This article is written by Muskan Jain, a 1st year law student of Amity University, Chhattisgarh. Amid the heightened tensions with china along the line of Actual Control (LAC), the Indian government took an unprecedented step and decided to ban at least 59 Chinese apps. This move that has been taken by the government of India will safeguard the interests of crores of Indian citizens. This decision is a targeted move to ensure safety and sovereignty of Indian cyberspace. Almost all the apps banned have some preferential Chinese interest and the majority has parent Chinese companies. Why the government banned…
Author: Muskan Jain
Court: The Supreme Court of India Full Case Name: Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab Date Decided: 16 August 1982 Citation: AIR 1980 SC 898, 1980 Judges: Justice Y.C. Chandrachud; Justice A. Gupta; Justice N. Untwalia; Justice P.N Bhagwati and Justice R. Sarkaria. Appellant: Bachan Singh Respondent: State of Punjab INTRODUCTION:- This Case is a landmark judgment given by 5 judges Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court. In this case Supreme Court announced important limitations on the death penalty by setting the “rarest of the rare” doctrine. The Supreme…
This article is written by Muskan Jain, a 1st year law student of Amity University, Chhattisgarh. What is PM Care Fund? The PM Care Fund (i.e. Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund) was created on 28 March 2020, following the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The Prime minister is the chairman of the trust and the trustees include the Defence minister, Home and finance Ministers. The fund will be used for combating, containment and relief efforts against the corona virus outbreak and similar pandemic like situation in the future. Objectives of PM Care Fund To undertake and…
This article is written by Muskan Jain, a 1st year law student of Amity University, Chhattisgarh. The manipulation of public opinion over different media platforms has emerged as a critical treat to public life. Media manipulation is a series of related techniques in which partisans create an image or argument that favors their particular interests. Such tactics may include the use of psychological manipulations, outright deception, logical fallacies, propaganda techniques etc. Many of the more modern mass media manipulation methods are types of distraction, on the assumption that the public has a limited attention span. The manipulation strategies the media…
This article is written by Muskan Jain, a 1st year law student of Amity University, Chhattisgarh Domestic violence involves a pattern of psychological, physical, sexual, financial and emotional abuse. Acts of assaults, threats, humiliation, and intimidation are also considered acts of violence. Globally, the victims of domestic violence are overwhelmingly women. In fact domestic violence is one of the most under reported crimes against women across the globe. Although home may be considered a safe place for some, but it is not safe for all. In fact, with Covid-19 lockdown in place, there has been surge in cases of domestic…
Court: Court of Appeal of England and Wales Full Case Name: Balfour v Balfour, Date Decided: 25 June 1919 Citation: (1919) 2 KB 571 Judges: Atkin, Warrington, and Duke LJJ Appellant: Mr. Balfour Respondent: Mrs. Balfour Facts: Mr. and Mrs. Balfour was a married couple. Mr. Balfour was a civil engineer who worked in Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka). In 1915 Mr. Balfour and his wife went to England for a vacation, his wife became ill and her doctor advised that she could not return to Ceylon due to her arthritis. They made an agreement that Mrs. Balfour would stay…
This article is written by Muskan Jain, a first- year law student of Amity University, Chhattisgarh Part Ⅲ of the Indian Constitution deals with the Fundamental Rights which includes individual rights such as Right to equality, Freedom of speech and expression, Right to life and personal liberty etc. But merely providing these fundamental rights is not sufficient. It is essential that these fundamental rights are protected and enforced as well. To protect these fundamental rights, Indian constitution empowers, under article 32 & 226 right to approach the Supreme Court or High Court respectively. To any person whose fundamental rights…
This article is written by Muskan Jain, a 1st year law student of Amity University, Chhattisgarh ‘Rape’ as a clearly defined offence was introduced with the enactment of Indian Penal Court 1860, prior to this, there were often diverse and conflicting laws prevailing across India. After the enactment a lot of changes have been introduce in the wider context for the modesty of a women. Not only the law has been changes but also the prospective of society toward it has been changed. Not only the victim has to face taboo in the society, under most circumstances she was the…
