Mera Paani, Meri Virasat – Water Conservation Laws in India
Water is one of the essential components which makes life possible on earth and the entire flora and fauna depend on water for their survival. Hence, there is an unavoidable correlation with the availability, utility, and management…
A Collaborative Democracy – Coalition Government and Representative Democracy
Democracy is the power of people; it is the device that measures how better people are governed. Democracy should not be about only politics, but also represent the best interests of the people. Representative democracy, also known…
Gram Nyayalaya – Jerry Built Justice?
In 1986, the eleventh law commission recommended judicial reforms and the establishment of a forum in villages to administer justice at the litigants’ doorsteps. The Gram Nyayalayas Act of 2008 establishes a judicial system in villages. We…
The Myth of Mid-Day Meal – A Socio-Legal Critique
The Mid-Day Meal (MDM) scheme is a meal-providing scheme in India, which is aimed at improving the nutritional standing of school-going children in the nation. The scheme supplies free lunch to primary school children of government institutions.…
Divyang – Disabled, and Disenfranchised
Concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you from doing well and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit as well as physically. Stephen Hawking The above lines were said by the…
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao – Right of a Girl Child to Education
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao movement is moving forward with rapid strides. It has now become a campaign of public education. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India Over the last many years, a large fraction of women have…
Government’s apathy towards Senior Citizens – A Socio-Legal Critique
We, as humans, live our lives in stages. From birth to death, life in itself is a stage, a podium for us to cherish our lives before our time comes to an end. Life begins as an…
The Ignominy of Poverty
The question of poverty eradication has been one of the major concerns before the policymakers since the reign of Indira Gandhi, who coined the slogan ‘Garibi Hatao’. But the sad reality is that despite electoral catchphrases like…
Pay to Play – Anti-Corruption Laws in India
The essential Anti-Corruption enactment in India is the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 (PCA), which criminalizes, in addition to other things, the taking and giving of an undue advantage to public servants. Both the individuals and organizations…
Hung Parliament – A Democracy without Majority
The word ‘Hung Parliament’ comprises of two words, ‘Hung’ the past tense of the word hang which primarily means something which is suspended from above and dangles free in the lower region, and ‘Parliament’ the legislative body…
Electoral System in major world Democracies – An Analysis
The Electoral System or Voting System is the way by which the general public selects their Representatives. The Electoral System or System of Voting is a set of rules and regulations that decide how elections and referendums…
Transgenders – Legally accepted, Socially disrespected
15th April 2014, the day when 4.9 lakh lives in India, took a sigh of relief. ‘Recognition of transgenders as a third gender is not a social or medical issue but a human right issue‘ is what…
Understanding the Law of Land
The expression ‘Law of the Land’ comes from the Latin words lex terrae or legem terrae which is defined in Black’s Law Dictionary to mean all laws that are in force within a country or region, including…
The need for making Juvenile Justice Act more Juvenile friendly
Haven’t we all heard of the famous saying that youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow? How is that so? Children are a part of the nation’s valuable resources. The future success of the country depends…
Freedom of Expression – Sustaining Democracy
India is a democratic country that ensures rights for freedom of speech and expression guaranteed under the Constitution of India. Article 19(1)(a) of the same states, ‘All citizens shall have the right to freedom of speech and…
