Legal Articles Section 185 of the Companies Act and its impact on lending transactions January 11, 2015 / July 5, 2016 by Aastha Suman | 4 Comments on Section 185 of the Companies Act and its impact on lending transactions Section 185, effective from September 12, 2013 and Section 186, effective from April 1, 2014 are two provisions of the (“Act”) which have created much anxiety among the business community because of its direct impact on capability of the businesses to raise finance. A bare reading of Section 185 of the Act, suggests that advancing […] Read more » Companies Act 2013 impact of Section 185 of the Companies Act Section 185 Section 185 of the Companies Act Section 185 of the Companies Act 2013
Legal Articles Why are defense procurements susceptible to Corruption? April 23, 2013 by Aastha Suman | Leave a Comment By Aastha Suman From the time that India realized the importance of a strong defense infrastructure and decided to procure advanced weaponry and equipments, its procurements have been sullied and muddied by allegations of corruption. In fact kickbacks received during procurements of the Swedish Bofors guns, the Barack missile, the French Scorpene deal, the HDW […] Read more » defense procurements susceptible to Corruption Prevention of Corruption Act Prevention of Corruption Act 2000
Legal Articles Child labour in india: A human rights perspective February 23, 2012 / March 17, 2016 by Aastha Suman | 1 Comment on Child labour in india: A human rights perspective Aastha Suman I. INTRODUCTION Child labour is undoubtedly a human rights issue. It is not only exploitative but also endangers children’s physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and moral development. It perpetuates poverty because a child labour, deprived of education or healthy physical development, is likely to become an adult with low earning prospects. This is a […] Read more » 1948 Universal declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 1986 Child labour (Prohibition and regulation) Act A HUMAN RIGHTS APPROACH TO CHILD LABOUR A human rights perspective AND ITS INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS Child labour in india CONVENTION ON RIGHTS OF CHILD Convention on Rights of Children (CRC) human rights issue INDIAN LAWS ON CHILD LABOUR International Covenant on civil and political rights (ICCPR) JUDICIAL REFLECTIONS National authority for elimination of child labour 1994 (NAECL) National resource centre on child labour 1993 (NRCCL) Right to Education Rights of the Child 1959 social and cultural rights (ICESCR) Worst Forms of Child Labor 1999