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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Agents of Socialisation – Personalities is not born from the beginning. They are formed or shaped through the process of socialization. The socialization process is effective not only during childhood but throughout life. It begins at birth and continues until the individual dies. It’s a never-ending process. From a social perspective, children are evaluated…
According to H.M. Johnson, the main elements of culture are: – Cognitive factors, beliefs, values and norms, signs and non-normative behaviors. 1. Cognitive factors The cultures of all societies, whether literate or not, have vast knowledge about the physical and social world. This possession of knowledge is called the cognitive component. Even the most primitive…
Supreme Court -The Supreme Court on Monday said the Uttarakhand government was well within its constitutional jurisdiction to set up a committee to examine implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state, which could bolster BJP-governed states’ efforts towards uniform civil laws for marriage, divorce, adoption, succession, and partition. The PIL filed by…
Meaning of Trespass to land in tort – Any interference with the possession of land without lawful justification will constitute a tort of trespass to land. Definition : Trespass to land is the unjustifiable interference with the possession of land. (Winfield) Essentials of Trespass to Land There are mainly two essentials of Trespass to Land….
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…
Political Science is closely connected to the term “Politics,” which is derived from the Greek word “Polis,” which meaning a city-state, which was the general form of political organisation in ancient Greece. Thus, the origins of Western political thinking may be traced back to Greece. In Athens, the Sophists (roving teachers of wisdom), notably Protagoras…
