INTRODUCTION: The basic idea behind equal pay for equal work arises from the traditional discrimination against women in the workplace, where a woman doing a particular job is paid lesser than her male counterpart doing the same kind of work. Read more
Commercial Arbitration is currently the preferred mode of dispute resolution for complex disputes. The growing popularity of Arbitration has led parties to include arbitration clauses for all large transactions and commercial agreements. An increasing number of government entities and public Read more
Ombudsman: Understanding the concept The concept of Ombudsman first evolved in Sweden and could not see any development beyond that over a hundred years. It was in the 20th century when the concept spread out in other countries like Finland Read more
The case of Selvi v. State of Karnataka, decided by a three-judge bench in 2010, is the Supreme Court’s most recent – and by far most detailed – engagement with Article 20(3)[1]. Selvi’s case includes numerous complaints challenging three investigative techniques: Read more
WHAT IS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY? Intellectual Property or IP, as its name would suggest, alludes to the innovations of the human intellect or mind. The central objective of IP is to inspire the creation of more intellectual products which can range Read more
INTRODUCTION: Animal welfare is the well-being of all animals. Formal standards of animal welfare may vary with context but are debated largely by animal welfare groups, legislators, and academicians. Animal welfare sciences use measures like longevity, disease, immunosuppression, behaviour, physiology, Read more
INTRODUCTION Suits filed by or against the ‘Government or public officers in their official capacity’ (hereinafter referred as ‘Public Officers’) is covered under part IV of the Code of Civil Procedure (hereinafter referred to as ‘CPC’). Part IV of the Read more
Introduction The answerability measure in democratic country, which provides the right to have access to public information, information here would mean one which is possessed by the State agencies and the government, authorizes citizens to have knowledge of the conduct Read more
THE MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY ACT, 1971 In 1960, around 15 countries liberalized their abortion laws which actuated deliberations on induced abortion in India. Consequently, a committee headed by Shantilal Shah was formed to give suggestions on legalizing abortion in Read more
Hasmukh, a Netflix dark comedy on a small town comic-turned-criminal starring Vir Das has plunged into an array of controversy because of a dialogue reportedly maligning lawyers. Recently, advocate Prateek Som filed a complaint with Bar Council of India against Read more