Legal Readings

The significant Judgment by the Honorable Supreme Court of India has spurred up the talks on the illegal rat-hole mines in the country. The case that happened in the hills of Meghalaya’s East Jaintia were, fifteen miners encroached into a flooded coal mine which had become the most significant human tragedy of the illegal rat-hole mining that continues under the very nose of the authorities[1]. The rat-hole mining means, the miners are involved in the digging of narrow and barely three to four high tunnels for the workers to pass through it, to extract the coal which earns a high profit. Water from the river flooded the mine, only five miners were able to climb the mine, rest all were trapped heavily criticised officials for being sluggish in mounting an effective rescue operation.

Introduction The Prime Minister recently announced the AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan with an economic stimulus package of 20 lakh crores to achieve the mission. New Horizons of Growth is the clause that typifies the FM’s fourth tranche of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. The credible mission in India aims to reduce import dependency by focusing on replacements …

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The principle of confession is one of the vital elements in law and only applicable in the criminal cases, and not in civil cases. The provision regarding confession finds its presence in various acts like the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (hereinafter IEA), CrPC, 1973, NDPS, etc. In legal phraseology, confession means acceptance of guilt by the accused. The substantive provision regarding confession has been laid down in IEA, but the Act doesn’t define the term “confession”, it only successfully differentiates between the two-term confession and admission. Confession has first been used in section 24, and subsequently in s.24-30. While the sections relevant for the admission are given between 17-31 of the Act. Hence, it follows that all admissions aren’t a confession, but all confessions are admission. 

Prostitution is one of the oldest professions present in India. It dates back from the times of Mughals, in those times ‘tawaifs’ were treated with royalty, and now in the present time, it is considered as an indecent act? Is our mindset going backwards or forward? Are we becoming broad-minded or narrow-minded? 

The situation brought to life by this organism called SARS-COV2 saw the lives of the Homo – Sapiens around the globe coming to a standstill, the places which for other times have been manned by thousands and thousands of people a day suddenly witnessed the quietest and the unusual tranquillity hauling its grounds all at once. With countries across the Globe reacting to this pandemic with Lockdowns, in the wake of the scientists all over the world still working on making the Virus’ antidote, it soon explicated to the people at large that this isn’t just a  Health Crisis.

The spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic across nations is an unrivalled situation in recent times and is one of the greatest challenges that we have faced since World War II. It is threatening the lives of people across the world. The only way to restrict its spread and alleviate the imposition of the impact of worldwide lockdown is to have a vaccine. Numerous measures are been taken such as testing people at large scales, tracing travel histories and restricting travel, quarantining citizens and restriction on large gatherings. So there arises a question about overcrowding of jails following the outbreak of the virus as India ranks number fifth in the world prison population. Therefore, releasing prisoners by granting them bail in order to decongest prisons in light of COVID-19 pandemic important or not?

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment.  Older people and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness.