Tag: absolute liability
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Biometric Leaks and Absolute Liability: Drawing Parallels with the Oleum Gas Leak Case (Guest Post)
Biometric data leaks threaten identity, privacy, and liberty — rights enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution. Drawing from the Oleum Gas Leak case,…
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MENS REA/GUILTY INTENT MUST FOR OFFENCE OF BIGAMY
Comment : This case reflects that the Indian Courts have insisted on requirement of guilty knowledge for prosecution under S.494 for bigamy. In this…
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Arbitrary Allotment of Petrol Pumps …SC
Though overruled by SC in a later decision in 1999 – this decision is highly public oriented – wherein the ministers, rightly, were held…
