Author: Joshika Saraf

Student at Jindal Global Law School

  Can right to beg be read under Article 19(1)(a)? Article 19 of the constitution says “Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech etc  (1) All citizens shall have the right  (a) to freedom of speech and expression;”   Freedom of Speech and expression means the right to express one’s own convictions and opinions freely by words of mouth, writing, printing, pictures or right to earn livelihood or any other mode. Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed in his judgment in Ram Lakhan v. State[1] says  “Who is a “beggar”? What is “begging”? The answers to these questions are inextricably intertwined. Section5 (4)…

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  Revolt of 1857, which led to the removal of British Company Rule in India, is the display of utter hatred and anger in Indians towards the Foreign Rule. It was the most severe outburst of anger and discontentment accumulated in the hearts of the various sections of the Indian society ever since the inception of the British rule. As Jawahar Lal Nehru in his famous book, Discovery of India has written, “The very fact that a country with such a great illustrious past, should be ruled over by a handful of people from a distant island is something that…

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Aquestion which is raised by many, answered by several many and still debated upon by all the other many.  What does Democracy actually mean to us? To a common person like me? What does an individual having a little knowledge about politics, constitution or any other heavy term like this expect out of the people in power? What do they actually aspire for when they get up early in the morning? Well, to all these people, one thing which actually matters is to lead a happy and peaceful life where there is no violation of their basic fundamental rights.  A…

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According to HWV Cox medical jurisprudence and toxicology, 7th edition by P.C. Dixit [highlight]ABORTION IN ITS LEGAL SENSE MEANS EXPULSION OF PRODUCT OF CONCEPTION [/highlight]from  the uterus at any period prior to full term and [highlight]in the medical sense abortion means “spontaneous or induced expulsion of product of conception before inability of intra uterine life”[/highlight]. In the present age of Human Rights , where the issues of individual autonomy, right to privacy, procreative liberty are gaining utmost importance, the right to reproductive freedom ( INCLUDING RIGHT TO  ABORTION ) has come to centre stage of Human Right’s debate. Considering this only, if we take a…

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Stratification can be defined as structured inequalities between different types of people. The inequalities exist between the levels comprising of people who share the same characteristic. Stratification states that there are different levels in which people belong and according to which people have the capacity to receive awards. It is a worldwide phenomenon and not restricted to India itself. The theory of stratification states that people are classified according to different attributes. Around the world, and especially in India, people are born into levels of certain classes hence forming a part of social stratification. Being in a class which is higher, lower or middle…

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Jindal Global Law School organizes Nani A. Palkhiwala Memorial Elocution Contest For Law Students, 2012-13 on behalf of Nani A. Palkhiwala Memorial Trust, Mumbai The contest will be held at 10:00 a.m. on the 25th of March, 2013 at the Jindal Global Law School, Sonepat. Each Student will be given 5 minutes to speak in English on any one of the following topics- 1. Freedom of Speech and the Role… of the Media In India. 2. The Pace of the Rajat Gupta Trial in USA- Lessons for India. 3. The recent controversy about the Police handling of Cyber Law offences. 4. Adequacy of RTI…

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If you have just been invited to an interview with your dream company. It does not matter where you went to school, the number of degrees you may hold, the experience you have or whom you know; if you are unable to face the interview successfully, you will not get the job. These are the list of questions you will defiantly encounter in a Job Interview. Won’t it be great if you answer them with tip of the tongue. So lets have a look 1.      TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF   This is usually the first question you face in an…

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