DOCTRINE OF DOUBLE JEOPARDY

Article 20 clause (2) provides protection against ‘double jeopardy’. It provides that “no person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once.” The clause explores the well known principle of criminology ‘sit constat curiae quod sit pro una et eadem causa’ which means that no one…

EX POST FACTO LAW

Article 20 clause (1) provides that no person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the act charged as an offence, nor be subjected to a penalty greater than that which might have been inflicted under…

WESTERNIZATION: A BOON OR CURSE TO THE SOCIETY

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi Westernization is a term used to denote the process of adoption of the western culture, style, language and philosophies. Westernization has to a great extent affected and influenced our society in both the good and…

From the streets of Darjeeling

Darjeeling, known as the queen of the hills attracts thousands of tourists every year. The tourists comprises both of the domestic as well as international. Tourism, tea and transport are the three most important base of the economy of Darjeeling. Almost all the economic activities revolve around these three important…