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[1] Chintan Chandrachud, Balanced Constitutionalism Courts And Legislatures In India And The United Kingdom 5 (Oxford University Press 2017)[2] P. ISHWARA BHAT, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS A STUDY OF THEIR INTERRELATIONSHIP 17 (Eastern Law House 2004)[3] Manoj Narula v. Union of India, (2014) 9 SCC 1[4] Indian Young Lawyers Association & Ors v. The State of Kerala, (2019) 11 SCC 1[5] ibid

Oghenehoro Evi Eni. “CONNECTICUT JOINS THE INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT: WHAT IT MEANS FOR CROSS BORDER TELEHEALTH IN 2026.” White Black Legal – International Law Journal, Volume 4, Issue 1

[1] Assistant Professor of Law, School of Law, MGSU, Bikaner[2] INDIA CONST. pmbl.[3] INDIA CONST. art. 14, 15(1), 15(3), 16, 39(a), 39(d), 42.[4] Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Dec. 18, 1979, 1249 U.N.T.S. 13.[5] Equal Remuneration Act, No. 25 of 1976 (India); Code on Wages, No. 29 of 2019 (India).[6] Maternity Benefit Act, No. 53 of 1961 (India).[7] Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, No. 14 of 2013 (India). Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, No. 40 of 2019 (India).[8] C.B. Muthamma v. Union of India, (1979) 4 S.C.C. 260 (India).[9] Air India v. Nargesh Meerza, (1981) 4 S.C.C. 335 (India).[10] Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. Ltd. v. Audrey D’Costa, (1987) 2 S.C.C. 469 (India).[11] Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan, (1997) 6 S.C.C. 241 (India).[12] Charu Khurana v. Union of India, (2015) 1 S.C.C. 192 (India).[13] Aureliano Fernandes v. State of Goa, (2023) 2 S.C.C. 1 (India).[14] World Economic Forum, Global Gender Gap Report 2023.[15] ILO Convention No. 111, Discrimination (Employment and Occupation), June 25, 1958.[16] Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, No. 14 of 2013 (India).[17] E.P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu, (1974) 4 S.C.C. 3 (India).[18] State of Madras v. Champakam Dorairajan, A.I.R. 1951 S.C. 226 (India).[19] Indra Sawhney v. Union of India, (1992) Supp. (3) S.C.C. 217 (India).[20] C.B. Muthamma v. Union of India, (1979) 4 S.C.C. 260 (India).[21] Air India v. Nargesh Meerza, (1981) 4 S.C.C. 335 (India).[22] Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Dec. 18, 1979, 1249 U.N.T.S. 13.[23] Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, India’s Ratification of CEDAW (1993).[24] CEDAW art. 11.[25] Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan, (1997) 6 S.C.C. 241 (India).[26] Apparel Export Promotion Council v. A.K. Chopra, (1999) 1 S.C.C. 759 (India).[27] International Labour Organization, Equal Remuneration Convention, No. 100, June 29, 1951.[28] International Labour Organization, Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, No. 111, June 25, 1958.[29] World Economic Forum, Global Gender Gap Report 2023.[30] Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e.[31] Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Title VII Enforcement Guidelines.[32] Meritor Sav. Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986).[33] Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S. ___ (2020).[34] Equality Act 2010, c. 15 (U.K.).[35] Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, July 5, 2006.[36] Directive (EU) 2024/1500, Strengthening Equality Bodies, Apr. 2024.

