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Goodbye 66A: Clarity Thy Name is Law

With the Apex Court striking down Section 66 A of the Information Technology Act 2000 that criminalised “offensive” messages through communication service, the proponents of Freedom of Speech are all overjoyed. Tweets kept pouring in huge numbers with hashtags #Sec66A and #66A trending nationally, celebrating the court’s verdict in Shreya

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Parley with Adv. Asim Pandya, Advocate, Gujarat High Court

We at The Libertatem Magazine continually strive to interact with practicing advocates who have become an inspiration to bring to you their experience and piece of advice. This time we take a page from the life of Mr. Asim Pandya, Advocate, Gujarat High Court who talks to us eloquently upon

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Parley with Hon’ble Justice Ravi R. Tripathi, Gujarat High Court

Libertatem Magazine’s media division had the opportunity of interviewing Hon’ble Justice Mr. Ravi R. Tripathi, Judge, High Court of Gujarat. Justice Tripathi is well regarded in the legal fraternity for his vociferous judgments. In the recent case of Adam B. Chaki v. Government of India, regarding the constitutionality of a scheme

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Marital Rape: Cry of the Indian Wives

[mks_dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#8224e3″]I[/mks_dropcap]n this era of modernization, India is found to be struggling with end number of cases where a women is subject to rape by her husband which is termed as Marital Rape, i.e. the rape committed by the person to whom the victim is married. Section

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Armed Forces Special Power Act: In the eyes of a Student

[mks_dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#dd3333″]A[/mks_dropcap]FSPA, Armed Forces Special Power Act or ‘Right to Kill’ act. This act gives the complete autonomy to the soldiers to kill someone just on the basis of suspicion. Even after more than 65 years of independence, India has failed to germinate the seed of providing

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AIB Roast: Is it protected under Freedom of Speech & Expression?

[mks_dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#81d742″]T[/mks_dropcap]he society is filled with “he said, she said” talks. Out if these, some are true and some are just farfetched truth or exaggerated versions of the truth which might result in deterioration of an individual’s reputation leading to his boycott or some other kind of

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Real Regulatory Body: PNGRB or CCI

[mks_dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#1e73be”]R[/mks_dropcap]egulatory reforms have played vital role in this larger and upcoming economy. The enterprises in developing countries face the liberalization of markets. Guiding these, not only the regulatory process but also competition law and policy have been among those challenges. During 1980s – 1990s, several countries

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Honour Killing: A Social Evil

[mks_dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#dd3333″]T[/mks_dropcap]he term honour sounds respectable but when it is linked with killing it becomes a heinous crime. Many cases and instances have led us to cogitate over it. Defining it, we can say that honour killing is a customary killing of a person or member of

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Arbitration: An Alternate to Litigation

[mks_dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#81d742″]A[/mks_dropcap]re there any alternative modes available if we think in terms of changing the administration of Justice? I can recall the famous quote stated by Lord Devlin: “The main field of Justice is not litigation but non- litigation.” The Arbitration laws first emanated with the legislation

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Union Budget 2015-16: Tipping the Scales?

[mks_dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#000000″]U[/mks_dropcap]nion Budget 2015-16 was presented amidst fervent hopes tempered with diverse insecurities. The BJP having swept to polls last year largely on the ‘Development’ card, the common man hoped not to be taken for a casual ride this time. While the opposition cried the ‘pro-corporate, anti-poor’

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