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Studying the Judgment on holding Examinations during Pandemic

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          Day to day life is affected due to COVID-19 Pandemic and so are the Educational institutions and their academic curriculum. Recently, Hon’ble Supreme Court has delivered a judgment [ Praneeth K and Ors. Vs. University Grants Commission (UGC) and Ors. (Writ Petition (Civil) No.724 of 2020)]  which is well known to one and all. Here, by way of this blog, I have tried to cover few legal aspects of the judgment setting a clear intention to avoid political views.           Due to pandemic regular lectures and examinations are affected to the great extent and other means to communicate and conduct lectures and internal assessments have been evolved by the time. Examination happens to be the process in which academic excellence of the students is evaluated based on their preparation and overall performance in the academic year/term.         Before studying the legal aspects of the judgment it is necessary to consider contradictory views upon which the edifice of the case was bas

Police system in India

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POLICE SYSTEM IN INDIA INTRODUCTION: The prime and basic function of a well administered State is to maintain law and order and preserve peace among its citizens. Police force has always been an indispensable appendage of State organization in almost all the civil societies of the world. However, with the progress of civilization and development of knowledge, the dimensions of police functions have extended beyond limits. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT : It is difficult to trace the history of an organized and legally controlled police system before the British rule in India, but it is also incorrect to mention that the police system in India is a creation of the British. There were security measures in the Harappa Civilization. There were arrangements for internal security for the defence of the city. Kautilya is also known as the father of modern concept of police. Dandaniti propounded by Kautilya in Arthasastra was the science of dealing with the crimes, punishments to