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Breaking News: Truth Under The Shades Of TRP

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Press the Fourth Pillar Of Our Democracy Role of Press is unequivocally accepted by the whole word for the success of a democracy.  Being a world’s largest democracy we believed in freedom of press religiously. Our constitution has given us a range of freedoms to enjoy our entity as a citizen of a democratic nation.  Article 19(1)(a) of the constitution gives us freedom of speech and expression which includes freedom of the press as  an integral part of it. In Romesh Thaper Vs. State of Madras and Brij Bhushan Vs. State of Delhi , the same was upheld by the Apex Court.  The Advanced Evolved Current  Media In the current scenario with the changing perspectives of freedom and awareness, and the development of new technologies the role of media has also evolved. We witnessed a revolutionary change in patterns and ways which has been acquired by the media recently. Live debates, direct questioning, sting operations and many more. It’s a really good sign for a dem...

Corona Crisis And Changed Perspective Of Our Education System

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Concept Of Education                     <a href="https://www.freepik.com/photos/people">People photo created by freestockcenter - www.freepik.com</a> Knowledge is the power of human beings that makes us special among all creatures of this planet. We human beings are specifically privileged with the power of understanding and analysing an object or a scenario. Further, our this power enhances by the introduction of the formal process of teaching and learning, through which knowledge passes in masses.  We all human beings are born with specific talents, to pursue learning. This learning is our utmost power. To keep it ever-increasing we developed specific learning patterns known as our education system. This system is the very basic foundation of civilisation and development. We understood its power centuries back when we introduced systematic education system in form of Guru-Shishya parmapara. Indian Ved...

Suicide: An Alarming Issue, That Needs Real Attention

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Suicide: A Crime By Mind Against Body <a href="https://www.freepik.com/photos/people">People photo created by freestockcenter - www.freepik.com</a> Suicide is a crime where culprit and victim both are the same person. It is a crime by our mind against our own body. We often hear about suicide cases in our society by young kids, and we generally associate their actions with a sense of immaturity to tackle problems or having a low level of tolerance. And when we hear about suicide by an aged person, then all the blame goes to his difficult life or problematic relationship.  What is the real issue behind it? Is it an instant phenomenon that may surpass or take you to the end? The recent Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide shook the whole nation. The whole media is busy in figuring out the possible reason behind this tragic death. We all were stunned! This was totally unexpected. At the outset, Sushant Singh was living a life that almost every young boy dre...

Worried About Dishonoured Cheques During Lockdown? Here Are The Updated Guidelines By Honourable Supreme Court

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Cheque Payments In the current scenario when we are rapidly moving towards digitalisation and cashless services, cheque payments are very common. However, in cheque payment, there is always a chance of default at the time of presentation of cheque at the Bank. To handle this situation we have the Negotiable Instrument Act , that declares default of a lawfully paid cheque, a criminal offence punishable with up to 2 years of imprisonment . Apart from that to ensure the credibility of these cheque payments, our parliament has brought many new amendments to make laws more stringent in “bounced cheque cases.” In our routine life, we all deal in cheques on a regular basis. As vigilant citizens we must know all relevant provisions, also what is the effect of Lockdown upon these cases. Bounced Cheque Cases When any person defaults a cheque given by him to another person for his legally enforceable liability, he shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 138...

Judicial Services: How to become A Judge

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A Highly Reputed Profession: Judgeship  If you are a law student or an advocate, and passionate for the judgeship, you must know about exam patterns and eligibility criteria for this most honoured profession of our nation. In this article, we will discuss eligibility criteria and exam procedure across the country for all levels of judicial services. Different levels of Judicial services Currently in our nation judicial services are under the control of high courts of respective states.  For direct entry in the judiciary, there are two levels of exams, which are conducted throughout the nation. Provincial Civil services-Judicial( PCS-J) Higher Judicial Services(HJS) PCS-J      It is commonly known as Civil Judge Exam. This exam is for direct entry in the judiciary of law graduates for the post of civil judge. This exam is conducted by, state public service commission in some states like Rajasthan, M.P., and in some states, it is conduc...

Know Your Constitution: Our National Identity Versus State Identity

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Know Your Constitution Part-2 India, That Is Bharat, Is A Union Of States  In last some decades we witnessed the formation of many new states from the existing ones, apart from that we also saw the name-changing of many states.  Furthermore, the latest one is the historic bifurcation of Jammu & Kashmir state, and declaration of Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir into two separate Union territories. Have you ever thought about the process of formation of a new state?  How does it impact the lives of it’s native people? Whether their direct will has any role play in this process? What are the consequential effects of these changes in their respective territories?  The answer to these questions lies in part one of the constitution. In this second part of our series “know your constitution” we will discuss constitutional provisions for union and state territories and their reorganisation. Historical Background Of Formation Of Indian States The ...

Know your constitution: Introduction

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Know Your Constitution: An Overview  Knowledge is the unrivalled tool of liberation. Being a citizen of a free & democratic country, we must know our basic constitutional norms or legal structure that rules us, defines us, and more importantly describes us as a  free citizen. It is a well known saying that “if there is no education there can be no democracy”. And education is not about becoming of an academically qualified person, but it is about being aware of our system, laws, and our democratic fabric. We believe that every citizen must understand constitutional provisions, it’s basic structure and it’s parts.  With an objective to increase awareness of people about constitution, our blog has started a series of Articles :-      “ Know your Constitution ”.  In this series we will try to describe every aspect of our constitution in simple way, so that a layman can understand it. Our prime objective is to create awareness and ...