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Since the Modi Government case to power, there have been successive increments on taxes levied upon cigarettes. eaollowing a strong stance against smoking, the Modi Government has brought forward...
View ArticleDifference between Senior Advocate and Junior Advocate?
This article is written by Diksha Chandok, a student of Amity Law School. QUALITIES OF A SENIOR ADVOCATE Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 states that there shall be two classes of advocates,...
View ArticleWhat are the legal grounds to prefer one bail petition over another?
This article is written by Mayank Labh, a student of NALSAR Hyderabad. The life of the pavement dwellers is tragically interesting. Most of what is an integrated part of the life of pavement dwellers...
View ArticleCan police search your house or office without a warrant in India?
This article is written by Vasu Khera. Let’s start with a basic. What is a search warrant? A search warrant is a court order that a magistrate, Judge or Court issues that authorizes law enforcement...
View ArticleBattle Between NJAC And Collegium
This article is written by Debolina Roy, a student of UPES Dehradun. The National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2013, introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 11, 2014 by the Minister of Law and...
View ArticleSame sex marriage: should it be legalized in India?
This article is written by Divya Kathuria, a student of Raffles University Introduction “But the fact that same-sex marriage is still an issue is insane. Thinking love knows a sex is ridiculous.”-...
View ArticleWhy lower courts are bound to follow the principles laid down by the Supreme...
This article is written by Rimjhim Vaishnavi, a student of NUSRL. Introduction Decision which have already been taken by a higher court are binding to the lower court and at the same time stand as a...
View ArticleHow to get a good law firm job or become a good litigator
Many law students dream of getting a top law firm job. Others dream of becoming a great litigator. Not everyone will succeed. What will make the difference? It is not that there is not enough legal...
View ArticleSix types of infuriating discrimination by restaurants, pubs and hotels in India
The constitution of India promises that the citizens will not be discriminated against based on their gender, place of birth, race, caste, religion etc. The government of India has entered into many...
View ArticleSix Eternal Rules of doing well in a moot court competition
This was originally published in A First Taste of Law. Now we are republishing the best posts from the blog, which we have now shut down, to this blog. Hope you enjoy it! The first moot I ever went for...
View ArticleCentral Bureau of Investigation
This article is written by Chitransha Mishra. She explains the origin and history of CBI, how it evolved to be the choice of investigation agency, and whether you can get CBI to investigate your...
View ArticleHow to prepare for a law firm interview
Is the thought of appearing in a law firm interview on Day Zero making you panic? Are you clueless about what will be asked in a written test or a telephonic interview for a top Indian law firm? There...
View Article5 things we learnt while working on Lawtoons
This article was contributed by Kanan Dhru and Kelly Dhru, two lawyer sisters from Ahmedabad who are working on improving law and governance in India for several years now. They started Lawtoons, a...
View Article3 Reasons Why A Lawyer Needs To Understand The Client’s Business
Let’s say you are one of the lucky lawyers who is consulted by actual businessmen who make money. Lucky because not all lawyers can independently generate business. Only some do. Smart businessmen will...
View ArticleWhy did a Civil Services aspirant from Jindal Global Law School pursued NUJS...
Yashvardhan Pratap Singh completed the NUJS diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Laws in 2015. He has interned with prestigious organisations like is ONGC Videsh Ltd and various...
View Article5 ways in which working in Abu Dhabi as a lawyer is different than working in...
How it is to work as a lawyer in Abu Dhabi after graduating from India as a lawyer? Mahima, a legal consultant in Abu Dhabi, UAE, shares her first hand experience. Having graduated from Jindal Global...
View ArticleHow does fee hike affect a college student?
This was the first ever blogpost I ever wrote. I launched a blog called A First Taste of Law when I was studying in my 2nd year in law school, in 2008 with this post that I was compelled to write when...
View ArticleWhat is the purpose of establishing National Law Universities in India?
Why do we need the National Law Universities? Not everyone will agree on the answers to this question. Do we need to worry about the future of the law schools in our country? To know which direction...
View ArticleHistory & Development of Intellectual Property and Protection of Traditional...
This article is written by Priyal Anand, a student of the NUJS diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Laws and Manish Ranjan, 3rd year, NUSRL Ranchi. Priyal writes about intellectual...
View ArticleDelhi Government’s Odd-Even 2 Rule: What’s new?
In this blogpost, Arjun Natarajan, a litigator, writes on Delhi government’s second edition of odd-even rule. Earlier, he had written on the first edition of this rule, which can be read by visiting...
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