International Criminal Court

INTRODUCTION The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“the Rome Statute”), which was ratified by 120 nations on July 17, 1998, led to the creation of the International Criminal Court. Following the Rome Statute’s entry into force on July 1, 2002, governments made the first-ever decision in human history to agree to a permanentRead More

Taxation of Virtual Assets

INTRODUCTION A virtual asset is a digitalized representation of an item that has a proper value in a particular environment, for example, Bitcoin, Litecoin, or Dogecoin. In virtual assets, the medium of exchange or the property can be traded, transferred, or invested digitally. Over a decade virtual currencies are also considered virtual assets, virtual currenciesRead More

Why India should focus on ESG?

INTRODUCTION The terms ‘environmental, social, and governance’ are referred to as ESG. Sustainability is viewed holistically by ESG, who believe that it encompasses more than just environmental concerns. The ideal way to define ESG is as a framework for stakeholders to understand how an organization is handling opportunities and risks connected to environmental, social, andRead More

Constitutional Amendments in India

Introduction The Constitution of the Republic of India is the largest in the world. It describes India as a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic, which has a parliamentary system of governance. The Indian Constitution was adopted on the 26th Day of November 1949 and was officially enforced from 26th January 1950. It took 2 years,Read More

Noorali Babul Thanewala v K.M.M. Shetty & Ors

CASE NUMBER Civil Misc. Petn. (Civil) No. 13066 of 1989 in Civil Appeal No. 2628 of 1980 EQUIVALENT CITATIONS 1990 AIR 464, 1989 SCR Supl. (2) 561, 1990 SCC (1) 259, JT 1989 (4) 573, 1989 SCALE (2)1426 BENCH Sabyasachi Mukharji, V. Ramaswami, JJ DECIDED ON 20th December 1989 RELEVANT ACT Contempt of Courts Act,Read More

Crime and Society

Introduction It is crucial to understand both the terms, ‘crime’ and ‘society’ when we discuss crime and society. Because it is hard to comprehend crime without researching society as a whole, there is a relationship between criminology and sociology. The concept of deviation in society is where the idea of crime originates. Deviance entails defyingRead More

Organ Donation in India

INTRODUCTION Organ donation is the process of obtaining an organ or portion of an organ from a live or deceased person and then transplanting it into another human being (OD). After passing a psychological and medical examination, individuals can donate 25 different organs and/or tissues, according to sources. According to the Organ Procurement and TransplantRead More

Transgender Marriage

INTRODUCTION Gender is a word that cuts society, polity, and culture all over the world. Some languages do not have the word gender instead the word sex is used. Different terms are used regularly in theories of sexuality. Sex and gender may look identical but they are completely different terms. Sex generally means the biologicalRead More

Kedarnath Singh v State of Bihar

CASE NUMBER Criminal Appeal No. 169 of 1957 EQUIVALENT CITATION 1962 AIR 955; 1962 SCR Supl. (2) 769 BENCH Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, C.J., A.K. Sarkar, J.R. Madholkar, N. Rajagopala Ayyangar and S.K. Das, J DECIDED ON 20th January 1962 RELEVANT ACTS The Indian Penal Code, 1860; The Indian Constitution of India, 1950 BRIEF FACTS OnRead More