GPS Tracking to Monitor an Accused Released on Bail- A Violation of Right to Privacy

This blog is written by Nishtha Nikhil Gupta, a second-year student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. This article reviews the judgment passed by the Delhi High Court which allowed for GPS tracking of the undertrial prisoners. This was a step taken after the courts decided to release undertrials on bail when the threat of the …

Denial of Dignified Burial to COVID-19 Patients: A Gross Violation of the Right to Die with Dignity

This blog is written by Amol Verma, a third-year B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) student at Chanakya National Law University, Patna. The Covid-19 pandemic has not only presented a health and financial crisis but also highlighted a crisis of faith in the last rites of a Covid-19 patient. In a tragic incident in Puducherry, the government workers …

Contemplating ‘Socrates’ and ‘Education Fee’ in the times of a Pandemic

This article is authored by Ashit Kumar Srivastava, an Assistant Professor of Law at National Law University, Jabalpur. In the recent times of this pandemic, with economy taking a plunge, a lot many vital questions are surfacing before us. However, among the lot, the question of ‘Education Fee’ in the times of this pandemic has …

As the Socio-Political Order Changes, Democratic Institutions Abandon Human Rights

This article is authored by Naveed Mehmood Ahmad who has completed his Masters in Law (Access to Justice) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and is currently working as a legal research fellow at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, Delhi. Introduction Samuel P. Huntington in his article entitled The Clash of Civilizations? which was published in 1993, …

‘Dialogic’ Judicial Review, Courts and the Migrant Crisis in India

This article is authored by Shreyans Jain, an advocate practicing at Madhya Pradesh High Court. This article concerns itself with the concept of ‘dialogic’ judicial review and argues that the ‘dialogue’ provides an extremely effective mechanism for dealing with the tragic migrant crisis across the nation. Definition and Nature There is a rich jurisprudence around …