By Anamika Kundu and Abhinav Gupta   Introduction The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019 (‘The Bill’) was tabled in the Lok Sabha (‘LS’) on July 8, 2019.[1] The Bill was first tabled in the LS in August, 2018, but had lapsed.[2] It was then passed by the LS in January, 2019,  failed … Continue reading The Limitations of Solving Crime through Human DNA Profiling : An analysis of the recent DNA Technology Bill

By Insha Rahman The protection of children, and their ‘best interests’ has come to acquire immense significance in the recent past.[1] Propounded by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989[2] along with the Hague Convention, 1980,[3] the ‘best interest’ principle places the child’s needs at the center of any and all possible disputes … Continue reading The Removed Child and his Trauma

By Ritwik Sharma The recent decision of the Supreme Court Collegium to transfer the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court to the Meghalaya High Court has once again put the Collegium system under the scanner.[1] Justice Tahilramani’s transfer from the Madras High Court which houses 75 judges and covers 32 districts including the Union … Continue reading The Collegium Conundrum : Legal Issues behind Justice Tahilramani’s Controversial Transfer