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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Calcutta high court – Lawyers questioning a Calcutta high court judge’s order granting BJP legislator Suvendu Adhikari “blanket protection” from arrest on Monday blocked access to his courtroom for around 90 minutes, calling him a “disgrace” and forcing even Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava to leave the premises until the commotion died down. The build-up to…
Grounds For Rejection to Access Information In Certain Cases under RTI Act – Without prejudice to the provisions of Section 8, a Central Public Information Officer or a State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, may reject a request for information where such a request for providing access would involve an infringement of…
A consumer of goods refers to any person who: Definitions – Defect – According to Section 2(10) of CPA, 2019, “defect” means any fault, imperfection or shortcoming in the quality, quantity, potency, purity or standard which is required to be maintained by or under any law for the time being in force or under any…
Subject Matter of sociology – Main Concerns of Sociology (Subjects of Sociology) Since the dawn of sociology, sociologists have placed great emphasis on human-society dynamics. The focus wavered between man and society. “sometimes Sometimes the emphasis was on people in society, other times it was on people in society. But at no point in its…
According to Section 2(11) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, expression “deficiency” means any fault, imperfection, shortcoming or inadequacy in the quality, nature and manner of performance which is required to be maintained by or under any law for the time being in force or has been undertaken to be performed by a person in…
Powers and functions of the Central Information Commission and State Information Commission – The provisions in relation to the functions of the Central Information Commission and the State Information Commission are given in section 18 of the Right to Information Act. Section 18 has a total of four sub-sections relating to the powers and functions…