Category: law students
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A Judgment that I wrote in a case of false implication by the Police
Many of you have reached out to me, over the last few months and years, for copies of judgments and orders that I wrote – during my tenure as a Trial Court Judge. Many of these are available on IndianKanoon, but not all. Here’s one that was sent to me recently by someone, which wasn’t…
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15 things that you must do when you get a new case file/brief (Young Lawyer Diaries)
*Part of the ‘Letters to a Young Lawyer’ series. This series is inspired by my conversations with my brilliant younger colleagues at the Chambers. This is how it goes: Congratulations, you’ve got a brief! 1. Look at the brief admiringly! (But not for long lest people start suspecting your sanity!). Well, Congratulations – this brief…
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Pre-Trials Powers of a Civil Court to expedite disposal of cases(Guest Post)
Every trial is a voyage of discovery in which truth is the ultimate quest. A guest post by Ambanshu Sahni, Advocate practising at the Punjab & Haryana High Court and the Supreme Court. First published at https://lawsofindiaexplained.blogspot.com Indian Judicial system is facing a humongous problem of backlog of cases. The pendency of cases results in delays…
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The Art of Writing Orders in Civil Cases
First published on LiveLaw The Journey of a civil case isn’t a straight road where you start from a particular point and reach your final destination, without any interruptions. Rather a civil case is like one of those tedious Haryana Roadway’s bus journeys – with multiple halts – before it reaches its final destination. A…
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ALEXA….JAIL OR BAIL? USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN BAIL PROCEEDINGS
This is a guest post by the brilliant law interns Hamna, Ananya, Sakshi and Satyam who interned with the Chambers a few months back. One of the most illuminating columns I’ve read on the subject. [1] Bail law in India is all about judicial discretion. There have been various criticisms, from various quarters, of discretion…
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Journey of a civil case. (from filing of plaint to execution) (Webinar)
A Masterclass on the journey of a civil case as it passes through various stages of litigation process.
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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 Crime’? and the criminology behind it, to a brief overview of principles of corporate criminal liability and salient features of…
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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 parent High Court. It fills you with excitement and dread. One late afternoon, during my stint as a Magistrate at Dwarka Courts,…
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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 columns, life of a young judge, partner-ing at a law firm, counsel practice, and a lot more……
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Law books for those in need
I’ve known what it means to be really passionate about the law, but not being able to, or having to think twice before buying books. I’m going to be contributing 5-10 sets of the following basic legal text-books, to whoever needs them: Law of Contract & Specific Relief by Avtar Singh Kelkar on Criminal Procedure…
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