Author: Shaurya Mahajan

Introduction: For lawyers under the age of 30 with less than three years of experience and an annual income of under one lakh rupees, the Kerala Government has issued an order requiring a monthly stipend of 3,000 rupees. On June 26, the Kerala Government order was issued, which clarified that the annual income that is less than one lakh rupees is not applicable for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes. Government Order: The Kerala Government order was issued after taking into account the Kerala Advocates’ Stipend Rules, which stipulate that lawyer with less than three years of bar experience and an…

Introduction: Recently the top court noted that offenses in these four cases were allegedly committed within two months between 6 May and 26 July last year and both the detenus were granted bail by the magistrate in these cases where the court iterated “the powers to be exercised under the preventive detention law are exceptional powers which have been given to the government for its exercise in an exceptional situation as it strikes hard on the freedom and liberty of an individual, and thus cannot be exercised routinely, the bench said. The justification for why bail was conceded in every…

Introduction: Casteist abuse is only punishable under the Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 [SC/ST Act] in a public place or public view, the Karnataka High Court ruled in the case, Rithesh Pais v. State of Karnataka & Another. According to Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST Act, hurling abuses in a public place or public view constitutes an offence. The court quashed an SC/ST Act case against Ritesh Pais for hurling casteist abuse at Mohan in a building’s basement. Petitioner’s challenge: The petitioner challenged proceedings before the V Additional District & Sessions Judge, DK, Mangalore…

Introduction: The petitioner, Vishal Singh, claimed that his copyright over the story ‘Bunny Rani’ had been infringed by the defendants when they made the film, Jugjugg Jeeyo. In his submission, Mr Singh stated that after watching the trailer of the film, it is evident that the production company has wrongly used his story. And he demanded a compensation of rupees 1.5 crores for such infringement and also requested an interim stay on the release of the film. The production company, on the other hand, argued that there is no prima facie case. A total sum of rupees 13.95 crores has been…

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray made an important announcement during his public address on Facebook. The Shiv Sena chief said on Wednesday that he is “ready to resign” amid the current political storm. With the sole exception of Kashmir, Maharashtra is the state most associated with the words ‘political crisis’. The state and its residents are not new to various aspects of political crises and the string of events that follow them. Ready to resign: During the live address, Thackeray said that he was thankful for the support of the people of Maharashtra over the last 2.5 years. The Maharashtra CM…

Acne is one of the most common yet problematic conditions people around the world suffer from. Hormonal acne is when breakouts form in adulthood that could range from blackheads and whiteheads to painful cysts. Hormonal acne is linked to the overproduction of sebum (an oily substance in skin glands), which clogs pores, leading to pimples. Though often unavoidable, hormonal acne can be treated to prevent future breakouts from forming. Acne causes bumps on your face, shoulders, chest and back in the following forms: Pimples. Blackheads. Whiteheads. Cysts. Hormonal acne affects both men and women, but the majority of cases occur…

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland otherwise referred to as the UK. It is the oldest semblance of democracy we have in the modern world. Its jurisprudence and institutional values form the core of almost all countries in the world today. The country that formed the British Empire, the empire on which the sun never sets. The country where we had the first recognition of the rights of the people by a ruler, in the form of the Magna Carta, back in 1215. This is the country that fought at the forefront of both world wars and…

The ongoing Covid – 19 pandemic has had a major impact on global trade and commerce, both politically and economically. There is also an impact of international trade on the pandemic and the virus, very similar to the spread of the Bubonic plague or Black Death in Venice and eventually the rest of Europe during the middle ages. The pathogen utilised the already established routes of trade and commerce to spread at a higher rate and reach different parts of the world. The pandemic intensified already existing tensions between different countries, most notably between China and the USA. The advent…

INTRODUCTION Most countries around the world today consider themselves to be democratic, and although the basic principles they follow are the same there are some variations found in different democracies around the world. One of the most basic principles of democracy is the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of the government. Based on the relationship between these two organs democracies can be broadly divided into two categories, the – Parliamentary form and the Presidential form. India is the largest democracy in the world and choosing the system for its governance was no easy task and thus…

Psychology and economics have been linked since their inception as intricately as possible. While psychology is the study of the human mind and behaviour, economics is the study of human behaviour and interactions in markets. The concepts of Utility and the Law of DMU are rooted in psychology. The basic utilitarian idea of pleasure and pain given by Bentham has been affirmed in economics by Adam Smith and many others after him. Although the role of psychology is well known in microeconomics, its role in macroeconomics still needs to be recognized. Macroeconomic concepts like MPC and Keynesian theory, as well…