There is a proverb that “Everyone is equal before law”. Mighty & weak, privileged & under-privileged, rich and poor all must enjoy equality. Legal aid is a mechanism in providing this equality. Legal aid is the provision of assistance to…
Category: Law
A Living Constitutionalist in Disguise: Reaction to Professor Jack M. Balkin’s Living Originalism
“American constitutional interpretation generally divides into two rival theories. The first, originalism, contends that the Constitution should be read in light of the intent or original meaning of its framers at the time it was constructed. The second, living…
Privatization (!) of Courts: Does Money Make the Difference?
“We will sell to no man; we will not deny or defer to any man either Justice or Right” Clause 39 of Magna Carta, 1215 If we are to notice the brand-new concept of “Privatization of Courts” as propagated by…
Our Laws on “Black Money”: An Appraisal
The term ‘Black Money’ is a quite familiar in our economy. Black money indicates income earned from various sources in legal or illegal way but not disclosed to the Tax Authority with a view to evading tax. In a developing…
Health and Hygiene for Rohingya Refugees: Call for a Minimum Human Standard
Fatema, a 28 years old Rohingya woman was in labour pain, she was in a crying need of quick medical support but there was scarcity of medical support as the Refugee camp is located far away from the town. Kabir,…
Was triple talaq held “unconstitutional” by a majority of the Indian Supreme Court?
After a Constitution Bench of Indian Supreme Court had held triple talaq invalid, the issue received lots of media-hype all over the world. The leading news media in both India and abroad published the issue highlighting that the Indian Supreme…