN CITIZEN
This blog examines the relationship between Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties under the Constitution of India. It briefly discusses the major Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Part III and the Fundamental Duties provided under Article 51A, highlighting their respective roles in protecting individual liberty and promoting social responsibility. The blog argues that a strong and democratic […]
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN INDIA
This article analyzes the constitutional architecture and development of Fundamental Rights in India with specific emphasis on the judicial interpretation of Fundamental Rights and the constitutional protection available to them. In this regard, this article has analyzed the development of Fundamental Rights based on cases like A.K. Gopalan, Maneka Gandhi, Kesavananda Bharati, and K.S. Puttaswamy. […]
LEGISLATING IN THE AFTERMATH: REASSESSING THE 2015 JUVENILE JUSTICE AMENDMENT THROUGH MORAL PANIC THEORY
Legal reform in India usually moves slowly. Bills sit around for years while committees deliberate and consensus gets built inch by inch. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2015, did not follow that pattern. Section 15 of the Act required the Juvenile Justice Board to assess whether a child aged sixteen […]
ARUNA SHANBAUG: A CASE DENIED, A RIGHT RECOGNISED
What happens when the biggest fight of your life isn’t to live, but rather to die peacefully and with dignity, words that are usually attached to living in this world? But in the decades-long fight for Aruna Shanbaug, it looked quite different. It was a fight to let go, one that our law didn’t provide. […]
A CONSTITUTIONAL FAULT LINE LEFT UNRESOLVED: A COMMENTARY ON RIT FOUNDATION V. UNION OF INDIA
The petitioners in this case were led by the NGO RIT Foundation and joined by other parties, who approached the Delhi High Court seeking a declaration that exception 2 of section 375 of the Indian Penal Code was unconstitutional. This exception states that sexual intercourse by a man with his wife, the wife not being […]
FROM NIRBHAYA TO APARAJITA: TRACING INDIA’S CRIMINAL LAW PUNISHMENT REFORMS FOR CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN
Crimes against women in India have consistently influenced the evolution of criminal law, particularly in relation to punishment frameworks. Over time, rising crime rates and the increasing brutality of offenses have compelled the Indian legal system to introduce stricter classifications of crimes and enhanced punishments. The trajectory from 2012 to the contemporary times paints a […]
UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY: SDG 5 IN MNC WORKPLACE POLICIES AND INDIAN LEGAL ENFORCEMENT
Gender equality occupies a peculiar position in the corporate imagination. Firms recite it in glossy sustainability reports, yet they lived reality inside the workplace frequently tells a different story. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted in 2015, gave this aspiration a numbered identity: SDG 5, the pledge to “achieve gender equality and empower […]
HARMONIZING GLOBAL AI GOVERNANCE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CORPORATE COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORKS UNDER THE EU AI ACT V. EMERGING US AND ASIAN REGULATORY MECHANISMS
Artificial intelligence does not respect borders, but the law that governs it does. A single foundation model trained in California, fine-tuned in Bengaluru, and deployed to a hospital in Frankfurt now traverses at least four incompatible regulatory philosophies before it ever touches a patient. This paper examines the resulting fragmentation through the lens of the […]