Found 29 Articles for Law & Order

Most people in India perhaps don't realize that effective democracy actually doesn't exist from the district level downwards to smaller administrative units like the sub-divisions (variously called taluk, tehsil or mandal in different states) and further down to the blocks. It is the district level administration where the policies of both the union and state governments get implemented.It can also be said that the union and state governments actually interface the people at the district level. And who do we have as the executive authority at the district level? The district collector...a civil services officer, who is appointed by the ... Read More

Of the three crucial pillars of democracy - legislature, executive, and judiciary, it is the legislature which is the most important, or in other words, it is the keystone of the arch of democracy. Remove the pillar or the keystone representing the legislature and the entire structure of democracy will tumble down.Legislature for PeopleThat's because the legislature is the only institution that can truly claim to be the real representative of the people, thereby validating the famous words of the famous American president, Abraham Lincoln who once said: "Democracy is a government of the people, by the people, for the ... Read More

A major cause of train accidents in India today is derailments; in fact, over half the train accidents in the last five years was due to derailments. As per the Government of India's records, the number of people killed in train accidents was 122 in 2015-16 and 238 in 2016-17.This is a very disturbing sign because derailments are not easy to control unlike head-on collisions with road transport vehicles or even among trains which is unimaginable but there have been ghastly cases in the past. The rising instances of derailments as the main cause of accidents are a disturbing sign ... Read More

It's rather ironic that rapes happen in such high frequency in a country like India where we worship the female deity - Goddess Shakti in so many different avatars. This should not be seen in a lighter vein because religion is a serious business in India and I suspect, even the rapists themselves must have gone to the temple of the Goddess and sought her blessings many times.So, it's not that they don't know the moral and divine implications of their sin. In fact, they know perfectly well that it's the worst crime anybody can ever commit and it will ... Read More

If prostitution is made legal in India, it will be seen by the flesh trade mafia as a license to grow their business beyond the traditional red light areas. It will also lead to unprecedented growth in child trafficking and kidnapping of teenage girls. The pimps and other human traffickers will become legitimate operators in a market that is no longer illegal. Many of them will go to the extent of opening 'offices' in decent neighborhoods where they will supply 'decent' prostitutes. Job opportunities will open up for scores of youth in the world's oldest profession with devastating consequences for ... Read More

Whenever you find that your content has been copied, don't wait to take action but at the same time, don't jump the gun by shooting off a legal notice right away. That would be your last resort and before that, you need to try a few easier methods to sort out the problem.Intimate with A Polite NoteYou could begin by sending a mail-in polite but firm language so that the copier gets the message that he's dealing with someone who knows how things work online. Get a screenshot of the copied content on his webpage and highlight it in red ... Read More

Any videos or images uploaded on any Facebook account becomes the property of Facebook which means that the user has given the copyright of the video or image to Facebook when they publish it on this social site. The issue of data theft, especially of images has been a subject of intense debate on one hand and confusion on the other.No Use of StealingComing to the question, you can surely initiate legal action against the individual who has stolen your personal videos or images and has used it illegally. Just ensure that you have the entire matter in control, meaning, ... Read More

India had adopted the Look East policy during the Narashima Rao government which was known for adopting other landmark policies, notably the liberalization of the Indian economy by unshackling state control over regulations. Prior to that, India’s economic fortunes were tied to its relations with the West, which essentially meant the OECD countries of western Europe and North America, with a special focus on the US and UK.The Look East policy was pivoted on the need to develop closer socio-economic ties with ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) and other East Asian nations like China, Japan, South Korea, and ... Read More

Before I answer this question, let us acknowledge the fact that this is a highly sensitive question for those who have experienced life in prison. I haven’t, and hence I can’t speak from experience here but from what I have read and heard, it’s got to be hell. Of course, there’s a lot of material on life in prison starting from real life documentaries aired by renowned channels like Discovery and National Geographic, to books written by bestseller authors like Henri Charriere of Papillon fame, Arthur Hailey, and John Grisham among others. In fact, a US judge was candid enough ... Read More

Legislature, Executive and Judiciary are the three organs of Indian Government. It is the Judiciary that upholds the pillar of equality in Justice. Earlier, the cases where a person’s rights were violated had to approach the court himself/herself. With the instrument of Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the Locus Standi was relaxed and any person can stand for the violation of Fundamental Rights for a group of marginalized and weaker sections of society.Historical Background − The concept of Public Interest Litigation and promoting judicial activism started from the year 1979. The foundation of PIL is credited to Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer and ... Read More