The legality of Seed Patenting under the Patents Act 1970 and TRIPS Agreement : A Study

By Monalisha Singh, Student, 3rd Year, Chanakya National Law University Patna ____________________________________________________________________________ India is well known for its agricultural and farming activities, as the majority of the country's population adopted agriculture as an occupation. A seed is the basic unit of plant life. Farmers in India have sown seeds, harvested crops and stored some of...

Defining the borderline dispute between Free Speech and Hate Speech : An Appraisal with regard to Standup Comedy Shows

By Monalisha Singh, Student, Chanakya National Law University, Patna Indian Perspective : Hate Speech We can very well recognize that when the right to freedom of speech and expression was first adopted in the Constituent Assembly, there were demands to curb this freedom that led to the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951 and the Constitution...

Royalty paid by Radio companies to Music Labels – Current Legal Position in India

By Monalisha Singh, Student, Chanakya National Law University, Patna __________________________________________________________________________________________________ A temporary order upholding the status quo of the royalty rate for radio transmissions under statutory license has been passed by the IPAB in a major development. This was accompanied by a public notice requesting suggestions from stakeholders about IPAB's setting of royalty rates. Section...

Media Trials – Tracing out its journey in Indian context

Tanvi Kapde, Student, 5th Year, Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, NMIMS University Mumbai __________________________________________________________________________________________________ In recent times, the freedom of press and speech used by the media has turned into a term now popularly known as the ‘Media Trial’. It would essentially mean the intervention of media into the under-trial cases. Freedom of speech...

Disability in India – A Legal Analysis

By Sania Gupta, Student, School of Law, Christ University _______________________________________________________________________________________________________  “Disability need not be an obstacle to success” – Stephen Hawking  Disability led to various forms of prejudice, bias and discriminatory practices around the world. It can be considered as one of the contemporary aspect of society which needs our attention as responsible citizens of...

Article 356 and Judicial Overreach : A Critical Analysis in light of the Ongoing A.P. High Court Order

By Shrishti Verma, Student, Symbiosis Law School Hyderabad _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Recently the Andhra Pradesh High court was hearing the petition of Habeas Corpus filed by a detained individual. Subsequently, the Andhra Pradesh High Court ordered the current Andhra Pradesh government seeking to respond on whether there is a situation of “constitutional breakdown” in the state. The...

Witness Protection Laws vis-a-vis Sexual Offences in India- A Glimpse of Lawlessness

By Shristi Gupta, Student, Chanakya National Law University, Patna _____________________________________________________________________________________________ According to Jeremy Bentham, "Witnesses are the eyes and ears of justice". The right to a fair trial has been recognized as the heart of the Criminal System and witnesses are regarded as one of the most essential elements of it. In the case of...

Significance of ‘Love Jihad Law’- is it really what it is called?

By Bhavika Makhija, Student, Institute of Law, Nirma University Introduction. The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Ordinance, 2020 which is colloquially being called the ‘Love Jihad law’ is actually meant to prohibit the conversion from one religion to another done by force, fraud, undue influence, coercion, misrepresentation, allurement or marriage, but it...

Regulation of the Domain of Public Nuisance : An Overview of the Existing Indian Laws

By Sneha Mathew, Law Student, Christ University _____________________________________________________________________________ Winfield once said, “Nuisance may be described as unlawful interference with a person’s use or enjoyment of land or of some right over, or in connection with it.”   Nuisances are usually divided into two categories - public and private. In this article, I will be focusing on...

Same Sex Marriages, “No, we don’t do that Here”, Centre tells SC : A Critical Analysis

By Varunendra Pandey, Content Writer, Lexstructor Sin, crime, pathology, and what not, homosexuality in India has been through various roads and canals to reach to this day where consensual sexual activities between same-sex persons is no more a criminal offence[1].The ancient history of homosexuality is quite rich in India, it was after the drafting of...