Tag: supreme court
Understanding Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860: Basics, Jurisdiction & Application
Introduction to the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860: The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), stands as the cornerstone of criminal legislation in India, encompassing a wide array of offenses and…
The Supreme Court as the Final Pedestal of Justice: How Effective Is It in Protecting the Right to Life and Liberty?
A law may be described as an assemblage of signals declaring a will, conceived or accepted by the sovereign at a certain point in time, respecting the behaviour to be…
Case Brief: Delhi Judicial Services Associations v. State of Gujarat, AIR 1991
Facts- The case starts from the time Mr. N. L Patel was appointed as the Chief Judicial Magistrate. After being appointed as the CJM he found that the local police…
Contract of Guarantee (Section 126 -127)
INTRODUCTION Contract of Guarantee, Surety, Principal debtor and Creditor (Section—126) Contract of Guarantee is a contract which is made to perform the promise or to free the liability in any…
PROPERTY OF THE FIRM AND ITS APPLICATION (Section 14,15)
INTRODUCTION According to Section 4 of the Indian partnership Act 1932, a firm is the collective name of people who have entered into the partnership with one another to carry…
Case brief: Daya Shankar vs High Court Of Allahabad And Ors
The Cell submitted its report to the Administrative Committee. Committee initiated disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner and during the tenure he was placed under suspension.
GENDER EQUALITY IN INDIA: PROBLEMS, PROSPECTUS AND PERSONAL LAWS.
India is the world’s largest democracy, with 1.2 billion people, and is expected to be the world’s most populous country by 2050. Where India makes progress towards development goals, the…
Case Analysis |Hikmat Ali Khan vs Ishwar Prasad Arya
The misconduct of the appellant is that he has assaulted or attacked his opponent, Mr Radha Shyam in the courtroom with a knife under section 24(a) of the advocate act 1961 a person
A note on Doctrine of Frustration
Introduction As a general principle, contracting parties want to fulfill their obligations, and in the event of a breach, the party violating is obligated to compensate for the same. However,…
Uniform Divorce, Maintenance, Alimony Laws and Supreme Court
Article 44 of the Constitution lays down that the state shall endeavour to secure a UCC for the citizens throughout the territory of India.
Article 44 is one of the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP).
CURATIVE PETITION: DO WE REALLY NEED IT?
When the constitution was in formation, the drafters of the Constitution would have wanted that the various constitutional provisions regarding judicial review should be interpreted stringently.
CONCEPT OF CREAMY LAYER AND SUPREME COURT
The Supreme Court stated that economic criteria alone cannot be used to determine what constitutes a “creamy layer.”
Fast Track Special Courts: Ending the pending?
Fast Track Courts are advisory institutions established to cope with a specific sort of issue, such as advisory courts established to handle with cases that involve sexual harassment or POSCO, for instance.
FUTURE-RELIANCE DEAL: A Case Study.
The timeline of this case goes back to 2019 when Future Retail had signed a bond with Amazon, the American e-commerce giant, letting Amazon acquire Future Coupons, a giant 49 per cent stake. Future Coupons was a promotor group of Future Retail. This indicates that Amazon indirectly owned 3.58 per cent of Future Retail.
Maratha Reservation: The timeline of Events
This was followed by another setback for the Maratha community in 2020, where on the 9th of September, the Supreme Court decided to stay the quota provided to the Maratha community, calling it unconstitutional and saying that this reservation violated the provisions set under Article 14 of the Constitution of India. The Supreme Court further said that till the verdict came out, no further reservation would be provided to the Maratha community, while those who had already availed the reservation benefits in the past would remain unaffected. Ultimately, on the 5th of May, 2021, the Supreme Court once and for all, quashed the provision of reservation for the Marathas, which has become the reason for the recent outrage and hustle.
Bitcoin a challenge for the Indian Financial system?
Financial Institutions are of the view that bitcoin is a disruptive technology and there is a concern that it could be threatened or even destroy the traditional financial transaction institutions.