Prevention is always regarded better than cure, but this prevention no doubt may costs a lot in certain circumstances. Detention is a process where state lawfully upholds freedom of liberty of an individual either due to (pending) criminal charges being raised against the individual as part of a prosecution or to protect a person or property. Even if
The Delhi High Court on Monday examined whether pulses fall within the definition of “grains” for the purpose of exemption from Environment Compensation Charge (ECC). Justice Vibhu Bakhru ruled, “…there is no reason to limit the scope of the word “grains” to exclude any essential commodity falling within that classification. The word “grains” in the
The petition challenging the constitutionality of Aadhaar was heard before a 5 judges bench constituted specifically, has sought the consideration of the 9 judges bench while dealing the question of law arising out of the said matter i.e., ‘whether right to privacy is a fundamental right or not’. The honorable bench of 9 judges would
KK Venugopal is appointed as the next Attorney General of India An eminent Indian constitutional lawyer and a renowned senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India KK Venugopal has been appointed as the next Attorney General of India. Venugopal will be succeeding Mukul Rohatgi, who stepped down after the end of his first term. President Pranab Mukherjee has
The Attorney-General of India is the Chief Legal Advisor to the Government of India and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. He is the highest Law Officer in the country. He is usually a highly respected Senior Advocate of the court, and is appointed by the ruling Government. The office of the
On and off we see advocates being held responsible for the delay in the cases; however we fail to take note that the litigants can also be responsible for the delay. In the case of Moddus Media Pvt. Ltd the High Court of Delhi has said that the “litigants need to be vigilant, and can’t
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 came into force on September 1st, 1958. On tracing the history of this Act, it is found that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Ordinance was promulgated by the then Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow to curtail the Quit India Movement. Under the Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1976,
In Roorkee, there was an acid attack on a twenty-year-old postgraduate student. The High Court of Uttarakhand refused to take a merciful view on the sentence awarded to the convict and stated the following: “We are of the considered view that no lenient view can be taken, taking into consideration the circumstances, in which the
INTRODUCTION:- India and Pakistan two neighbouring countries with countless history. Which was once one and undivided but today divided not only by border but also from heart. From cricket to Kashmir these two countries don’t see eye to eye. Scholars, foreign policy analysts, and journalists focusing on Indo-Pak relations have long described these relations as
Abortion is the last resort in extreme cases of danger and distress- this is the general notion of most of the people but the apex court is still in dilemma on this issue when it comes to give permission to abort a 20+ week foetus case. Supreme Court has given conflicting decisions on abortion cases
