– Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat* & Jaibatruka Mohanta** Introduction The Parliament of India recently enacted the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 (Amendment).[1] It received the President’s assent on August 11, 2023,[2]and aims at decriminalizing and rationalizing violations to further enhance trust-based governance and for ease of living and doing business. This one legislation […]Read More
Prof. Sairam Bhat[1] and Gayathri K K** Introduction In the month of March 2023, two sets of Rules were issued in a gap of mere 10 days under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA Act) of 1960. This is probably necessitated due to several judicial orders from different High Courts and also the […]Read More
Prof. Sairam Bhat,* Vikas Gahlot,** Jaibatruka Mohanta*** Introduction The recently passed Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023[1] introduces significant legislative revisions to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (FCA), which is a pivotal environmental legislation in India regarding forest conservation. Enacted in 1980, The FCA (now the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980) is one of the […]Read More
-Jaibatruka Mohanta*, Ishan Anand** & Diya Jayaraj*** This recent amendment can be considered necessary to provide for conservation, sustainable utilisation, fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilisation of biological resources and also to give effect to the Nagoya Protocol on access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing […]Read More
An Article on Price Variation in Government Contracts by Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat, Ms. Aparna Sojan & Mr. Jaibatruka Mohanta. How to Cite: Sairam Bhat, Aparna Sojan & Jaibatruka Mohanta, A Critical Analysis of Price Variation in Government Contracts, 12(2) Bangalore University Law Journal 42 (2022). Read More
– Gayathri K K* & Balabadruni Naga Satwik** Introduction Instruments for both market and non-market-based approaches to combat climate change were agreed upon by the nations during the Conference of the Parties (COP26) held in Glasgow in 2021. In the same event, ‘Lifestyle for Environment’ (LiFE) was launched by the Prime Minister of India, as […]Read More
-Jaibatruka Mohanta* & Abhinav Kumar Singh** ‘The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet. And today, you have pumped new life and hope to give the ocean a fighting chance. You have delivered. And you have done so at a critical time,’ – UN Secretary-General António Guterres told delegates.[1] The United Nations (UN) ‘Intergovernmental Conference on […]Read More