Digital Estate Inheritance Law: The Need of the Hour to Balance the Rights of Posthumous Privacy and Legal Heirs
Introduction Technology had long ago become an integral part of human life. This digital space or realm is used for various purposes such as safeguarding personal privacy, managing work-related activities, generating income or even earning reputation and recognition through these digital activities. A Digital Estate encompasses these digital assets and liabilities acquired in the digital […]
The Effect of Labelling Children Under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015
“Adult prisons are like “Animal Farms”- Krishna Iyer J. in Satto v. State of Uttar Pradesh (1979)” Introduction High-profile incidents of youth crime often shape public perceptions of juvenile offending. For example, the infamous Delhi gang rape case caused a flutter among the public and a juvenile involved in the act was portrayed as the […]
Bifurcated Proprietary Interests in Indian Property Law: An Inquiry into Dual Ownership Paradigms
Part I: Introduction In 2017, the Supreme Court (‘SC’) allowed the Maharashtra State Government to acquire parts of two prominent buildings in Mumbai – the Reliance Centre in Ballard Estate, and the ‘Express Building’ owned by Express Newspaper at Nariman Point for its ‘Anti-Corruption Bureau, Prohibition and Intelligence Bureau’, and for use by the State […]
