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IBC (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020
INTRODUCTION The increase in the default threshold from INR 1 lakh to INR 1 crore was one of the first COVID-19 relief measures announced by the Minister of Finance. The Finance Ministry had also indicated that the government is also considering suspending initiating new insolvency applications for a period of 6 months. The government’s announcement Read more
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ANALYSIS OF THE STATUTE- CITIZENSHIP (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019
INTRODUCTION Post partition and independence, it became necessary to enact a legislation which governs citizenship laws of a nation. Citizenship not only recognizes the legal identity and provide rights to an individual of a country but also protects their welfare and provides nationality granting protection across the world. Citizens are subjected to better legal status, Read more
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DEVELOPMENT IN INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016: FIRST RAMIFICATION POST COVID.
A law is always meant to ease the ongoing activity, in whichever field it applies on. The aim of any legislation brought into the society is to make things easier for the citizens and related parties. The biggest segment of these affected parties are the large companies, corporations, MNC’s etc. The government always tries to Read more
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MANUAL SCAVENGERS: AN EXTENSION OF THE PANDEMIC OF UNTOUCHABILITY
Our country is widely known for numerous cultures, traditions and believes. It is these values and morals which make us distinct in the whole world and the reason why even the western civilization is looking forward and adopting our traditional culture. This clearly shows the importance and impact of our values and morals on Read more
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CONSTITUTIONALITY OF NARCO ANALYSIS: DEVELOPMENT & LEGAL APPROACH
Law is a living process, which changes according to the changes in society, science, and ethics and so on. The Legal System should imbibe developments and advances that take place in science as long as they do not violate fundamental legal principles and are for the good of the society. A few democratic countries, India Read more
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CONSTITUTIONALITY OF DEATH PENALTY VIS-A-VIS REPEAT OFFENDERS UNDER THE NDPS ACT
The constitutionality of death penalty has been challenged on several occasions on the grounds of being violative of right to life which is a basic human right given in numerous International Conventions and guaranteed as fundamental right under article 21[1] of the Constitution of India. But the right to life comes with an exception being Read more
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