Category: Legislative Comment

The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016: An Analysis

November 17, 2016 Lex-Warrier No Comments

Pooja Kurian ((Student of Law, Alliance School of Law)). Abstract The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016 is an attempt of the government to regulate the process of surrogacy in India. This bill contains several impactful measures which have been awaited for, since a considerable number of years. Though this bill intends to bring positive changes, it…

Journal, Legislative Comment, Opinion

Armed Forces Special Power Act and women safety

September 8, 2015 Lex-Warrier No Comments

Maitri Tandon, Student of Law, Symbiosis Law School ABSTARCT This research paper concerns in itself the scenario of the northeastern and the northern states of our country, India after the inception of the Armed Forces Special Power Act. The researcher has penned down her own views on, what should be the ambit of area in…

Case Comment, Journal, Legislative Comment, Opinion

A Review of Biomedical Waste (Management and Handing) Rules, 1998

June 5, 2015 Lex-Warrier No Comments

Dr. Sujata Pawar, ((Principal (Incharge), Ismailsaheb Mulla Law College, Satara, Maharashtra, India))B.Com, LL.M,NET,SET, PhD ABSTRACT The Government of India, has notified Biomedical Waste (Management and handing) Rules, 1998 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and is applicable to all persons who generate, collect, receive, store, transport, treat, dispose, or handle biomedical waste in any form….

Journal, Legislative Comment, Opinion

THE TEXTILE UNDERTAKINGS (NATIONALISATION) LAWS

December 27, 2014 Lex-Warrier No Comments

(AMENDMENT AND VALIDATION) BILL, 2014 Aastha Mehta, Student of Law, GNLU, Gandhinagar Textile industry has been a priority sector since independence, on the lines of the agriculture, and was seen as a huge employment inducing sector also. However Indian Mills have suffered an economic setback, and therefore the revival of such units is on prime…

Journal, Legislative Comment

Merchant Shipping Bill 2013: Legislative Comment

December 8, 2014 Lex-Warrier No Comments

Aastha Mehta, GNLU, Gandhinagar India has always been known historically for the trade that it had with almost all the corners of the world which, meant that sea-trade, and merchant ships have not been a gift of the new scientific era in our country, but it has been part and parcel of our lives since…

Legislative Comment

Juvenile Delinquency Laws in India and Emerging Issues

August 13, 2014 Lex-Warrier No Comments

Saumyata Panwar, Student, B.B.A. L.L.B.(Hons.), Batch of 2012-2017, Gujarat National Law University A Critical Analysis on the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 ‘Juvenile delinquency’ has occupied an important place in the discussions regarding criminal law in the country. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 in India was…

Law of Crimes, Legislative Comment, Study Materials

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill 2013

July 26, 2014 Lex-Warrier No Comments

Aastha Mehta, Student of Law, GNLU, Gandhinagar Skyrocketing prices in real estate sector is not uncommon phenomena, especially for metropolitan cities, and also the fact that scrunch of land is increasing will only contribute to the increase in prices of land, much to the disadvantage of consumers. The proposed bill on Real estate, was introduced…

Legislative Comment, Study Materials, Transfer of Property

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 – An Analysis

May 15, 2014 Lex-Warrier 1 Comment

Vishnu S Warrier Sexual harassment is an act that creates a hostile working environment which may be by way of cracking lewd jokes, verbal or physical abuse, circulating lewd rumors etc. Though, India had signed and ratified Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) way back in 1993, we did…

Articles, Legislative Comment, Study Materials, Women and Law

Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Bill, 2012

October 6, 2013 Lex-Warrier No Comments

Aastha Mehta, GNLU, Gandhinagar Social injustice has been a way of life for these people. And dignity is a new concept for them. Dirt, filth and exposing oneself to putrid conditions has been a routine. Welcome to the world of manual scavengers, who have been subjected not only to inhuman work but have been treated…

Articles, Legislative Comment

Introduction of the Export-Import Bank of India (Amendment) Bill 2011

November 16, 2011 Lex-Warrier No Comments

The Union Cabinet today approved the introduction of “The Export Import Bank of India (Amendment) Bill, 2011” to amend the Export – Import Bank Act, 1981 (the Act) in the Parliament.

The Bill seeks to increase the authorised capital of the Exim Bank from Rs.2000 crore to Rs.10,000 crore with the provision that the Central Government may, further, by notification, increase the said capital up to an amount that it may deem necessary from time to time and also to make a provision for appointment of two-whole time Directors, other than the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), in the Bank by the Central Government.

General Reading, Legislative Comment