FIXED TERM EMPLOYMENT: SOCIO-ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE AND CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY

 By Krishnagopal Abhay and Neha Chauhan (Krishnagopal Abhay is a II year student of LL.B. at Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi and Neha Chauhan is a final year student of M.A. Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University.) Introduction With 29 central labour and employment enactments being subsumed under four codes, our country saw a comprehensive …

EVOLVING NOTIONS OF FREEDOM OF PRESS AND MEDIA TRIAL

On the occasion of Constitution Day, 2020, the Legal Aid Society, Campus Law Centre and Awaaz- The Blog organised an article writing competition for students of all disciplines across universities in India. This article won the first prize. By Yashdeep Lakra [Yashdeep Lakra is a student of B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) at University School of Law …

FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING IN INDIAN JURISPRUDENCE: NEGLECTING ATROCITIES

 By Ananya Mago [Ananya Mago is a II year student of B.A. L.L.B. (Hons.) at University School of Law and Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi.] An Introduction On 2 May 2020, in a move that was unfortunately nothing short of historic, Sudan criminalized female genital mutilation, or as is preferred by activists and …

UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES (PREVENTION) ACT: A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME

 By Abhimanyu Chauhan and Vasudha Singh [Abhimanyu Chauhan and Vasudha Singh are penultimate year students of LL.B. at Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.] Introduction The history of preventive detention in India extends as far back as 1818, when the Bengal State Prisoners Regulation Act [i] was enacted by the East India …

IS ILLITERACY A MENACE TO PEDESTRIANS? AN ANALYSIS

 By Dhriti Mitra and Treenok Guha [Dhriti Mitra and Treenok Guha are fourth and third year (respectively) students of BBA. LL.B. (Hons.) at Symbiosis Law School, Pune.] Prefatory The license cannot be issued for driving any kind of vehicle to an illiterate person, as he is virtually a menace for the pedestrians. [i] The aforementioned …