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Custodial Rights for Fathers in India
Read more: Custodial Rights for Fathers in IndiaThis article explores the imperative of expanding custodial rights for fathers within the Indian legal framework. Drawing upon the principle of gender equality, the analysis critiques the entrenched societal norm of automatically assigning custody to mothers, challenging the assumption that women are inherently superior caregivers.
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Abrogation of Article 370
Read more: Abrogation of Article 370Examining key historical events, judicial decisions, and the human rights landscape post-2019, the article analyses the political complexities, landmark cases, and the J&K Reorganisation Act.
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Directors’ Duties and Stakeholders: An Analysis
Read more: Directors’ Duties and Stakeholders: An AnalysisThe treatment of shareholder and stakeholder interests in corporate legislation in the United Kingdom (UK) and India is thoroughly compared in this article. It looks at how legal frameworks have changed over time, with particular attention to how India’s Section 166(2) of the Companies Act recognises stakeholders’ interests in directorship responsibility and how the UK…
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Efforts Towards Police Accountability in India
Read more: Efforts Towards Police Accountability in IndiaThis is part 2 of the article on Criminal Justice reforms in India. Part 2 of the article explores the multifaceted landscape of police accountability measures in India. It outlines both internal and external accountability mechanisms, including the roles of state institutions, public bodies, and independent agencies. Recent developments, judicial oversight, and legal challenges are…
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Navigating Corporate Governance, CSR, and Business Ethics: A Legal Perspective on India’s Evolution
Read more: Navigating Corporate Governance, CSR, and Business Ethics: A Legal Perspective on India’s EvolutionThis comprehensive study delves into the dynamic landscape of corporate governance, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and business ethics in India. Tracing the historical evolution from a regulatory stronghold to a market-driven approach, it examines the legal frameworks that have been instrumental in shaping the nation’s corporate environment. The analysis encompasses the role of stakeholders, voluntary…
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Criminal Justice Reform and Police Accountability in India
Read more: Criminal Justice Reform and Police Accountability in IndiaThis article delves into the pressing issues of police brutality and accountability within India’s criminal justice system. Part 1 provides an in-depth examination of the extent of police brutality, citing prominent cases and alarming statistics on deaths in police custody. It explores the paradoxical support for the police among many Indians, often due to concerns…
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IPC SECTION 498A: Issue of Applicability or Provisional Failure
Read more: IPC SECTION 498A: Issue of Applicability or Provisional FailureTo protect married women from such cruelty, the legislature in India introduced Section 498A in the Indian Penal Code which makes cruelty against a married woman a criminal offence. The law has tried to abridge the disadvantage women are at due to the patriarchal setup. It is unclear how helpful the law has been. This…
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A Critique of Surrogacy Regulation Act 2021
Read more: A Critique of Surrogacy Regulation Act 2021Surrogacy Rights can be a very important part of a woman’s right to her bodily autonomy. The government’s regulation of Surrogacy can be considered as an attack on the same. This article delves deeper into the regulation of surrogacy rights in India.
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‘Geeli Pucchi’ Smashes Bollywood’s Caste Neutrality
Read more: ‘Geeli Pucchi’ Smashes Bollywood’s Caste NeutralityGeeli Pucchi is a refreshing take from a Bollywood plagued with caste neutrality. This article is a review of the film that has brought intersectionality to light on the big screen.
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Transforming Hindu Marriage: Adapting Socio-Legal Dynamics in India
Read more: Transforming Hindu Marriage: Adapting Socio-Legal Dynamics in IndiaThis paper explores the evolving socio-legal aspects of Hindu marriage in India. It examines the shift from a sacramental view to a blend of religious and secular contracts, the changing role of consent, and the recognition of live-in relationships. The paper underscores the need for the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, to adapt to these…
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Rethinking the Rupee: Internationalisation of the Indian Currency
Read more: Rethinking the Rupee: Internationalisation of the Indian CurrencyThis article seeks to deconstruct the growing narrative towards the internationalisation of the Indian Rupee as a global currency, situating it within the prevailing geopolitical climate, regulatory considerations, economic causes and impacts. This shall be unravelled with a specific focus on the legal and economic barriers to such implementation, the new Foreign Trade Policy 2023…
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Contract of Indemnity and Guarantee
Read more: Contract of Indemnity and GuaranteeWhile the concepts of indemnity and guarantee differ in some ways, they are both systems of compensation with identical principles. The parallels and contrasts between the two are examined in this research. Indemnity, as defined under Section 124 of the Indian Contract Act, is a contract to keep a party indemnified against loss. A guarantee…
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