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It is often said that in court cases in India, the process itself is a punishment. However, how torturous and long drawn this process can be, varies dramatically across the country. In India, the Supreme Court is the end arbiter to all the disputes and carries huge expectations when it comes to high stakes matters- from Ram Mandir to Triple Talaq, Political indiffer..

What is a dying declaration? Dying declaration is a written or verbal statement made by a person, when he is facing imminent death, as to the cause of his death or any circumstances which resulted in his death.  The declaration must be as to the cause of the declarant’s death or as to any of the circumst..

Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has advised NIC to faciltate the States /UTs in limited registration of BS-IV vehicles all over India except Delhi/NCR in compliance with Supreme Court directions contained in its order dated 27.3.2020. The Supreme Court has allowed limited and conditional sale and registration of  not more than 10 per cent pending ..

Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) has issued an order for adaptation and modification of State Laws specific to the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir, to further facilitate the application of Central Laws to the newly formed Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Gazette Notification/u..

In the year 1967, a Member of Legislative Assembly of Haryana, Gaya Lal changed his political party thrice. The phrase “Aaya Ram Gaya Ram” was used more than anything throughout the nation in this reference and the same had proved the severity of defection in the political and administrative system of the country. There are several other instances..

Hon’ble Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on 01.02.2020, announced Direct Tax Amnesty Scheme “Vivad se Vishwas” for tax payers to settle their tax disputes.    The Vivad se Vishwas bill got the assent from P..

Why is it that even after more than 81 days the blocking of road at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi is continuing uninterrupted since 15 December 2019? Why is it that Centre allowed this to happen? Why were they not promptly evicted? Why rule of law was allowed to be flouted with impunity by the Centre? Should we be proud of it? Will this no..

This article is a subtle attempt to throw some light on the subject of Custody as per the Code of Criminal Procedure. What goes behind the entire process of investigation? How custody plays an important role in ensuring a smooth investigation which doesn’t affect ..

Threatening someone is an offense under the Indian Penal Code. Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code specifies the provision for punishment for the offense of criminal intimidation. Section 503 of IPC, defines Criminal intimidation as the act of threatening a person to injure their body, property or reputation or another person'..

In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, all officers and staff of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal decide to contribute one day's salary to the PM CARES Fund In view of the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 which has engulfed the entire world and has posed severe health and economic ramifications for our country, a publi..

The world is facing a global crisis due to the outbreak of COVID-19. It is a challenge for all of us but in this need of the hour we all are facing legal problems like hoarding of essential commodities or termination of employment, even after the explicit orders of Central and the State Govts. As we all know, COVID-19 is declared a..

In the wake of the rampant spread of the COVID-19, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde,  has asked all State and UT Governments to set up  high-level committees to  consider the release of all prisoners for four to six weeks, so as to prevent overcrowding of prisons, and practice s..

Orders by Ministry of Home Affairs  No rent to be charged from poor workers No salaries to be deducted for one month                              &n..

What is the offence of cheating and punishment for it? Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code refers to the offence in which an individual deceives and/or cheats on another person and induces the latter (the deceived) to deliver any property to the deceiver. According to the penal code, any person who dishonestly induces a person to deliver any property to a p..

Synopsis- 1) This Paper will be talking about Media's interference with the legal system in India and will try to answer the following questions: a) Should the power of media of self-investigation be restrained to an extent that it doesn't affect the outcome of a case?/..