Freedom of press or rather the lack of it as an issue has gained importance in the last 2- 3 years . Some of the recent incidents which has brought the issue to the forefront are as follows:Spearheading the list is the Tehelka episode where the news ..
The Parliament enacted Electricity Act, 2003. In exercise of its jurisdiction conferred by Section 178 of the said Act, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (for short, "CERC") made Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Proced ..
Some authorities on Indian Constitutional Law are of the view that in a case of death sentence, the Governor has no power of pardon but he can remit, suspend or commute the death sentence . Some other would say that the Governor has no power at all ..
With the enactment of the Information Technology Act 2000 the electronic document have got legal recognition. The ever increasing use of ‘Electronic Voting Machines’ in the elections to record, process and store the votes cast to record t ..
In the advent of delving into what has unfurled into one of the most controversial issues that could have tremendous ramifications on basic ethical concepts and most importantly, the sanctity of life…. The precious words of Thomas Jefferson s ..
The most important international legislation on the freedom of religion or belief is A.18 in the United Nation’s International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR) from, 1966.CCPR A.18 is built upon A.18 of the Universal Declaration o ..
Seven hundred years old clarion call of Magna Carta- “To no one will we sell, to no one will we refuse or delay the right to justice “very pertinently embodies the principle of legal aid. But it was only when the colonial hangover of the ..
Transplantation of human organs is governed by Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 (herein after referred as 'Act') read with Transplantation of Human Organs Rules, 1995 (herein after referred as 'Rules').The Act was promulgated to provide f ..
In the case of conditional legislation, the legislation is complete in itself but its operation is made to depend on fulfillment of certain conditions and what is delegated to an outside authority, is the power to determine according to its own judgm ..
International Tax is a field where the taxing jurisdiction of two countries is involved. Tax is a sovereign issue and every state has its right to tax its residents but when there is taxing of the same property or person by two different states then ..