Law and Justice
Essays on law, liberty, justice, advocacy, and the responsibilities of judging.
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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…
