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    Duties or Rights: Should Duties Trump over Rights?
    (University of North Bengal, 2023-03) Sharma, Ajay Kr.
    Narrative is emerging in India that appears to be giving primacy to the fundamental duties of the citizens over their fundamental rights. This article attempts to understand and flesh out the significance of these two, their relationship, and the interplay between them, as contextualised in our Constitutional scheme, with the help of various Supreme Court decisions. It indulges in a discussion on the pragmatic functional relationship between Parts III, IV, and IV-A of the Constitution. It also brings various significant perspectives on the ‘right-duty’ relationship to the fore, to objectively appreciate the primary importance of the fundamental rights of the citizens and the State’s duty to preserve and protect the same. It also emphasises on the importance, weighty role, and the constitutional obligations of the higher courts in preserving the Constitution and the rule of law, by providing effective redress to the aggrieved citizens who bring valid claims of their fundamental rights violations by the State organs and instrumentalities.
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    Socio Legal Study of Community Policing in India with Special Reference to the State of Meghalaya
    (University of North Bengal, 2021-03) Singh, Arun Kumar
    India is a welfare state where the safety of the people is very essential. To maintain the safety of the people the role of police is very crucial. However, people hesitate to develop relationship with police. To remove the hesitation from the mind of the people the community policy plays a very important role. It is found that there is gap between police public relationship. This gap can be bridged when various community related programmes are organised where both police and public should actively participate. Through Community policing mutual trust develops in the mind of community and police which helps to create positive attitude towards police. To make community policing successful there is requirement of police reform. Supreme Court of India has also issuedguidelines to stop undue interference of politicians and ensure appropriate policy directions. State of Meghalaya being a tribal state is having better police public relationship in comparison of other States.