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Euthanasia- Can a Person be Denied Right to Die?

June 7, 2011

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“Death solves all problems…no man, no problem.”… Joseph Stalin. “I am certainly not ascribing to the defenders of Euthanasia or assisted dying any motive but the desire to spare people unnecessary suffering.”…Rowan Williams. Also identifiable by the name “Mercy Killing”, Euthanasia connotes the act of deliberately helping someone in terminating his life or conceding to his request [...]

Honour Killing: A Boon or Bane

June 7, 2011

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Honour killing is a menace that has rotten the roots of the Indian society. To be young and in love has proved to be fatal for the Indian society. The stereotypical image of the society that a young boy and a girl can’t fall in love with each other has not undergone many changes. The [...]

Honour Killing: Can Killing Really Satisfy Honour?

June 1, 2011

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India is clearly burning and the issue that is silently becoming a grave concern is “honour killing”. It is such a concern not only because it kills 100 people every year, but because it shows the primitive mindsets we still carry. Honour is the most precious moral attribute of mankind. Defence of honour even at [...]

Deal or No Deal is fine… But Valid Deal or Invalid Deal?

June 1, 2011

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Deal or No Deal is fine… But Valid Deal or Invalid Deal?

Contract law is governed by the Indian Contract Act, 1872. What is a contract – A contract is an agreement enforceable by law. It can be expressed or implied. It can be written or it can be oral. No words need be said for an agreement to be a contract. For example, whenever we catch [...]

Two Sides of the Same Coin—To Speak or Not to Speak

May 30, 2011

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Seldom does one come across a distinction so fine that even a word spoken against it may cause a furore. The Fathers of the constitution construed the Liberty of Speech and to express one’s opinion and views as one of the salient rights of the citizen of India. Albeit what has happened over the last [...]

An Emerging Trend in Judiciary: Court Management

May 30, 2011

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Introduction The introduction of management practices in the judiciary has been a topic of discussion for quite some time now. During this period, many ideas have been mooted to tackle the enormous backlog of pending cases. While some of these ideas were implemented, others did not cross the stage of discussion and debate. As time [...]

Law- As It Stands… The Uniform Civil Code in India…

May 28, 2011

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The one thing i’ve noticed about laws is that they keep increasing. This perhaps is the greatest problem I find inherent in the laws of any country.  What I ask is ‘why must we have more laws?’ if the purpose of laws is to ensure a civilized society then should they not be reducing. A [...]

Fairness to the Accused

May 7, 2011

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Criminal justice system gives  an  important position to the fairness to the accused. . It is based on the precinct that through a process of fair hearing and adducing of evidence, the truth of the matter will eventually emerge.  Fairness to accused as become a fundamental assumptions in our criminal justice system. The state imposes [...]

Elephants being Hit by Trains..Save them!!

September 29, 2010

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Elephants being Hit by Trains..Save them!!

There are about 25,000 elephants in the country with 3,500 in captivity. Our country is home to 60% of the elephants in Asia. To preserve our rich biodiversity it is our duty to work for its preservation. The recent incident in Assam, near forest of Jalpaiguri, where 7 elephants were mowed down mercilessly by a [...]

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