By Siddharth Pankaj Tiwari and Swastik Parhi Introduction The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, (“the bill”) was introduced and passed in the Lok Sabha on December 11th, 2019.[1] The newly passed bill has now been referred  to a joint parliamentary committee to be headed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi which is expected to submit its … Continue reading Privacy Secured? An Analysis of The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019

We are delighted to inform you that in reference to the International Mother Language Day (21st Feb, 2020) which is celebrated to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism, JILS blog team is planning a one of its kind initiative. We shall be publishing Legal Blogs in various vernacular languages of our country. … Continue reading Inviting Submissions in Vernacular Languages

Nature of Submissions All Submissions should be on the theme, ‘reforming Indian legal education’. Authors are free to choose suitable topics that fall within this theme. Submissions should be between 3000 and 4000 words (exclusive of footnotes). Co-authorship is restricted to a maximum of three. Submission Guidelines Submissions must be sent to jils@nujs.edu by January 31st, … Continue reading 2nd JILS Essay Writing Competition

By Agniva Chakrabarti Introduction The Indian Judiciary is a unique institution of homogenizing tendencies. The appointments process that is central to the Judiciary is responsible for making it an elite center of power where only a certain group of people are appointed.[1] Through this article, I will look into the empirical numbers and establish how … Continue reading Merit Comes Last : A Critical Evaluation of the Appointment Process in the Indian Judiciary

By Tanishk Goyal Introduction The process of indoctrinating a society with nationalistic and patriotic values requires the masses to understand the dichotomy which exists between dissent which is considered rational and in national interest, and dissent which is considered seditious. This dichotomy is a very thin line and more often than not, a plaything of … Continue reading Revisiting Sedition Law in light of Tagore’s Critique of Nationalism

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

By Chandrika Bothra   III. Analysis of approaches to the defence of entrapment Traditionally, there have been two approaches to the defence of entrapment: subjective and objective.[1] These approaches have been evolved by the federal courts in the USA but are relevant to the discussion in the context of India. In the case of Rajat … Continue reading Rethinking The Traditional Approaches to The Defence of Entrapment in Indian Law and Society : Lessons from America (Part II)