Pacts Before Promises: Unsettled Legality Of Prenuptial Agreements In India

Indian religion, culture and society have revered matrimony. It often bonds families and communities. Against this context, the concept of a prenuptial agreement, a compact entered into prior to marriage that defines property rights, financial duties, and prospective arrangements in case of separation or divorce appears to many as odd, if even subversive. A concept evolved from the west, prenuptial agreements are designed to protect the individual rights and assets of each spouse and specify...

RPNLU Prayagraj Concludes Para Legal Volunteers' Basic Training Programme

Dr. Rajendra Prasad National Law University, Prayagraj (RPNLU), in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (UPSLSA) and the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), successfully concluded a three-day Para Legal Volunteers' (PLVs) Basic Training Programme for the B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) students of the 2025 batch. Held from October 6th to 8th, 2025, the initiative aimed to impart foundational knowledge of India's legal aid framework and cultivate a cohort of socially...

RGNUL Punjab Organises Blood Donation Camp In Collaboration With Govt. Medical College, Patiala

The Legal Aid Clinic at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, organized a Blood Donation Camp on October 4, 2025. The event was held in collaboration with the Government Medical College, Patiala.Key university officials, including Vice-Chancellor Dr. Jaishankar Singh, Registrar Prof. Ivneet Kaur Walia, and Legal Aid Clinic Faculty Coordinator Dr. Abhinandan Bassi, were present at the initiative. A team from the Government Medical College, which included Dr. Loveleen, Dr....

From Policy To Protection: Third-Party Liability And Insurance In Indian Space Exploration

There are around 300 space-tech startups in India as of 2025, making the space sector account for an estimate of $8.4 billion. According to the World Economic Forum, with this current pace of the Indian space industry, the sector is expected to hit a size of $47.3 billion by 2032, making itself a significant contributor in the global market.Following this, in May, 2024, Tata AIG introduced India's first insurance scheme tailored specifically for the rising space industry. The company unveiled...

Mandatory Minimum Sentencing: Justice Or Injustice

While times change, the issue of Mandatory minimum sentencing in law which sounds simple but is actually multifaceted when you start thinking about it. Which in simpler terms means that the law says you have to give at least a certain minimum punishment for a particular crime, irrespective of mitigating circumstances. This idea started mainly to make sure that people who do serious crimes get punished properly. However, many people argue that it can sometimes lead to injustice because every case...

Auden, Indian Police And Law

In “Law Like Love1”Everyone but the police is missing. Auden was not ignorant.The police were always hissing.'Law' is a word they barely know.If untrue in general, it's true for Indian police. Lathi, encounter and water cannon; their love. The Constitution is not their cup of tea.Bulldozer paves; power wears justice.No matter how much the SC mends the dent. At stations, the margins always suffer.Love seldom cares for contempt.Imagining, if Auden dared, the Indian police- “Indianization… You...

Can Persona Triumph Prior Use In Trademark Law? Dissecting Captain Cool Conundrum

A nickname once applied to other cricketers is now the subject of a trademark application under Class 41 (sports training, providing sports training facilities, sports coaching services). An application seeking registration of “Captain Cool”[1] has been filed by M.S. Dhoni, a public-coined name affectionately associated with him due to his calm demeanour under pressure. Notably, the mark was already registered by Prabha Skill Sports Private. Ltd, raising questions about Dhoni's subsequent...

Music, Sampling, Remixes And Copyright: Is Indian Legal Framework Still Struck In CD Era?

The Chuttamalle vs. Manike Mage Hithe ControversyOn August 5, 2024, the single Chuttamalle debuted and streamed from the Indian motion picture Devara: Part 1. The music was created by Anirudh Ravichander and the lyrics were written by Ramajogayya Sastry. Within hours of its release, netizens were quick to compare Chuttamalle and the song that has gone viral in Sri Lanka and around the world, Manike Mage Hithe. Manike was originally written by Chamath Sangeeth in 2020, and a cover by performer...

2006 Mumbai Blasts: Why Bombay High Court Acquitted All 11 Accused?

On July 11, 2006, seven bomb blasts on Mumbai's suburban trains killed 187 people and injured over 824 marking it as one of the city's deadliest terror attacks. Nearly two decades later, the Bombay High Court overturned the 2015 MCOCA verdict that had sentenced five to death and seven to life, in a 671-page ruling. The Court exposed a total collapse of investigative and prosecutorial integrity. Of the 13 originally accused, Kamal Ansari died in prison in 2021. The remaining 11, some appearing...

Madras High Court's Split Verdict On Animal Slaughter At Sufi Shrine

The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court, on June 24, 2025, delivered a split verdict in a matter involving the legality of animal sacrifice at the historic Sikkandar Badhusha Dargah, which is located on the Thiruparankundram Hills. At the heart of the issue is a deeply entangled faith, law, and public order, thereby raising serious questions under Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution, balancing the right to religious freedom against concerns of animal welfare and heritage preservation....

Privacy At Risk? Warrantless Access To 'Virtual Digital Space' Under Income Tax Bill 2025

Imagine tax authorities accessing your emails, WhatsApp chats, or cloud storage without a notice, summon, or even a warrant, simply because they have “reason to believe” that you might evade taxes. Would you still feel free?This concern has gained relevance in the light of the Income Tax Bill, 2025 ('Bill') which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 13th February, 2025, and it seeks to replace the existing Income Tax Act, 1961 ('1961 Act'). The Bill, prima facie, retains most provisions of the...

Constitutional Analysis Of Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024

The recently enacted Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, by the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, aims to address the threats being posed by allegedly "Left Wing Extremist organisations or similar organisations." The aim of maintaining public security and defending against extremism is constitutionally legitimate. But the means adopted here in this act are seriously constitutionally and legally questionable. Legally, more so in the view of constitutional law as well as of civil...