[1] Associate Professor of Law, Tantia University, Sri Ganganagar.[2]  Digest of Justinian, Book I, Title V.[3] Transfer of Property Act, No. 4 of 1882, § 13 (India).[4] M.P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law 112 (8th ed. 2018).[5] Kusum v. State of Maharashtra, (2000) 6 SCC 129.[6] B.B. Mitra, The Transfer of Property Act 221 (12th ed. 2015).[7]  Tagore v. Tagore, (1872) 9 Beng LR 377 (PC).[8] J.H. Baker, An Introduction to English Legal History 312 (5th ed. 2019).[9] Code Civil [C. civ.] art. 725 (Fr.); Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch [BGB] § 1923 (Ger.).[10] Restatement (Third) of Property: Wills and Other Donative Transfers § 25 (Am. Law Inst. 2003).[11] P. Ishwara Bhat, Property Law in India 145 (2016).[12] Avtar Singh, Law of Property 98 (2017).[13] R.K. Sinha, Transfer of Property Act 134 (2019).[14] Transfer of Property Act, No. 4 of 1882, § 13 (India).[15] M.P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law 112 (8th ed. 2018).[16] J.H. Baker, An Introduction to English Legal History 312 (5th ed. 2019).[17] Digest of Justinian, Book I, Title V.[18] Avtar Singh, Law of Property 98 (2017).[19] Tagore v. Tagore, (1872) 9 Beng LR 377 (PC).[20] Raja Bajrang Bahadur Singh v. Thakurain Bakhtraj Kuer, AIR 1953 SC 7.[21] B.B. Mitra, The Transfer of Property Act 221 (12th ed. 2015).[22] P. Ishwara Bhat, Property Law in India 145 (2016).[23] S. Krishnan, “Unborn Rights and Reproductive Technologies,” 42 Indian Bar Review 67 (2021).[24] Transfer of Property Act, No. 4 of 1882, § 13 (India).[25] Id. § 5.[26] Avtar Singh, Law of Property 98 (2017).[27] R.K. Sinha, Transfer of Property Act 134 (2019).[28] Raja Bajrang Bahadur Singh v. Thakurain Bakhtraj Kuer, AIR 1953 SC 7.[29] Gourishankar v. Shantibai, AIR 1959 MP 240.[30] B.B. Mitra, The Transfer of Property Act 221 (12th ed. 2015).[31] P. Ishwara Bhat, Property Law in India 145 (2016).[32] Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch [BGB] § 1923 (Ger.).[33] Tagore v. Tagore, (1872) 9 Beng LR 377 (PC).[34] S. Krishnan, “Unborn Rights and Reproductive Technologies,” 42 Indian Bar Review 67, 72 (2021).

