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Freedom of Work or Forced Flexibility: Rethinking the Reality of Gig Workers in India
With the rise of internet accessibility and rapid technological advancements, a person’s workplace is no longer restricted to an office cubicles or fixed schedules; Instead, millions of people now depend upon platforms like Swiggy, Zomato, Ola and Uber for their livelihood his has given a rise to blue-collar gig workers which is further organised through…
Sedetion’s Ghost: Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Case for Legislative Reform
In July 2024, a Sikh preacher named Tejender Pal Singh posted a Facebook video sympathising with a jailed separatist leader and, in response, was jailed under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Later, the Rajasthan High Court quashed the case and noted that Section 152 was described as the end of colonial-era sedition, yet…
Legality and Procedural Legal Loopholes Regarding Non-Psychotic Auto-Cannibalism
Auto cannibalism, or autosarcophagy, is not legally defined as a crime in India. Cannibalism, specifically necrophagy itself, is not identified as a crime under Indian law; such acts are usually prosecuted as murder and as desecration of a corpse under Section 301 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). This is precisely why non-psychotic auto-cannibalism…
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