By- Deborshi Sarkar & Rishab Gupta
In the first part of the article, the authors succinctly discussed the judgment of the Apex Court in Common Cause (A Registered Society)v. Union of India. Further, the authors introduced a discussion on whether the 2021 amendment is a mere declaration aimed at nullifying the effect of the judicial pronouncement in question. In the second part, the authors delve into analyzing the effects of the 2021 amendment with respect to the permissible legislative power of overruling. Further, before concluding the authors also discussed the need for fixity of tenure in probe agencies.
The Central…
By: Andolan Sarkar
INTRODUCTION
The genesis of the Armed Forces Tribunal was caused by the observations made by the Supreme Court (herein after ‘SC’) in Lt. Col. Prithi Pal Singh Bedi v. Union of India & Others, wherein the court noted that the punishments awarded to service persons by the Armed Forces were not proportionate and excessively harsh. The court suggested a review mechanism by the Armed Forces Tribunal. Consequently, the Armed Forces Tribunal Act was formulated in 2007. The Armed Forces Tribunal performed the function of a specialized tribunal catering to cases exclusively arising from the Armed Forces. The…
The Journal Committee (“Committee”) at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow (“RMLNLU”), in collaboration with Nishith Desai Associates, is organizing the 10th edition of the RMLNLU International Legal Essay Competition and Conference on Intellectual Property Rights and Technology Law (“RILEC”). The Conference and Workshop is to be held on 7th April, 2023 from 12 PM and 3 PM respectively. There will be a break of an hour from 2 PM to 3 PM. All registered attendees shall be provided with certificates of attendance.
About the Event
Pursuant to the Call for Papers released in October 2022, the Committee…
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By: Prakhar Bajpai
INTRODUCTION
The fundamental feature of modern jurisprudence is that for a democracy to be successful, voters must be prepared to make their decisions wisely. A democratic system that does not honor the normative values represented by modern jurisprudence runs the risk of eroding its own public legitimacy and trust. A political conception of the democratic system would not limit itself merely to free and fair elections but would also consider that the purity of elections be maintained. One such process that amalgamates this political structure is the “freebies” that impinge on the functioning of the rule of…
By: Prakhar Bajpai
ARE FREEBIES CONSTITUTIONALLY VALID?
According to Article 266(3) of the Indian Constitution, money out of the Consolidated funds can only be appropriated by law and for the purposes and manner defined by the constitution. Moreover, Article 282 says that governments can make “any” grants for any public purpose. By defining “purpose” as a “public purpose,” the constitution’s drafters were able to more precisely define the broad goals of each of these provisions. From the concomitant of the scheme above, it is clear that the same was designed to promote the “Directive Principles of State Policies” because the…
Johnny Depp has been wrapped up in authorized conditions for fairly a while now. Most lately, the Pirates of the Caribbean star was entangled in a (televised) six-week defamation case along with his ex-wife, Amber Heard. finally, the jury’s verdict fell in Depp’s favour, as Heard was discovered responsible of three counts of defamation and now should pay her ex hundreds of thousands of {dollars}. Whereas Depp has apparently closed the ebook on that scenario, he is now dealing with an assault-related lawsuit from a former colleague. And the accuser’s lawyer is talking out forward of the trial.
The plaintiff…
Cristiano Ronaldo is off the hook in his Vegas rape case — the civil one, for now — as a result of a decide simply threw out the lawsuit towards him … and kinda admonished the accuser too.
US District Choose Jennifer Dorsey dismissed the case completely Friday, however not as a result of she discovered there was no advantage within the accusations … however as a result of the lawyer repped Kathryn Mayorga (the alleged sufferer) was apparently leaking like a sieve all through the proceedings.
The legal professional who acquired a forceful ranking is Leslie Mark Stovallwhom the…
