Category: legal writing
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Opportunity to the (Proposed) Accused before taking cognizance on a complaint | A Curious New Provision in the BNSS
The settled law with respect to Section 200 CrPC was : In a complaint case (private prosecution) an accused person does not come into…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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JUDGMENTS WITHOUT TEARS | PART II | Satish Chander Ahuja vs. Sneha Ahuja (GUEST POST)
This is the second in a series of posts titled ‘Judgments without tears’ where we try to make complex judgments accessible and fun. A…
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Some Thoughts on Answer Writing and a Model Answer (DJS)…
A lot of you have written to me – the past few weeks, seeking guidance on answer writing. The importance of writing better and…
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Tips for Judicial Service examination preparation; A Guest Post by Mr. Pratik Sagar (Civil Judge, 30th Batch, Bihar)
This is a guest post by the very talented young judge – Pratik Sagar, (Civil Judge, 30th batch, Bihar). This is how it goes: Hello,…
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The ‘Hypothetical Flood Case’ | A Test Case In Interpretation
This post is not on ‘X’ law or ‘Y’, instead, it is on the method of it. As young judges/aspirants, over a lifetime of…
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Commas As Aids of Interpretation (And Lives!) | Saving Pandas from False Prosecutions….
A lawyer’s task is extremely challenging; he has to convince someone (the Judge) who is trained and hard-wired not to believe anything at face…
