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Iran Elections: Background and the Path Ahead

Election around the world is a practice undertaken to ensure that the representatives of the people are chosen by the people and for the people. Countries have regulated this practice as per their norms and constitutional framework. Some countries practice open-ended elections where candidates from any field of life have

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Justice Karnan’s Case: An Inside Story of Indian Judiciary

What happens when you see your teachers fighting in your school corridor or how do you feel after watching your grandparents confront each other. Our country, the largest democracy of the world, witnessed somewhat similar instances last month when the apex court convicted a sitting judge of Madras High Court

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Kashmir: More than a mere Land

The recent rhetoric of “innovative ways” has created a nationwide debate. The two factions in the country have either supported the statement or condemned it. The Army Chief General Bipin Rawat stirred a controversy when he felicitated the Major Leetul Gogoi before the Code of Inquiry concluded its investigation. The

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Gujarat High Court concluded Zakia’s Hearing

On a February 28, 2002, after the Godhra train carnage, about 68 people who included Ehsan Jafri were killed in a mob attack at Gulberg Society. The Gulbarg Society massacre took place on 28 February 2002, during the 2002 Gujarat riots, when a Hindu crowd started stone pelting the Gulbarg Society, a Muslim neighbourhood in Chamanpura, Ahmedabad. Most

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Supreme Court, SEBI & Sahara India – The Investor Fraud Case

The SEBI v. Sahara India Case, ongoing case since 2009, is one of the most riveting corporate cases in recent times. What began as an innocuous letter pointing out a discrepancy in the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (hereinafter referred to as DRHP) of Sahara, soon snowballed into uncovering illegal scheme

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SC mandates linking Aadhaar Card with PAN Card

Case Title – Binoy Biswam v. Union of India and Ors. (W.P No- 247 of 2017) The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the newly inserted provision in the Income Tax Act mandating the linking of Aadhaar with Permanent Account Number (PAN) for filing of I-T returns, but it partially stayed its operation.

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Abortion: Not anymore hard or fast

Facts A rape victim of 16 years had become pregnant. She had approached the Gujarat High Court at the 24th week of pregnancy to allow for abortion under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (hereinafter MTP Act). You may find the complete MTP Act here. Issues relating to abortion Can

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On Dowry Death and the Violent Days that Precedes it

Facts A woman had committed suicide in her matrimonial home within seven years of marriage which might be considered as a Dowry Death however, there were no immediate quarrels with her husband or in-laws that could have been said as a precipitating factor for the suicide. Nevertheless, the testimonials of

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Call For Paper – South Asian Law Review Journal [Submit by 15th June]

Creative Connect International Publisher’s South Asian Law Review Journal Volume 3.1 ISSN – 2456 7351  ———————————————————————————- South Asian Law Review Journal [SALRJ] is delighted to announce a call for papers for its Volume 3.1 which will focus on contemporary issues of law. GUIDELINES Authors should not mention their name or any kind of

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The Case of Stolen Audio Tapes and an Arnab Goswami

Facts Times Now have filed a complaint against the Arnab Goswami for misusing the intellectual property of Ties Now. Arnab Goswami’s  Republic TV had broadcasted a super-exclusive program on Sunanda Pushkar’s murder case. The Times Now, who was his previous employer, alleged that Arnab Goswami had procured and used the

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