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  THE CONUNDRUM OF THE DESIGNATION OF SENIOR ADVOCATE "Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose, they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress." ~ Martin Luther King   ABSTRACT The Indian courtrooms are ruled by an oligarchy of the senior judges. They have a potential influence over the working of the judiciary, which of course is based on favoritism. Senior advocates enjoy a suite of privileges and very few restrictions. They have a right of pre-audience in courtrooms: judges must hear them first. They don’t file cases or handle legal paperwork; they only argue. And the law bars them from entertaining litigants directly. Instead, clients come through briefing counsels who act as go-betweens. These powerful people believe that the judiciary is bound in their shackles of dominance and power. Rather than thinking about the rights of the downtrodden, a lot of them worry about mai...

ABSTRACT “Life means not only physical existence. It means the use of every limb or faculty through which life is enjoyed. The right to life includes the right to a healthier environment”. ~ Justice P.N. Bhagwati As protests grew worldwide against the police brutality after the death of George Floyd, conversation in India around finding justice, for the victims of police brutality, struggle to take place. It’s not because India doesn’t have a problem with police violence, it’s because instances like these are very common, that to many, it’s a normal part of policing. On the streets, extra-judicial killings by the police are so common that some police officers have build a career as what’s known as an “encounter specialist”. Often the men in ‘Khaki’ are the only witnesses in these encounters and hence get away with the killings, by calling it self-defense. Police can keep a suspect in detention for up to 24 hours or if the courts allow, upto 15 days. But the number of people who...

  IT RULES 2021 - MANVI MOUDGIL [1]   ABSTRACT In the year 1995, internet services were launched in India, with its limited usage, restricted to educational and research purposes. Then in the late 90’s, Indian railway reservation was linked to internet. In the year 2000, cable internet arrived in India [2] . The same year, IT act was introduced. At that time, the term Information Technology was limited to electronic documents, e-signature and digital authentication of records. Social networking sites came to India in the year 2005 and smartphones arrived around the year 2008. Year after year, technology became more advanced and in 2014, 4G network was introduced in India. Since the last decade, internet access at home has substantially increased in India whereas the average cost of mobile data has decreased in the previous years. As the mobile technology developed, along with low-cost internet, India has seen a sharp rise in its user base. While we all know that intern...