Introduction: The term ‘Naxalite’ has its origin in a village in West Bengal named ‘Naxalbari’, where the insurgence began in 1967 and began to spread to the neighboring states including Jharkhand, Bihar, and Odisha before finally being crushed by the Government in 1972[1] (the Government identified these groups as ‘Left-Wing Read more…
Introduction: On November 26, 2020, the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi emphasized on the necessity of one election for the entire nation, while virtually addressing the 80th All India Presiding Officers Congress[1]. The phrase ‘One Nation, One Election’ simply means that instead of separate elections for the various Panchayats, Read more…
Introduction: Wet markets are complexes where various vending stalls are lined up in rows and which trade in perishable commodities including fish, meat, poultry, vegetables, fruits, etc. The term ‘wet’ arises from the existence of wet floors as a result of washing the perishable commodities or melting of ice which Read more…
Introduction: To criminate is “to charge one with a crime or to furnish ground for a criminal prosecution or to expose a person to a criminal charge”[1]. Therefore, self-incrimination can be understood to be providing grounds for criminal prosecution on one’s accusation. Right against self-incrimination has been long recognized in Read more…
Introduction: Internet Governance can be defined as processes that influence the management of the Internet locally, regionally, nationally, and globally[1]. It also can be defined as “the rules, policies, standards, and practices which coordinate and shape global cyberspace”[2] The efforts made towards achieving a comprehensive regime with respect to internet Read more…
Introduction: Section 3(2) of the Prisons Act, 1894 defines criminal prisoner as “any prisoner duly committed to custody under the writ, warrant or order of any Court or authority exercising criminal jurisdiction, or by order of a Court-martial”[1] and Section 3(4) further provides that a civil prisoner “is a person Read more…