Intellectual Property Rights: Concepts, Nature, Principles, and Objectives
In today’s innovation-led economy, the real value often lies not in physical goods but in the ideas, expressions, and identifiers that drive progress. Intellectual property rights (IPR) provide the legal structure that recognises and protects these…
DELEGATUS NON POTEST DELEGARE
1. Introduction — Trust Cannot Be Transferred Imagine a senior government official has been given the power — by Parliament — to grant licences for a particular industry. The Parliament gave this power to that specific official because of their…
BA LLB 2nd Semester Economics-II Question Paper MDU 2024
Note: Attempt four questions from Unit I–IV, selecting at least one question from each Unit. These questions shall carry 14 marks each. Unit–V is compulsory and each question shall carry 03 marks. Unit Question No. Question Unit I 1 Explain briefly…
B.A. LL.B. (Hons) 5 Year Course – Law of Torts Question Paper MDU
Note : Attempt five questions from Unit – I to IV, selecting one question from each Unit. These questions shall carry 14 marks each. Question No. 9 (Unit – V) is compulsory and each question in this Unit shall carry 3 marks. UNIT – I UNIT – II UNIT – III…
Gujarat HC: LLB Degree No Ground to Deny Maintenance to Divorced Wife
Introduction In a significant ruling that reinforces the protective intent behind maintenance law in India, the Gujarat High Court has made it clear that a woman holding an LLB degree cannot be denied maintenance simply because she has a law…
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: The Life, Law, and Legacy of the Architect of Modern India
On the 14th of April, India stops to honor a man whose life was a journey from the very bottom of a rigid social hierarchy to the absolute highest office of the land. Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, or Babasaheb, is celebrated today not just as a leader of…
Santhankulam Case 2026: Legal Analysis of Custodial Death and Court Verdict
1. Introduction There is something uniquely disturbing about a case of custodial death. When a private citizen commits a crime, we call it a tragedy. When an agent of the state — a police officer, sworn to protect the public — commits murder inside a…
The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937: Nature, Objectives & Scope
1. Introduction The Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 was Parliament’s — then the British Indian Legislature’s — response to this problem. It was an attempt to bring clarity and uniformity: to ensure that Muslims across…
Capital Punishment in India: Rarest of Rare Doctrine and BNS
1. Introduction Every society draws a line somewhere. There are wrongs for which a fine is enough. There are wrongs for which imprisonment is the answer. And then, in some legal systems — including India’s — there are wrongs considered so grave, so…
Essential Conditions and Ceremonies of Marriage under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
1. Introduction — Marriage Is Not Just a Ceremony, It Is a Legal Institution If you ask most people what a marriage is, they will describe a ceremony — a mandap, a priest, vows, flowers, music, and a celebration that lasts for days. And they would not be…