LABOUR LAWS IN INDIA
INTRODUCTION: Labour law denotes an area of law which specifies the status of worker, their trade union and government. It’s the one which helps in safeguarding the rights of all the workers, their association, their compensation and also establishing and bridging relations with the authorities in charge. It is more of a code that extends…
Solitary Confinement in India: A Historical and Legal Overview
Solitary confinement is a method to punish the prisoners by isolating them in small cell with minimum human interaction and it is one of the most debated forms of punishment in modern law but it has many mental and physical health consequences when individuals were subjected to it. This article briefs about the solitary confinement…
Supreme Court Questions Criminalization of Politics, Seeks Responses on Constitutional Validity of Sections 8 & 9 of Representation of People Act”
The wheels of justice turn slowly, they say, but for some, such as our politicians, it seems to turn to a virtual stop. The Supreme Court has sent the question of expeditious disposal of criminal cases against MPs and MLAs to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) for referral to a larger bench. Increasingly in…
Minerva Mills v. Union of India
Minerva Mills Ltd. v. Union of India (1980) is monumental judgment, playing a pivotal role in defining the scope of Parliament’s amending power and reaffirming Basic Structure Doctrine. Doctrine, which limits the extent to which Parliament can alter the Constitution of India, which was established in Kesavananda Bharati case, 1973. By this case Minerva Mills,…
Imprisoned MP Engineer Rashid Granted Temporary Parole for Duration To Attend Parliament Session
-By Ayushi Introduction: The case of bail application of Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid has recently been reviewed by the legal experts. Legal problem surfaced when Rashid’s bail plea was rejected by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court as it understood the jurisdiction lacked over the matter. The special MP/MLA courts cannot bring cases which the…
Supreme Court Hears Plea for Rohingya Refugees’ Education and Welfare, Seeks Detailed Information on Living Conditions.
Today, The Supreme Court of India heard a plea regarding Rohingya refugee children’s school admissions and government assistance for families who lacked Aadhaar cards. Refugee families who desperately escaped persecution in Myanmar must receive access to schooling, medical services and other essential services despite they lack citizenship status in India. Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves representing…
Court sentences Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment in another anti-Sikh riots case, calling the crimes ‘brutal and reprehensible.’
-By Ayush Saroj Sajjan Kumar, the former Congress MP, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Delhi court issued the sentence on February 25, and Kumar was found guilty of encouraging violence that resulted in several murders during the riots. Although the riots a encouraging violence that…
Supreme Court Reserves SCBA Secretary Post for Women, Fixes May 20 Election Date
-By Utsav Anand On 6 May, the Supreme Court of India directed that the election for office bearers of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will take place on May 20, 2025. The court directed the mandate that the elections be conducted using the voter list finalized from the 2024 elections. Additionally, the advocates who…
Court Rules Against Testing Validity of 13 State Laws in Generic Plea, Advises Approach to Specific High Courts: Supreme Court in Mob Lynching and Cow Vigilantism
-By Rakshit Mathur A significant case involving mob lynching in the name of cow protection was heard by the Supreme Court today. The National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), which expressed grave concerns about private organisations abusing the legal system in the name of stopping cattle smuggling. The case…