Skill, Chance, and State Control: Understanding India’s Gaming Regulatory Framework

Skill, Chance, and State Control: Understanding India’s Gaming Regulatory Framework Author: Vanshika HaritwalStudent, Subhash Desai College of Law, Nirmal Education Society (University of Mumbai) ————————————————————————————- 💡 3 Quick Takeaways 1. India’s gambling regulation remains primarily a State subject under Entry 34, List II of the Seventh Schedule — resulting in a fragmented legal landscape where […]

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Impact of Coalition Government on Growth and Development in India at the Union Level

Impact of Coalition Government on Growth and Development in India at the Union Level Author: Disha Pendurkar Student, KES’ Shri. Jayantilal Patel Law College ————————————————————————————- 3 Quick Takeaways Coalition governments have been a recurring feature of Indian parliamentary democracy since the 1980s, driven by the country’s vast regional and social diversity, and have shaped major

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The Green Constitution

The Green Constitution Author: Priyanka Khawale Student, MUMBAI UNIVERSITY ————————————————————————————- 3 Quick Takeaways India’s Constitution evolved from being environmentally silent to building a robust framework of ecological protection through the 42nd Amendment of 1976, which introduced Article 48A and Article 51A(g), creating a shared constitutional duty between the State and its citizens. The Supreme Court’s

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Continuity Beneath Reform: Sedition and Organised Crime under the BNS

Continuity Beneath Reform: Sedition and Organised Crime under the BNS Author: Shama Parveen Shaikh Student, KES Shri jayanti Lal H patel law college ————————————————————————————- 3 Quick Takeaways The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in name and structure, but its treatment of sedition and organised crime reflects consolidation and expansion of

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Born Unwanted: Understanding the Legal and Socio-Cultural Roots of Female Infanticide

Born Unwanted: Understanding the Legal and Socio-Cultural Roots of Female Infanticide Author: Niharika Mishra Student, KES’s Shri Jayantilal H. Patel Law College, Mumbai ————————————————————————————- 3 Quick Takeaways Female infanticide and sex-selective practices are not merely cultural relics but active constitutional violations, breaching the right to life under Article 21, equality under Article 14, and India’s

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Mental Health and Law: Legal Progress and Societal Challenges in Modern India

Mental Health and Law: Legal Progress and Societal Challenges in Modern India Author: Bhumika Kiran Dubey Student, KES’s Shri Jayantilal H. Patel Law College, Mumbai ————————————————————————————- 3 Quick Takeaways India’s mental health legal framework has transformed from custodial control to a rights-based model, culminating in the Supreme Court recognising mental health as a fundamental right

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Bail is the Rule, But for Whom? Poverty, Pre-trial Detention, and the Constitutional Illusion of Equal Liberty

Bail is the Rule, But for Whom? Poverty, Pre-trial Detention, and the Constitutional Illusion of Equal Liberty Author: Mitali Shankar Manore ————————————————————————————- 3 Quick Takeaways The constitutional promise that bail is the rule and jail the exception has long been recognised by the Supreme Court, notably in State of Rajasthan v. Balchand, (1977) 4 S.C.C.

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ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla (1976): The Case That Surrendered Liberty — and the Dissent That Saved Its Memory

ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla (1976): The Case That Surrendered Liberty — and the Dissent That Saved Its Memory Author: Mitali Shankar ManoreStudent, KES’ Shri Jayantilal H. Patel Law College ————————————————————————————- 💡 3 Quick Takeaways 1. By a 4:1 majority, the Supreme Court held that during the 1975 Emergency, no detainee could approach any court

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Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India (1996): Polluter Pays, Precautionary Principle, and the Constitutional Right to a Clean Environment

Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of India (1996): Polluter Pays, Precautionary Principle, and the Constitutional Right to a Clean Environment Author: VikasStudent, KCC Institute of Legal and Higher Education, Noida —————————————————————————————————– 💡 3 Quick Takeaways 1. The Supreme Court held that the right to a clean and healthy environment is an integral part of

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Mukesh v. State (NCT of Delhi) (2017): Procedural Due Process, Capital Punishment, and the Eight-Year Road to Execution

Mukesh v. State (NCT of Delhi) (2017): Procedural Due Process, Capital Punishment, and the Eight-Year Road to Execution Author: Netra Gayatri Rajesh Bhagadia  Student, KES’ Shri Jayantilal H. Patel Law College ——————————————————————————– 💡 3 Quick Takeaways 1. The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for all four convicts by applying the “rarest of rare” doctrine

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