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ABOVE THE LAW

  Raj Kumar Makkad   15 November 2009 at 10:31

It has now been established that rules were bent when Manu Sharma, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of model Jessica Lall, was given parole. Sharma had sought parole on three grounds: to participate in the religious rites of his late gra ..


Posted in Constitutional Law |   941 Views


Privacy Law Reforms And Privacy Regulation Simplification

  Raj Kumar Makkad   15 November 2009 at 10:31

Executive SummaryLast month, the Federal Government announced that it will overhaul the privacy laws of Australia and implement a consistent privacy law regime. These changes will represent the most material reforms to Australian privacy law since th ..


Posted in Corporate Law |   828 Views


Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on GST

  jyoti    15 November 2009 at 10:31

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on GSTQuestion 1 : What is the justification of GST ? Answer : There was a burden of "tax on tax" in the pre-existing Central excise duty of the Government of India and sales tax system of the State Go ..


Posted in Taxation |   2180 Views


Suit can not be dismissed on default to pay costs

  Swami Sadashiva Brahmendra Sar   15 November 2009 at 10:31

Section 35B of CPC deals with costs for causing delay. Relevant portion of the said section extracted below : "35B. Costs for causing delay. - (1) If, on any date fixed for the hearing of a suit or for taking any step therein, a part ..


Posted in Civil Law |   2974 Views


BUREAUCRACY IS KILLING RTI

  Raj Kumar Makkad   12 November 2009 at 22:10

Processes, procedures, principles and the people responsible are as much important for a system as its purpose. If any of these is not up to the mark, it will defeat the very purpose for which the system has been put in place. The Right to Informatio ..


Posted in Legal Documents  2 comments |   3168 Views


REVIEW PAROLE SYSTEM

  Raj Kumar Makkad   12 November 2009 at 22:10

IN what could only be called a farce and total contempt for the justice system in India, Manu Sharma went back to Tihar Jail on Tuesday with the same nonchalance with which he had stepped outside it while going on parole. While this may bring tempora ..


Posted in Criminal Law |   3465 Views


WHAT'S IN AN OATH?

  Raj Kumar Makkad   12 November 2009 at 22:10

The unnecessary controversy over Abu Asim Azmi taking his oath in the Maharashtra assembly has eclipsed the issue of taking action against the goondaism that brutally disrupted proceedings in the House. Should such action go unpunished? And, remain u ..


Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   2050 Views


LAWLESS BUNCH

  Raj Kumar Makkad   11 November 2009 at 23:15

Middle class India comforts itself with the thought that if the whole country was educated, it would be more civilised and better run. The fallacy of this logic is proved to us several times, not least by the incidents in the Karnataka High Court and ..


Posted in Legal Documents |   2868 Views


Corruption IN THE VICIOUS CIRCLE

  Raj Kumar Makkad   11 November 2009 at 14:32

It is clear to the law-abiding, ordinary citizens of India that the corruption and abject degradation of the law and order authority in the country has become a way of life, something horrendous and nightmarish that people are forced to contend with. ..


Posted in Constitutional Law |   1322 Views


HUMAN RIGHTS IN ASEAN

  Raj Kumar Makkad   11 November 2009 at 14:32

With inter-state relations getting increasingly focused on integration, the impetus for summits and meetings has been on the increase. However, there is also the resounding feeling that these are becoming more rhetorical than real. Almost every month ..


Posted in Intellectual Property Rights |   2588 Views