Siddhant Mishra

The 127th Constitution Amendment Bill, 2021: Affirmative action or judicial bypass?

August 14, 2021

WHY IS THE BILL NEEDED?' The 127th Constitution Amendment was necessitated after the Supreme Court, in its Maratha reservation ruling in May, upheld the 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act. The Apex Court said the President, based on the recommendations of the NCBC, would determine which communities would be included on the State OBC...

REGULATING THE UNREGULATED INTERMEDIARIES

January 18, 2021

The question of regulating Twitter and other tech giants has been discussed in the India for years, and experts often argue over what should be subject to regulation. Should guidelines look at content moderation? Should parliament push for more security and data transparency? It seems that over the years there are several...

Requirements for admissibility of electronic evidence

November 27, 2020

INTRODUCTION The advancement of computers, the social influence of information technology and the ability to store information in digital form have all required Indian law to be amended to include provisions on the appreciation of digital evidence. In 2000 Parliament enacted the Information Technology (IT) Act 2000, which amended the...

The rights of victims and criminal justice system

July 8, 2020

The dictionary definition of the term “victim” is a person, who is put to death or subjected to torture by another; one who suffers severely in body or property through cruel or oppressive treatment; one who is reduced or destined to suffer under some oppressive or destructive agency. The UN...