A year has already gone by since the heart aching catastrophe hit the country of Nepal. Since then, a series of aftershocks or new waves of earthquakes have become a part of our daily lives. This definitely calls for a reminder to every person about the basic reasons behind such…
Gorkha Library: A Centurial Conspectus Animesh AL Rai Assistant Professor (Sociology) Indian Institute of Legal Studies The first Gorkha library in India which was established at Kurseong on 8th June 1913 recently celebrated the 103rd Foundation Day. If we look into the history of this library, hundred years ago, a…
Human Right is relating to human. Nature of human right is different. It belong with the human being. It is inseparable with human being. It does not require any state recognition, any legitimacy from the state and any enforcement. Human rights are older than states. History of human rights can…
M.D. Chamarbaughwala v. Union of India FACTS: Whether the definition of ‘prize competition’ in the Prize Competition Act, 1955 includes: competitions in which success depends on chance competitions in which success depends on substantial degree of skill The Act further stated that to promote and conduct these prize competitions exceeding…
The various environmental problems have had devastating impacts on human well being and are also culminating into a specter of irreversible long term damage to ecosystems from time immemorial. However, recently, Judiciary is playing the vital role in the protection of environment. One of the main developments in the Indian…
