The Law of Sedition: An Overview

INTRODUCTION Sedition involves overt behavior that tends to undermine authority. Seditious acts often include subverting a constitution and instigating discontent among existing authorities. The first sedition laws were passed in the 17th century when Parliamentarians believed that only positive opinions about the government should be allowed, as negative views posed a threat to government andRead More

Doctrine of Pleasure

INTRODUCTION India was under British rule for almost 200 years. The foundation of independent India was followed by the necessity for an adequate governance system that was both indigenous in origin and acceptable and sensitive to the requirements and customs of the diverse forms of castes, classes, religious, and linguistic communities it was attempting to unite.  Initially, theRead More

Reservation: Boon for the Deprived or Bane for the General?

What is Reservation? The term reservation refers to keeping back or withholding. While in the Indian context, reservation is positive discrimination that protects the people from the lower caste to share equal places with the others. It is an affirmative action that reserves a percentage of seats in the public sector units, union and stateRead More

Electoral Reforms in India: An Overview

INTRODUCTION “An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood; a mud bath for every soul. concerned in it.”  – George Bernard Shaw Elections are at the Centre of the democratic process. People in a democracy participate in public affairs and express their will through elections. In a democracy,Read More

“Protective Discrimination” A Boon Or Bane for Eternity?

Introduction: Considering the history of racial and caste discrimination in the world, the two most prominent names pop in our minds, i.e., United States and India. Unfortunately, India leads ahead of the US in this particular issue. To abolish such discrimination, the government of India, since its independence has been putting efforts through protective discriminationRead More

Secularism in India and the Indian Constitution

Introduction The word ‘Secular’ means that a person is separate from religion and has no religious basis. Secularism means that religion is kept unconnected with the social, political, cultural, and economic spheres of life. Religion is open to everyone and gives an individual his personal choice to accept and follow any religion without any discrimination.Read More

Emergency in India

INTRODUCTION Emergency as defined in the Black Law’s dictionary refers to a failure of social system in delivering and providing access to the justified and necessary conditions of life. The term emergency may also be defined as situations which arise in a spontaneous manner and call for immediate action by the governing authorities who thenRead More

The Doctrine of Double Jeopardy

What is Jeopardy and Double Jeopardy? In simple terms, jeopardy means the danger of any loss, harm or failure. In legal terms, jeopardy refers to the risk associated with the trial of a person to be convicted for any crime. Double jeopardy is an instance in which a person is prosecuted and exposed to theRead More