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De-criminalizing the Attempt to Suicide

But in the end one needs more courage to live than to kill himself. – Albert Camus A person wants to end his/ her life. What stops him? Little do we realize that everyone should have complete control over one-self. This as conceded by the researcher is a heated area

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Return of E-rickshaws on road after compromising on safety

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] [mks_dropcap style=”rounded” size=”40″ bg_color=”#dd9933″ txt_color=”#000000″]E[/mks_dropcap]-rickshaws and e-carts will now be ply on roads legally as the Cabinet approved the ordinance on January 7, 2015. This ordinance ought to treat these two as motor vehicles under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The passage of this ordinance was not

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Conflict of Intellectual Property Rights in Competition Law

[mks_dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#ba5101″]I[/mks_dropcap]PRs are essential for the innovation, creativity and diffusion of technology where as competition law is essential to prevent the anti-competitive practices. However many of the IP licensing practices like tying, grant backs and pooling are not intrinsically restrictive in nature. The restrictive practices in this

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The Law on Religious Conversions

When the missionary of another religion goes to them, he goes like a vendor of goods. He has no special spiritual merit that will distinguish him from those to whom he goes. He does however possess material goods which he promises to those who will come to his fold. -Mahatma

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Age of Juvenility: Need of Reduction from 18 to 16

[mks_dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#0d0ab5″]L[/mks_dropcap]exicon meaning of the term Juvenile is ‘a young person, not fully developed who displays or suggests lack of maturity’. On the similar conceptual line the term has been legally defined under Section 2(k) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2000 as any person below

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Are judicial proceedings in India more biased towards celebrities?

[mks_dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#dd3333″]A[/mks_dropcap]nswering ‘yes’ to the title question above, means that in a country where ‘RIGHT TO EQUALITY’ is a fundamental right incorporated in Article 14 of the Indian constitution there are discrepancies in the reality of its execution. Does the concept of ‘Rule of Law’, which is

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Commutation of Death Sentences: A Critical Analysis

[mks_dropcap style=”letter” size=”52″ bg_color=”#ffffff” txt_color=”#dd8706″]D[/mks_dropcap]eath penalty has constantly been criticized for being inhuman punishment. It is contended that a civilized society does not require this kind of punishment. Indian criminal justice system retains capital punishment or death penalty for certain serious offences. At the same time, it contains provisions for

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