Books have meant different things to me – at different points of time in my life. At times, I’ve read to understand and interpret the world. On others, to simply impress and charm. I’ve also […]
Author: Bharat Chugh
Bharat currently practices as an Independent Counsel.
Understanding white collar crime (webinar)
A great conversation with Beyond Law CLC team and young lawyers/law students from P&H, and across the country on issues relating to White Collar Crime (WCC) defence. The conversation ranged from : What really is ‘White Collar […]
The Art of Justicing: The Story of Justice Gita Mittal
First published on Bar and Bench A call from the High Court is a big thing, whoever and wherever one is – in life. Especially when you are a 25-year-old Magistrate, and it is your […]
A few words for the young litigator…
I distinctly remember. This was 2011. This was one of my first mandates, as a freshly minted 21 year old lawyer. I read and prepared for days. The research was reasonably good. I also had […]
‘Promissory Estoppel’ and ‘Legitimate Expectations’ : Same wine in different bottles?
Well, they are not. Supreme Court says so in the very lucidly written – State of Jharkhand & Ors v. Brahmputra Mettalics Ltd. Ranchi & Another (2020 SCC OnLine SC 968) that all students of […]
MentorSpeak – Bharat Chugh in conversation with Debosmita
Had a great time chatting with Debosmita Nandy (MentorSpeak), who, btw, is doing an extraordinary job helping law students/young lawyers navigate the profession better. A free-wheeling conversation on books, reading law, justice, writing, publishing legal […]
[Guest Post] A Step Towards Restorative Justice: Delhi High Court on Victim Compensation under Section 357 CrPC
This is a guest post by Sushant Kumar (undergraduate student at Dr. RML National Law University, Lucknow) Section 357 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) replaced its predecessor, Section 545 of the erstwhile […]
A quick review of ‘Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World’ by Fareed Zakaria.
I didn’t imagine 2020 to shape out the way that it did. And my guess is – you didn’t, either. ‘The most well laid out schemes of mice and men often go awry’. The Pandemic […]
Key takeaways from the SC verdict in Arnab Goswami bail matter
The Court starts off by examining the scope of scrutiny & jurisdiction of the High Court – while acting under Article 226 of the Constitution and Section 482 of the CrPC. The Court then examines […]
Arbitrary Execution of Foreign Letters of Request under the PMLA.
Authored by Bharat Chugh and Nimrah Alvi[1] First published by Bar & Bench at https://www.barandbench.com/columns/arbitrary-execution-of-foreign-letters-of-request-under-the-pmla I want the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse […]