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The Supreme Court issued notices to the UP State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights, against the manner in which children in conflict with law are being dealt with by the concerned state authorities. The order was passed in an application moved by Amicus Curiae Apar..

Nirbhaya Case- Balancing the scales of Justice On December 16, 2012, there occurred a horrendous incident, in Delhi, which shook the conscience of the whole nation. 5 men and 1 juvenile committed the heinous crime of gang rape on a 23 years old physiotherapist trainee, Nirbhaya (name changed in order to protect th..

A Cheque is simply a bill of exchange drawn upon a predefined broker and is payable on request/demand. Legally, the individual who has given the cheque is called 'drawer' and the individual in whose favor the cheque is given is called 'drawee'. A cheque is viewed as the most widely recognized, credible and safe tech..

Calcutta HC allowed live-streaming of a case in which a Parsi woman has challenged community norms restricting children of those who married outside the community to enter into the fire temple.  In a seemingly unprecedented order, the Calcutta HC on Wednesday 12th Feb allowed live streaming on YouTube in a&nb..

Nothing on earth can be more cowardly, more dastardly and more ghastly crime than rape followed by murder of 3.5 year old girl! Yet how many times do we listen that such rapists cum killers are hanged in India? Our legal and criminal justice system is so excruciatingly slow that it is the worst form of injustice and yet we see that it is repeatedly justified in the ..

Section 121CrPC says that the Court has the power to reject a person from being surety, if the magistrate or subordinate to magistrate finds surety to be unfit for the purpose of bond. Such magistrate shall give a prior notice to surety and the person by who the surety is offered before holding an enquiry. p style="text..

United by common mission and vision, Lawyered - India’s first Legal-Tech Discovery Platform and LAWyersclubindia (LCI) - India’s largest Legal Community Platform have come together with a new alliance to..

A five judge Constitutional Bench headed by Justice Mishra has commenced the hearing on the issue of granting 100% reservation to the members of ST community for the posts of a teacher in Scheduled Area. In the Article 244(1) of the Constitution, expression Scheduled Areas means such areas as t..

If we look upon Indian society through ages, prostitution has been a profession that has been looked down upon, it is considered a taboo and is a social stigma, the so-called morality of our society has proscribed it as a sin and it's even used as an insult, people engaged in this profession are often termed outcasts and are not allowed to take ..

A 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court consisting of the Chief Justice Sharad A. Bobde, Justice Bhushan Gavai and Justice Surya Kant have ruled in the judgment of the case - Desh Raj v. Balkishan (D) through proposed LR Ms. Rohini, delivered on January 20, 2020, that the courts continue to have discretion in condoning delay in filing of Written Statement beyond the pres..

Trade Union in India have been the natural outcome of the modern factory system. Establishment of International Labor Organization in 1919 helped the formation of trade unions in the country. The most important year in the history of Indian Trade Union Movement in 1920 is when All India Trade Union Congress (AITVC) was formed upon the necessity of electing delegates f..

The Budget 2020 is based on three themes - Aspirational India, Economic Development for all, and Caring Society. The key takeaways from Finance Bill and Budget Speech, 2020 related to corporate and allied laws has been mentioned as follows: I. The government recommends to exempt levy of stamp duty on transactions in stock exchanges established in IFSCs. The ..

BOTH USED EACH OTHER: SWAMI CHINMAYANAND SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE The Allahabad High Court has made certain unusual observations in the sexual exploitation case against Swami Chinmayanand in the order granting bail to former Union Minister and BJP leader.Justice Ra..

Current Status of Sabarimala Judgment The September 2018 judgment, which declared the prohibition of the entry of women of menstruating age into the Sabarimala temple as discriminatory was referred for a review but the issue was deviated when instead the Bench further referred seven questions, including whether essential religious practices should be ..

Introduction The act whereby the infringer imitates a well-known brand or trademark in order to freely ride upon the good-will of that brand/trademark is counterfeiting, which has become a serious global issue nowadays. It has widely and deeply penetrated the global market in a negative way due to which genuine bra..