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Alive, Proximate or Stale? The Curious Case of The Live and Proximate Link Test

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Introduction In May, Hon’ble Justice Bhandari of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana quashed an order of detention passed under §3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Trade in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (hereinafter, the PITNDPS) Act, thereby allowing two writ petitions filed by one Dishant Goel. The writs, later allowed, were in the […]

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Inclusive Futures: Surrogacy, Single Women And Constitutional Dynamics

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Introduction The concept of “surrogacy” outlines the process where a woman carries and delivers a child on behalf of another couple, thereafter giving back the child to the intended parents after birth. Within the context of family dynamics and reproductive rights, the debate over the legalisation of surrogacy for single women in countries like India

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Uganda’s LGBTQ Legislation: A Step Backward in the Modern World

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Introduction Uganda is widely recognized for its strict views on sexuality and intolerance towards homosexuality. Recently, Uganda’s Constitutional Court rejected a petition against the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023, which is considered to be one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws. It is critical to raise awareness about this problem for the benefit of Uganda’s LGBTQ+ population

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Electoral Bonds case: An Analysis of its contributions to the Test of Arbitrariness

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Abstract The arbitrariness test and its application have been a continuously evolving area of jurisprudence with each case contributing differently to the idea. The judgements between the Mcdowell case to before the Shayara Bano case have been different from each other. None of the judgements have relied much on the previous judgements. Furthermore, there have

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Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Unions in India: Notes from Fedotova and Others v. Russia

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In this piece, the authors analyse the Centre’s arguments opposing recognition of same-sex unions in light of the European Court of Human Rights’ decision in Fedotova and Others v. Russia, which imposed a positive obligation on member-states to recognize same-sex unions.

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