Vizag Gas Tragedy and Concept of Strict Liability

This article is written intending to explain the incident of Vizag gas leakage and the concept of strict liability. Picture credits to Live Law Introduction The Vizag gas leak also known as Visakhapatnam gas leak, was an industrial accident that took place at the LG Polymers chemical plant in the R. R. Venkatapuram village ofRead More

NOTA- The Election game-changer

This article has been written by Prithiv Raj Sahu, a student of KIIT School of Law, Bhubaneswar (4th year). He can be reached on the LinkedIn account (https://www.linkedin.com/in/prithiv-raj-sahu-4b6994192). Picture credits to NDTV Introduction NOTA, or “None of the above”, is the option which enables the voter to officially register a vote of rejection for allRead More

Palani Goundan v. Emperor

This case analysis is made by Bhavna Arul, a fourth-year law student from Symbiosis Law School. Criminal Appeal No. 33 of 1919 and Referred Trial No. 2 of 1919 (Before- J Wallis, S Aiyar, C Trotter) Decided on 7/4/1919 Citation 1919 ILR 547 (Mad) Facts The accused had an argument with his wife. Enraged duringRead More

Central Indian Debating Championship by NLIU, Bhopal

About Debating Championship The Debating Society of NLIU, Bhopal is delighted to invite you to the Central Indian Debating Championship, which is scheduled from 2nd to 4th October 2020. The aim of this Competition is to foster the debating culture in the Central Indian states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. ThisRead More

Theories of Justice: Rawls, Fuller, Nozick

This article is written by Shambhavi Shree, a student of KIIT School of Law, Bhubaneswar (4th year). Nozick’s Theory of Justice Robert Nozick an American political philosopher was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1938. He died of stomach cancer in the year 2002. He introduced in his first book Anarchy, State, and Utopia (1974)Read More

International Humanitarian Law

This article is written by Tulip Das, currently pursuing BBA L.L.B(H) from Amity University Kolkata.  INTRODUCTION International humanitarian law (IHL), also referred to as the laws of armed conflict, is the law that governs the conduct of war (Jus in Bello). It is a part of international law which attempts to limit the effects ofRead More

Rawalpenta Venkalu v. State of Hyderabad

This case analysis is made by Bhavna Arul, a fourth-year law student from Symbiosis Law School. Case Number Criminal Appeal No. 43 of 1955 Judges Vivian Bose, B. Jagannadhadas and Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, JJ. Decided on 7/10/1955 Citation AIR 1956 SC 171 / 1956 Cri LJ 338 Facts The two appellants and the deceased haveRead More