A presidential election was held in India on Monday 17 July 2017 with the votes counted and the results announced on Thursday 20 July. President Pranab Mukherjee’s term of office was due to expire on 24 July 2017. Mukherjee declined to seek re-election. Governor of Bihar Ram Nath Kovind of the Bharatiya Janata Party had the backing of the governing National Democratic Alliance coalition, and went
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
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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
ABOUT LEGGE RHYTHMS Legge Rhythms is a one stop destination for law students started by Litson K Stephen and Devika Gupta, students of Indore Institute of Law. For more details visit https://leggerhythms.org/ ABOUT LR DIPLOMACY SUMMIT To create a trend of Model United Nations and Youth Parliament in the weak circuits of India, Legge Rhythms
Lucky people get opportunities, Brave people create opportunities and Winners are those who convert problems into opportunities!!! Trophy is earned in the hours that none is watching. You people have proved the mightiness of action over mere words through your spectacular performance. Congratulations just seem a small word as the efforts were far greater to