[1] Assistant Professor of Law, School of Law, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner[2] Probation of Offenders Act, No. 20 of 1958, India Code (1958).[3] Mohammad Giasuddin v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR 1977 SC 1926, (1977) 3 SCC 287.[4] Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration, AIR 1978 SC 1675, (1978) 4 SCC 494; see also Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration (II), AIR 1980 SC 1579, (1980) 3 SCC 488.[5] State of Gujarat v. High Court of Gujarat, (1998) 7 SCC 392.[6] Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, No. 45 of 2023, Gazette of India (Dec. 25, 2023).[7] Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, No. 46 of 2023, Gazette of India (Dec. 25, 2023).[8] G.A. Res. 70/175, United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules) (Dec. 17, 2015).[9] National Crime Records Bureau, Prison Statistics India 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs, 2025).[10] Indian Penal Code, No. 45 of 1860, India Code (1860).[11] Code of Criminal Procedure, No. 5 of 1898, India Code (1898).[12] Indian Evidence Act, No. 1 of 1872, India Code (1872).[13] Abhyuday Ram Tripathi & Dr. Sheeba Khalid, Evolution of the Criminal Justice System in India: Colonial Legacy and Reforms, Indian J. Legal Rev., Vol. 6, Issue 2, 727–738 (2026).[14] Police Act, No. 5 of 1861, India Code (1861).[15] Mahek Thacker, Reforms in the Indian Criminal Justice System: Colonial Legacies, New Legislation, and Ongoing Challenges, Indian J. Res. L. & Mgmt., Vol. III, Issue 9 (2026).[16] Probation of Offenders Act, No. 20 of 1958, India Code (1958).[17] Rattan Lal v. State of Punjab, AIR 1965 SC 444.[18] Juvenile Justice Act, No. 53 of 1986, India Code (1986).[19] Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, No. 56 of 2000, India Code (2000).[20] Convention on the Rights of the Child, Nov. 20, 1989, 1577 U.N.T.S. 3 (India ratified Dec. 11, 1992).[21] Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, No. 2 of 2016, India Code (2016).[22] Salil Bali v. Union of India, (2013) 7 SCC 705.[23] Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Report of the All India Committee on Jail Reforms (Mulla Committee Report) (1980–83).[24] Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration, AIR 1978 SC 1675; see also Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration (II), AIR 1980 SC 1579.[25] National Crime Records Bureau, Prison Statistics India 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs, 2025).[26] G.A. Res. 70/175, United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Nelson Mandela Rules) (Dec. 17, 2015).[27] Cesare Beccaria, On Crimes and Punishments (1764).[28] Jeremy Bentham, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789).[29] Indian Penal Code, No. 45 of 1860, India Code (1860).[30] Roger Hopkins Burke, An Introduction to Criminological Theory (5th ed. 2018).[31] Probation of Offenders Act, No. 20 of 1958, India Code (1958).[32] Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, No. 56 of 2000, India Code (2000); Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, No. 2 of 2016, India Code (2016).[33] Rattan Lal v. State of Punjab, AIR 1965 SC 444.[34] Salil Bali v. Union of India, (2013) 7 SCC 705.[35] Swati Saurabh, Reformative Theory of Punishment in the Modern Era: A Myth or Reality?, The LaWWay with Lawyers J., Vol. 30, Issue 30 (Dec. 11, 2025).[36] Vaibhav Singh Kirsali & Vatsal Chaudhary, Criminological Evaluation of Reformative Justice and Its Role in Preventing Repeat Offences, Indian J. Legal Rev., Vol. 6, Issue 1 (2026).[37] Mohd. Giasuddin v. State of A.P., AIR 1977 SC 1926.[38] Probation of Offenders Act, No. 20 of 1958, India Code (1958).[39] Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, No. 56 of 2000, India Code (2000).[40] Preeti Bhagat, From Punishment to Rehabilitation: A Human Rights Analysis of the Reformative System, Legal Service India (Mar. 24, 2026).[41] G.A. 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[1] Mishra, Praveen. ‘Joshimath Subsidence Linked to Human Activity’. The Secretariat, The Secretariat, 3 November 2023. https://thesecretariat.in/article/five-reasons-why-joshimath-subsidence-is-a-man-made-tragedy-not-a-natural-disaster.[2] Pandey, Kiran. ‘Wayanad District Is Highly Vulnerable to Disaster — Data and History Are Testament’. Down To Earth, Down To Earth, 2 August 2024. https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/wayanad-district-is-highly-vulnerable-to-disaster-data-and-history-are-testament.[3] LawBhoomi. M.C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath (1996). https://lawbhoomi.com/m-c-mehta-vs-kamal-nath-and-others/[4] Heri, Corina. ‘Leghari v. Pakistan’. Climate and Human Rights Litigation Database, 25 January 2018. https://climaterightsdatabase.com/2018/01/25/leghari-v-pakistan/.[5] Duke.Edu. 2026. https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1073&context=delpf.[6] Duke.Edu. 2026. https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1073&context=delpf.[7] Chung, Jeanie. ‘Precedent Setting’. The University of Chicago Magazine, 2020. https://mag.uchicago.edu/law-policy-society/precedent-setting.[8] Mishra, Praveen. ‘Joshimath Subsidence Linked to Human Activity’. The Secretariat, The Secretariat, 3 November 2023. https://thesecretariat.in/article/five-reasons-why-joshimath-subsidence-is-a-man-made-tragedy-not-a-natural-disaster.[9] Pandey, Kiran. ‘Wayanad District Is Highly Vulnerable to Disaster — Data and History Are Testament’. Down To Earth, Down To Earth, 2 August 2024. https://www.downtoearth.org.in/natural-disasters/wayanad-district-is-highly-vulnerable-to-disaster-data-and-history-are-testament.[10] Verma, Ayush. ‘Public Trust Doctrine in India’. iPleaders, 22 August 2023. https://blog.ipleaders.in/public-trust-doctrine-india/.[11] Ghosh, Shibani. Indian Environmental Law Key Concepts and Principles. Orient BlackSwan, 2019. https://www.orientblackswan.com/pdfs/opaccess/html/9789352875795/chapter6/chapter6.html.[12] IndianRepublic.in. ‘Enforcement vs Law — The Indian Governance Gap’. Writesaket, Blogger, 14 May 2026. https://www.indianrepublic.in/2026/05/enforcement-vs-law-indian-governance-gap.html.[13] Reddy, Jyothi. (2026). Climate Law and Environmental Governance in India: Emerging Judicial Trends. Indian JournalofLaw.4.35-52.10.36676/ijl.v4.i1.154. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400121601_Climate_Law_and_Environmental_Governance_in_India_Emerging_Judicial_Trends[14] Reddy, Jyothi. (2026). Climate Law and Environmental Governance in India: Emerging Judicial Trends. Indian JournalofLaw.4.35-52.10.36676/ijl.v4.i1.154. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400121601_Climate_Law_and_Environmental_Governance_in_India_Emerging_Judicial_Trends[15] IndianRepublic.in. ‘Why Enforcement Is the Weak Link in Rule of Law’. Writesaket, Blogger, 20 May 2026. https://www.indianrepublic.in/2026/05/why-enforcement-weak-link-rule-of-law-india.html.[16] Saba. ‘Uttaranchal High Court’s Order Declaring Ganga, Yamuna as Living Entities Stayed’. SCC Times, 8 July 2017. https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2017/07/08/uttaranchal-high-courts-order-declaring-ganga-yamuna-as-living-entities-stayed/.[17] Heri, Corina. ‘Leghari v. Pakistan’. Climate and Human Rights Litigation Database, 25 January 2018. https://climaterightsdatabase.com/2018/01/25/leghari-v-pakistan/.

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V R KALYANI. “The Role of Bloom's Taxonomy in Legal Education.” White Black Legal – International Law Journal, Volume 4, Issue 1

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