Category: Articles
ROHINGYAS: BATTERED AND IGNORED
The Rohingyas are a group of Muslim minority who are stateless in lieu of the prosecution they are facing in their country, Myanmar. This kind of “ethnic cleansing” has brought […]
Rein of Justice Dipak Misra
Justice Dipak Misra stepped out of his long reign of 22 years on Tuesday. He started his career as a lawyer in Orissa High Court and later was appointed as […]
One year into the revolution and NLUD has its #MeToo movement
The #MeToo movement started in October last year following allegations of sexual harassment against Hollywood producer published in The New York Times. Women responded in support from all over the […]
International Court of Justice Ruling on US imposed Sanctions on Iran
Iran is one of the world’s biggest oil producers, and the exporter of oil and gas is worth billions of dollars each year. To understand the complex international situation which […]
THE SECOND DISRUPTION: MANEKA GANDHI
A National Conference on Animal and Environmental Welfare was organized in National Law University Odisha, Cuttack last week on 25 & 26 of September. Smt. Maneka Gandhi, the current Union […]
SPAT BETWEEN LAWYERS AND THE POLICE IN ORRISA
Courts in Orrisa including the High Court are apparently at standstill after Debi Prasanna Pattnaik, a practicing lawyer was allegedly thrashed by the police publically. Following the incident, a police […]
Abolition of section 497 of Indian Penal Code by the Apex Court
The bare act provision of Section 497 of Indian Penal Code is as follows- Adultery- Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who is and whom he knows or has reason […]
Aadhaar Case: Requirement V. Need
The Government of India had created a statutory authority Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), under the provision of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsiders, Benefits and […]
SC says: Place of Arbitration in a dispute doesn’t by the very fact reckon the Status of “Seat”
The Supreme Court constituting a three judge bench comprising of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud, pointing out the dissimilarities between ‘venue’, ‘place’ and ‘seat […]
TRIPLE TALAQ ORDINANCE 2018
Muslim Women (Protection of Rights of Marriage) Ordinance 2018 or as it is more popularly known as ‘Triple Talaq Ordinance’ lays down the law that giving instant triple talaq is […]