MLA candidacy not fundamental right so no direct appeal – In the case, Chaitanya Sharma and ors vs Speaker Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and ors, a petition was filed before the Top Court by six Congress legislators from Himachal Pradesh who were disqualified by the speaker of the assembly. Speaker disqualified the MLAs for having…
International Relations – The study of political and social systems, including state relations and the notion of international law, may be traced back to ancient Greece, when the study of political and social systems, including state relations and the concept of international law, began to take shape. The current field of International Relations, on the…
Old IPC vs. New IPC(BNS) – The cornerstone of Indian criminal law, the Indian Penal Code (IPC), is constantly being revised and amended to reflect changing legal requirements as well as societal values. This abstract offers a succinct summary of the legal features and gaps in the current legal framework of the comparative comparison between…
Madras HC dismisses convert’s Plea for reservation that Even after conversion, a person cannot carry their community of birth. Madurai: Can a Hindu who converted to Islam demand benefits from the reservation system by being recognised as a candidate from a backward community ? The Madras High Court disagreed, stating that even after conversion, a…
The Indian Youth Parliament is a unique platform created to foster dialogue and generate partnerships between exceptional youth from private sector, civil society and government. It acts as bridge to fill the gap between government and society. Many youth leaders and social activists will join Indian Youth Parliament to facilitate youth with adequate opportunity to…
Farmers Protest 2.0 – Farmers from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, & Haryana, with over 200 unions, organised a march, ‘Delhi Chalo’, to voice their demands. This resulted in chaos when police fired tear gas & water cannons to stop them from entering Delhi. “Major Demands of Farmers” • Legal guarantee for MSP for all crops• Farm…
Rule of Absolute Liability, On 1st January, 1987 a new beginning started in India pertaining to the law of Strict Liability. Bhagwati C.J. ; did not follow the principles laid down in the case of Rylands v. Fletcher. The Court had to assess what the measure of liability of an entity operating in a hazardous…
Judicial Plan of 1780,Warren Hastings knew that the judicial plan of 1774 was not correct, and when Warren Hastings had a chance again, he changed the judicial plan of 1774. The new plan was introduced in 1780. The main feature of the Hastings Judicial Plan of 1780 was the separation of judicial work from revenue…
There are various elements of national power. Morgenthau has divided the elements into two categories – permanent and temporary. Palmer and Perkins divided the elements into tangible, namely geography, raw-materials and natural resources and intagible, namely morale, ideology and leadership. E.H. Carr has divided them into three categories: military power, economic power and power over…
From the end of World War II in 1945 until the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, there was geopolitical tension between the United States and its NATO allies and the Soviet Union and its allies. Definitions of Cold War According to Phillip Windsor, “In a sense, indeed, the Cold War began in 1939, when the…
Property- Funeral Expenses – Govt. Dues- Unpaid Debt- Will = Inheritable Property Principle of Inheritance in Muslim Law is peculiar in the sense that the scheme of Distribution has been framed in such a manner that besides specifying the Respective Shares of the legal heir, it has also made provision for the Conflicting claims of…