Introduction The Apex Court Judge, Justice KM Joseph recently underlined and emphasized on the requirement for “cooperative Federalism” for India, between the Centre and the States, to …
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Law and Lincoln – By Shrestha Banerjee (NLUJA, Assam)
INTRODUCTION “The best way to estimate the value of Lincoln is to think what the condition of America would be today if he had never lived – never been president.” – Walt Whitman[…
Significance of the Aadhaar Dissent – By Vasundhara Kaushik
Introduction Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud’s dissenting decision in the matter of Justice KS Puttaswamy (Retd) and Another versus Union of India and Others, in which he held Aadhaar…
Equal Pay For Equal Work: The Unfair Gender Pay Gap – By Debalina Chatterjee
INTRODUCTION The principle of equal pay for equal work is contained in clause (d) of Article 39 of the Indian Constitution which envisages that the state shall, in particular, direct its policy tow…
Global Environmental Crisis: Solution in Indian Philosophy and Culture
Consumerism culture which is born by the capitalism/capital economy has made production as a universal value because the foundation of capital is based on the massive use of nature. If we find the …
RSS sets BJP’s electoral agenda, to bring Private Member’s bill on ‘Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi Verdict’
The “Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi Verdict” is currently in the Supreme Court and it would decide in January (2019) when to begin hearing the case. Consensus as ‘Indian Vedic’ sen…
World Tourism in India is booming : PM Modi unveiled the world’s tallest statue, Statue of Unity
Manpower without Unity is not a strength unless it is harmonized and united properly, then it becomes a spiritual power. -Sardar Patel India is seen as a shining star in the globe, Sardar Vallabhbh…
Declining ‘CSR’ In India: The ‘Beti’ Issue By – Trilok Singh
Abstract: This article examines how orthodox ideas of ‘women empowerment’ have changed for women living in the context of insecurity, examining many facts related to declining ‘Child Sex Ratio’ (CS…
#Me Too movement- Sexual Harassment of women at workplace
In the era of globalization, modernization, and rationalization, one thing which is most applauded about is women empowerment. International leaders, celebrities, politicians, youth, and even the l…
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…