The year 2023 has been milestone for India for many a reasons, few of the reasons not worthy to be proud of though. It crossed the 3 trillion dollar mark four years ago in 2019, being the fastest growing major economies. In 2023, it pipped the UK economy to become the fifth largest economy in …
Through this case comment, I seek to bring out the essentiality and critique of the judicial pronouncement in the 1986 case of “MC Mehta Vs. Union of India” contextualizing the jurisprudential application Absolute liability under the framework set after the Shriram Food and Fertilisers Ltd. tragedy which was about application of article 21[i] and 32[ii] …
The Indian penal code was developed in 1860 with inspiration from British India. Any lack of rehabilitation was successfully made up for by the “Children’s Act” that followed and the Juvenile Acts that followed, up until the “Apprentice Act of 1950,” which appeared to acknowledge the fragile position of youngsters in a society that was …
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