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Harsher Law for juvenile ? Do we need to revise 18 as age of juvenility ?
What is the age of discretion for the purposes of fixing criminal liability ? At what age is a person presumed to understand the…
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Supreme Court on impounding of passports..
In a nutshell this judgment the Hon’ble Supreme Court holds that since impounding of passports are governed by a special legislation namely the passports…
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How to approach the Supreme Court of India ?
This write up shall help explain all you need to know on approaching the Supreme Court. We all know Supreme Court is the highest…
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Supreme Court on Auctioning of Natural Resources
“A Duly publicised auction conducted fairly and impartially is perhaps the best method for discharging this burden and the methods like first come first…
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Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance 2012
Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance 2012 President Pranab Mukherjee on February 3, 2013, gave his assent to the government’s amended anti-rape laws that it introduced…
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Police duty bound to register FIR – can’t refuse says the Supreme Court. How to register an FIR if the police refuses
This is a problem that almost all of us have faced one time or the other, police’s reluctance to register FIR (First Information Report).…
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Whether Magistrate can direct accused to give voice samples during investigation ?
In this recent decision the Hon’ble SC was faced with the aforestated question. While the Hon’ble Judges were unanimous on the fact that asking…
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Indian Law of Limitation – A Bird’s Eye View !
A Bird’s Eye view of the Law of Limitation The Laws of Limitation are statutes of peace and repose, statues that manifest the policy…
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Sarla Verma & Ors. vs Delhi Transport Corp. – SC on computation of MACT claims
The judgment that rationalised & simplified the computation of MACT claims. Sarla Verma & Ors. vs Delhi Transport Corp.& Anr. on 15 April, 2009…
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What is a Joint Venture ?
A joint venture (JV) is an association of 2 or more individuals or business entities, who combine their financial resources, expertise, skills, knowledge and…
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arbitrary arrests – police misusing power of arrest.
No arrest should be made just because it is lawful for the police officer to do so….existence of power is one thing justification for…
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SS Mhetre – Anticipatory Bail not for limited duration & to be granted liberally
S.S.Mhetre Decision (2010) Supreme Court held : i) Anticipatory Bail normally to sustain through the trial; ii) To be granted liberally and not in…
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what is a stay order ? understanding court injunctions
What is a stay ?? a ‘Stay’ in legal parlance ordinarily means an order of the court whereby the court mandates that the property…
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Proposed Changes in Marriage & Divorce Laws
Divorce has ceased to be a taboo, and has gained a lot of social acceptability, incompatible couples are increasingly seeking divorces to start their…
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Recognition of Foreign Divorces in India ? Is your foreign divorce decree valid in India ?
This article attempts to bring some clarity on the law relating to recognition of foreign divorce decrees in India, in what circumstances they are…
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Property Tip for landlords having property in India
In what comes as a huge respite to landlords (especially NRIs holding property in India) the Supreme Court has in a decision come down heavily upon servants/agents/caretakers/tenants/licensee’s…
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Purchase property only through Registered Sale Deed – GPA/Agreement to Sell outlawed says Supreme Court
Advise : When Buying property – Always insist on a Registered Sale Deed – don’t go into the cheaper alternatives(not anymore) GPA, Agreement to…
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Geeta Mehrotra Vs. State of U.P.
Geeta Mehrotra Vs. State of U.P. Comment : A much needed respite, paves the way for many families implicated in a omnibus manner, with vague…
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ISLAMIC LAW – AND TRIPLE TALAQ – OVER THE YEARS – NEED FOR CHANGE !
The Hanafi Sunni principle of Triple Talaq –Unilateral Talaq by Husband (known as talaq-ul-bain/biddat) has been criticized a lot for the inherent gender injustice. It gives…
