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Jan 21, 2018

Child Labour in India

Child labour is a widespread phenomenon in the world, occurring predominantly in developing countries. Recently, there has been renewed concern about the presence and impact of child Labour from politicians, activists and academics alike. Most of the popular discussion has centred on misleading statistics, harmful effects of child Labour and ways to curtail its incidence. Much of the recent theoretical literature has focused attention on the fact that the decision to send chi

Jan 12, 2018

Stunning mutiny in Supreme Court ranks, 4 judges take on Chief Justice of India

In an unprecedented move, four of the senior most judges of the Supreme Court of India, barring Chief Justice Dipak Misra, have risen to hold a press conference at the residence of Justice Jasti Chelameswar. Justices Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph rose from their respective benches at approximately 11:15 am today, leaving lawyers and litigants speculating the reasons for the same. It later came to light that the four Collegium members were holding a

Jan 11, 2018

Culpable Homicide

Culpable homicide is the first kind unlawful homicide. Section 299, IPC defines Culpable homicide simpliciter. The scheme of the Penal Code is that first the genus of culpable homicide is defined and then Murder (Section 300) which is species of culpable homicide. While Section 299 defines culpable homicide’, it is not an exhaustive definition. It is important to remember that Section 300 also defines Culpable Homicide, but which amounts to murder. Section 300 also defines Cu

Jan 11, 2018

Doctrine of Frustration

When the performance of the contract becomes impossible, the purpose, which the parties have in mind, is frustrated. If the performance becomes impossible, because of supervening event, the promisor is excused from the performance of the contract. This known as doctrine of frustration under English law, and is covered by section 56 of the Indian Contract Act. Section 56, Contract Act: Sec. 56. Agreement to do impossible act- An agreement to do an act impossible in itself is

Jan 11, 2018

Delhi HC dismisses petition challenging images of Deities on coins

The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition, which had challenged the constitutionality of embossing images of Hindu deities on currency coins on grounds of being discriminatory. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had issued coins with the image of Goddess Vaishno Devi in 2013 to commemorate the silver jubilee of the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. The petition filed by one, Nafis Qazi against the Finance Ministry and RBI, had contended that issuing coins with religious symb

Jan 11, 2018

Collegium recommends new Chief Justices for five High Courts

With the Supreme Court Collegium making recommendations for High Court transfers, five High Courts will get new Chief Justices. The Collegium has recommended the transfer of Calcutta High Court Acting Chief Justice Jyotirmay Bhattacharya to the Delhi High Court as Chief Justice. Till now, Justice Gita Mittal was the Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. T B Radhakrishnan, the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court, has been transferred to the Andhra Pradesh High

Jan 11, 2018

RGNUL Exagium: Essay Competition on Classics 2018: Submit by March 2

About RGNUL, Punjab Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) Punjab is a premier educational institute. It has been established by the State Legislature of Punjab by Punjab Act No.12 of 2006. About RGNUL Exagium: Essays on Classics RGNUL Exagium is an online International Essay Writing Competition for Undergraduates, Postgraduates and Research Scholars from diverse disciplines. With an objective to enhance the reading, writing and analytical skills of the students, RGN

Jan 11, 2018

Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses

About The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to the poor and meritorious students belonging to minority communities to enable them to pursue professional and technical courses. Who Can Apply Students belonging to notified minority communities viz. Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi (Zoroastrian) studying in India only and fulfilling the Scheme guidelines are eligible to apply for these scholarships. Conditions for Scholarship Financial assi

Jan 11, 2018

Goa Education Trust Scholarships for Indian students pursuing UK Masters Degree: Apply by May 10

The Goa Education Trust (GET) scholarship is offered to selected Indian students annually for pursuing a Masters in the UK. Initially conceptualised for Goans, the scholarship has now been opened up to all Indian students applying for any Master’s programme in any UK universities. The British Council collaboratively formed the Goa Education Trust with the Dempo and the Fomento Group. Since its inception the scholarship has provided opportunities to pursue higher education in

Jan 11, 2018

5th DU Mock Indian Parliament [Feb 10-11, New Delhi]: Register by Jan 25

In keeping up with the tradition of providing individuals a platform to grow and enhance their skills in various fields, the DU Mock Indian Parliament is organised. The event provides its participants with a stage to voice their opinion about various policies of the government. At the end of two days of a rigorous and policy oriented debate and discussion, the participants are well acquainted with the policy making process. They often arrive at creative and effective solution

Jan 11, 2018

Bilasa Youth Conclave Parliamentary Debate [Jan 27-28, Bilaspur]: Registrations Open

About Bilasa Youth Conclave is a National Parliamentary Debate Tournament which is being structured to promote awareness among the students from diverse background, about the current Legal & Political Issues in the country and to educate them about the law making procedure of the Indian Parliament. Format We shall follow the 3-on-3 Asians Parliamentary Debating format. Agenda for LOK SABHA: Marital Rape & its repercussions. Agenda for STAKEHOLDERS MEET: Usage of freedom of Ar

Jan 11, 2018

CfP: NLU Jodhpur’s Trade, Law & Development Journal [Special Issue 10.1, Revisiting WTO’s Role i

Trade, Law and Development Journal (TL&D) is pleased to invite original and unpublished submissions for the Special Issue on Revisiting WTO’s Role in Global Governance (Vol. 10, No. 1) for publication as articles, notes, comments and book reviews. The Special Issue is scheduled for publication in Summer 2018. TL&D has been consistently ranked as the best law journal in India across all fields. The Journal aims to generate and sustain a democratic debate on emergent issues in

Jan 11, 2018

Call for Papers: International Journal for Research in Law [Vol 3 Issue 2]: Pay Rs. 1500 for Publica

Call for Papers International Journal for Research in Law (ISSN-2454-8715) invites Articles, Short Notes, Book Reviews Case Commentaries and other such for Volume 3, Issue 2. Academicians, Practitioners, researchers, students, and others interested in the field may send original, unpublished papers to ijrl.editor@gmail.com in latest by 5th February 2018. Submission Guidelines The Paper should be in MS Word format. The title of the research paper should be appropriate. The res

Jan 11, 2018

Internship Opportunity @ Bandaru and Bandaru Advocates [Online]: Apply by January 15

About the Firm Bandaru and Bandaru Advocates is an established law firm in Bangalore, India, founded by Advocate Kalyan Krishna Bandaru, who is a practicing advocate of High Court of Karnataka. Work Responsibility We need researcher to work with us on a daily basis. The tasks shall demand extensive research and writing skills and content development. Each researcher shall be assigned a set of topics and on successful completion of the same, further opportunities may be awarde

Jan 11, 2018

Internship Opportunity @ Central Administrative Tribunal, Delhi [Stipend Rs. 5K]: Apply by Jan 20

Office of Senior Panel Counsels Shir Vijendra Singh and Shri Ravinder Kumar Sharma at Central Administrative Tribunal are looking for interns: Location : Central Administrative Tribunal (Principal Bench), , K.G. Marg, New Delhi-110001. Duration: Minimum 2 months Time: 4-6 hours per day Stipend: ₹ 5K (may increase in case of good work done) Excellent drafting skills in English is an essential condition for selection. Preference Law Students willing to accept internship on long

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