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Criminal

Rethinking Witness Compensation: A Two-Pronged Approach to Reforming India’s Legal System

Aaditi Anand Sinha Introduction While discourse on Witness Protection Scheme has seen another development, with Assam drafting its own Scheme under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 [“BNSS”], there is hardly any discussion on an equally important aspect–compensation provided to the witnesses for their statements although courts have reiterated its importance time and again. Mere safety […]

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Constitutional Law

Citizenship Rights and the ‘CAA’ Controversy: A Jurisprudential Analysis

Rhea L Vinay Introduction ‘Citizenship,’ in India, has been awarded through Part II of the Indian Constitution and the Citizenship Act of 1955. While not ingrained as fundamental right under Part III of the Constitution, it has been recognized as a legal right/ claim conferred upon individuals that are deemed citizens of the country. It […]

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Labour

Reforming Labour: Unveiling the Impact of India’s New Labour Codes on Indian Social Landscape

Yash Sharan and Abhishek Nande Introduction In July 2024, the Centre began efforts to implement the Labour Codes amidst the protests. The conundrum stems from the testing times of the COVID-19 pandemic when the trade unions of the nation wrote to the International Labour Organisation (“ILO”) regarding the government’s policy of suspension of the then-existing […]

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Criminal

Antil’s Category A: Automatic Gateway or Consideration of Merits?

Rahul Ranjan A 2022 judgment, Deepak Sethi v. State of Uttarakhand (‘Sethi’), seems to have gone unnoticed by many observers, but potentially opens up questions about the guidelines given in the case of Satender Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation (‘Antil’) for Category A offences. The Sethi judgment of the Uttarakhand High Court categorically observed […]

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Privacy Law

Know Your Verifier: A Comment on the Law and Practice of Mandatory Aadhaar Authentication Procedures

Sankalp Srivastava Introduction This article is written broadly in the context of the documented categories of misuse of the Aadhaar regime to impose mandatory authentication by private players and the State.  For instance, private service providers continue to make Aadhaar mandatory for availing their services. In many cases, it goes unreported, but there are documented […]

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Constitutional Law

Parliamentary Powers in Question: Analysing the Controversy Surrounding Mahua Moitra’s Expulsion and the Constitutional Landscape of Indian Legislative Authority

Sashank Saravanan and Kanan Shivhare Introduction In the hallowed halls of the Indian Parliament, where debates shape the destiny of a nation, a recent controversy has ignited a fervent discourse on the powers vested in the legislative body to regulate the conduct of its members. The expulsion of Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra from the […]