Environmental Crisis in India

This article is written by Shashank Sahay.

The rate of environmental degradation in India has perhaps surpassed the rapid rate of economic growth in the country. The scale of damages is so large that they cannot be relegated to the category of localized problems. They are global problems[1]. The already fragile global ecological systems are being strained even further. Demanding compliance with strict environmental standards would significantly retard the pace of growth in the economy and exacerbate their problems of poverty and unemployment. Innovative thinking to facilitate growth whilst protecting and restoring natural endowments is warranted. Some contemporary decision

Evolution of Indian Cyber Law from 2000 to 2012

The below article is written by Monica Mishra.

Introduction :-  

  “The internet interprets the US congress  as  system damage and route around it”                                                                                          Jeanne DeVoto.[1]    

 Computer crime, or cybercrime, refers to any crime that involves a computer and network.[2] The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target.[3] Net crime refers to criminal exploitation of the Internet.[4] Cybercrimes are

Key Provisions of The Draft Model Residential Tenancy Act, 2011

This article is written by Sushant Shetty.

(Also see the article on Deemed Conveyance, Analysis of Coastal Regulation Zone Notification 2011 and State Rent Control Acts Applicable To Tenants Of Public Sector Undertaking Properties  )




The housing ministry has prepared the draft Model Residential Tenancy Act, 2011 (“Act”) that is intended to replace the outdated rent control legislations that cap rents. These old legislations have, over the years prevented the landlords from getting appropriate rents for their prime properties in metros. The key provisions of the Model Residential Tenancy Act, 2011 related to Restriction on Subletting,  Derequisition of Rental Units, Revision of Rent, Security Deposit, Rent Tribunals are

Admissibility & Enforcement of Electronic Evidence

A new generation of criminals has emerged in the past decade with cyber criminals taking the place of white collar criminals. These criminals are using  state of the art modern technologies to commit what we call "cyber crime",s which are far beyond the understanding of a layman or your common lawyer or judge. Therefore to rise up to this new breed of criminals, the Information Technology Act has brought about additions to the scope of the evidence, so as to include digital evidence or electronic evidence or cyber evidence. In this kind of crime not only computers but any type of electronic devices is either used a tool or a target. (Image taken from here.)

Many a times it is difficult to test the authenticity of such electronic evidences, even with the assistance expert. In simple terms electronic evidence may defined as collection, preservation, analysis and court presentation of computer related evidences.

How to manage electronic evidence

It is very important to understand the nature of electronic evidences. Unlike any other