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Right of Dr. Talwar to CBI closure reports............. Aarushi Murder Case.
A special CBI court in Ghaziabad directed the investigating agency to provide a copy of closure report to Dr Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, the parents of Aarushi Talwar. Then why does CBI deny to do so? In this unsolved case the special court observed that no one can be called an accused on the basis of ...
The Sabarimala Stampede mishap, Kerela.... 14th January 2011.
Rather than crying over spilt milk and upbraiding each other for the mishap, it’s time now for Government to realize that they really need to maneuver to secure the devotees at places of pilgrimage. “Right to Life”, is guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India which seems highly endan...
“What?? There is no hoopla at all!!!!”
“ Dude!! can you really do THIS in courts?? Man, this must be freaking adventurous ” jumping on couch with excitement, my friend, an engineering student, asked me this question when we were watching a Govinda movie wherein he puts himself on fire, just to prove his point. “ Not just this dude, in an...
Reality of Indian Legal System!
A small example of our active Legal System Here 2 diffrent-2 stories, one of them a common man and 1 of them a Politician. A common man get strict punishment for the little crime,while another side a politician get nothing for his big theft(2G Scam) of Rs 1.76 lakh crore. Let’s see 2G Scam in Brief ...
Police Reforms must be adopted by the Government for establishing the Rule of Law
More than six decades has passed of our Independence but we the Indians are still following the British made Laws one such example is Police Act 1861. During the colonioal period the motive of the Police was to suppress the common man and in order to obey the Government orders exploiting the common ...
Jessica. Basanti. What's happening after that???
A lot is being said and written about the movie “ No One Killed Jessica ”. No doubt, it is a good movie, though not one of those path-breaking classics, but indeed a relief from usual Bollywood types. Please don't think I'm writing a review on this movie because for that there are a lot better sites...
ToI Report Lambasts NLSIU: Inaccurate, Cursory Reporting; Link to Reservation' Demands
I wrote this on Lawctopus yesterday. I argue that the ToI report is inaccurate and cursory. Moreover, according to a student the timing of the report has a link to the demands of a domicile quota at NLSIU. --- The Times of India Report , referring findings of a CJI’ appointed committee on how NLSIU ...
Law School has lowered quality, says CJI committee
Bangalore: Just 4-6 hours of classroom teaching a week, rising instances of drug abuse, sex and drinking among students, indifference to plagiarism in student project reports and decline in serious research pursuit and academic rigour. This is the dismal state of affairs at Bangalore’s National Law ...
Court of Arbitration for Sports
Author Name – Jai Prakash Meena Court of Arbitration for Sports Introduction Sport is big business accounting for more than 3 per cent of world trade and 1 per cent of the combined GNP of the 15 member states of the European Union (EU). [1] It is not surprising, therefore, with so much money at stak...
Biggest Licker Jeetega!!!
Year : 2050. Scenario : On the vast plains of erstwhile Sunderbans forests, there are 2 armies locking horns with each other. And not just an army, army of armies. Just like Troy. On one side, there are some of our own “Black Suited-up” * homo sapiens *and facing them is beloved and most reliable, k...
Court of Arbitration for Sports
Court of Arbitration for Sports Author Name – Jai Prakash Meena Introduction Sport is big business accounting for more than 3 per cent of world trade and 1 per cent of the combined GNP of the 15 member states of the European Union (EU). [1] It is not surprising, therefore, with so much money at stak...
The WORD(s) is not enough...
At the (almost) end of my law school, when I look back, I found how things have changed. Some words, that were alien, or had different meaning, becomes inseparable like soulmate. You live with these words, sleep with them, eat with them and they keep stalking you even after you graduate. Here is a s...
Let Us ACT Together.
From its very conception, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act has been fraught with controversies; quite a surprising situation given that most factions fighting for disability rights in the nation supposedly desire to present a united front. India, having signed and ratified the United Nati...
Project Cloud: How many conferences should you attend?
From the Project Cloud Desk 4 January 2010 Welcome to the new year! Let me take this opportunity wish you a great year ahead. One of the focus points at Project Cloud is about attending conferences. From the broader perspective, a conference is a great opportunities to learn and make friends. With a...
Transition-Progression!
** Every day you wake up to something new. The day is afresh, your mind clear of things of yesterdays past, ready to take things ahead with a stride. Today was one such day. The chilly Post December winds lashed my body. A muffler and a cap, I walked down one of the city’s busiest roads. Perturbed b...
The TIME of a Lawyer
The lawyers, as I have seen in the Bombay High Court, are constrained to spend considerable time in doing not really productive work while waiting for their matters to be called out, and it is customary that many of the matters quite often are not called out, fixed for hearing for the day. I believe...
Project Cloud: The importance of ExpressO
Project Cloud is an initiative committed to helping law students write, publish and present papers. This week we analyse the importance of submitting papers through ExpressO. A few journals are seeking submissions through ExpressO. This is a service that is used widely in North America. While we thi...
Gossiping Wikileaks
These are interesting times. And it is certainly exciting for any international relations enthusiast, to have multitudes of diplomatic cables on his computer screen. With cablegate leak, we are getting a peek into the secret world of diplomatic exchanges. But apart from all the excitement of gaining...
\"Pornography Law : XXX Must not be Tolerated\" out in market
The only book that deals with pornography in India has finally crossed the hurdles of editing and printing. The provocative book on Pornography ( Bangalore Mirror ) is authored by Brajesh Rajak , a 3rd year student (now in 4rth year) of National Law School of India University . The author makes a bo...
Lawyers to abstain from Evening Court
BIHAR STATE BAR COUNCIL BAR COUNCIL BHAWAN, PATNA-1 PH-0612-2505583 Press Release Lawyers to abstain from Evening Court Patna, Nov. 14 Bihar State Bar Council has appealed to the advocates of Bihar to abstain from working in evening court scheduled to be started from Nov. 15, 2010. The members of th...