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When Equality triumphs over Religion – Sabarimala temple Case
This year – 2018 will be remembered as a landmark and golden year in the legal history of India. Supreme court passed many revolutionary judgments thus parting from following conservative th…
The Fatal Anthropomorphosis from Exoneration to Religious Singularity
ABSTRACT Religion is like a pair of shoes; a size four might suit one just fine, but coercing a size eight into a size four would be fundamentally wrong, wouldn’t it? Freedom to one might just be s…
Religion Endangers Nationalism – By Meha, Punjab University
Abstract: India’s secular character has been lurking with danger from religion because religion rewards its followers with a joyful afterlife. Not just secularism, even the feeling of Nationalism h…
What Makes India? Religious Majoritarianism Or Pseudo-Secularism?
ABSTRACT The essay is concentrating on the influence of religion in Indian politics and nationalism. It deals with the historical perspective of religion as a tool of nationalism and how it gets mo…
Nationalism vs Sedition: How the Government Plays
Abstract: Nationalism has always been a complex and debatable issue in India. This word has been (mis)used by both the Left and Right in today’s distraught political discourse to advance their own …
Mobocracy and Nationalism in India: A Commentary on Theoretical Discourse
Abstract Mobocracy can be defined as a state of affairs which is primarily governed by the whims and wishes of majoritarian dictate (often accompanied by political mandate) rather than rational and…
“Husband is not the master of his wife”- Find out why the court scrapped down the 158-year-old adultery law?
As it is rightly quoted by CJI Deepak Mishra that “Husband is not the master of the wife”. There should be equality in their relations and this section was merely reducing the status of the husband…
Rule of Mob vs. Rule of law: An Unfettered Vigilantism – By Lokesh Vyas & Naman Dubey
ABSTRACT The spate of mob lynching incidents in India seems to bolster what Hobbes defined as the state of nature. Looking at the status quo, it is not unjust to say that the Indian democracy is ti…
All you need to know about NITI Aayog – by Naveen Singh Yaduvanshi
Introduction National Institution for Transforming India, also called NITI Aayog replaced Planning Commission which was instituted in 1950. NlTI Aayog was formed via a resolution of union cabinet o…
Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act, 1971 And Baby Genocide – Deeksha Kathayat
Here’s what Deeksha Kathayat has to say about abortion, in her article – Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act, 1971 And Baby Genocide. Introduction Recently on 21st September 2018, our…
Honour and Love Marriage – By Sagnika Banerjee
Understanding Honour Honour is the most cherished value in the Indian sub-continental patriarchal families irrespective of caste, regional and religious identities. Families gain and lose honour th…
Mediation As An Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) – by Naveen Singh
What is Alternative Dispute Resolution and Parts of Alternative Dispute Resolution Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) refers to any means of settling disputes outside the courtroom or simply said…
Anarchy to National Register for Citizens (NRC)
“Charity begins at home.” A, rather, banal saying but its application turned out to be a nationwide issue in a series of cases against the Union of India1, represented by KK Venugopal, for the maki…
Whose child? – On Surrogacy – By Sakshi Shivpuri
The debate around surrogacy has been going on around the world for quite some time. It began with a noble cause, but the practice of surrogacy has expounded greatly, transforming into a commercial …
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018: Child Welfare Legislation
Introduction The Parliament on 6 August 2018 passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018 which ensures stringent punishment for those convicted of raping girls below 12 years of age. The bill wa…
The Dream of Achhe Din – “Achhe Din Kab Aayenge To Achhe Din Ab Ayye Re”
Introduction The article titled – Achhe Din could significantly remind you of the 2014 Lok Sabha election where the ruling party BJP symbolized this as their slogan for representing themselve…