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When Indira Gandhi nationalized banks it was declared in the night and known to the general public after day break. She was criticized for the clandestine way of doing the act. She retorted “Governments do not sleep in the nights.” It is true. Functions of government are all pervasive and demand attention round the clock and round the year. There is no res..

"Being a lawyer is not merely a vocation. It is a public trust, and each of us has an obligation to give back to our communities." Janet Reno Dress Code Dress Code is a 'Symbol of Confidence', a 'Symbol of Discipline'..

Introduction: The Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (the “Act”) is the key law governing..

1. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander: 'With dazzling candor, legal scholar Michelle Alexander argues that ‘we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it.'” 2. America's Constitution: A Bi..

In a major and significant development, the Supreme Court just recently on April 24, 2019 in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Union of India and Ors. Vs. Dharam Pal in Criminal Appeal No. 804 of 2019 [@Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 498 of 2016] has clearly, categorically and convincingly observed that solitary confinement of a person sentenced to de..

It has to be remarked right at the outset that in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Sadayappan @ Ganesan Vs. State Represented by Inspector of Police in Criminal Appeal No. 1990 of 2012 delivered on April 26, 2019 has explicitly, elegantly and eruditely ruled while rejecting a defence contention in a criminal appeal that, 'The witness may be called &lsq..

THE NEED OF THE HOUR : A SPECIAL LEGISLATION TO DEAL WITH COMPLAINTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE WITH REFERENCE TO THE THREE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES OF THE CJI, PMO AND THE RASHTRAPATHI BHAVAN? The recent complaint of sexual harassment given by a ..

To start with, in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Jagdishraj Khatta Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh in Criminal Appeal Nos. 539-540 of 2008 delivered by Supreme Court on April 26, 2019, it has been clearly and categorically held that the incidents which had taken place between husband and wife much before latter's death by suicide could not be treated as..

First and foremost, it must be said that the Supreme Court just recently on April 26, 2019 has in a notable judgment titled Vikram Johar v The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr in Criminal Appeal No. 759 of 2019 (arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 4820/2017) has sought to send a loud and clear message that mere act of abusing a person in filthy language does not satisfy th..

Even if God himself appears before me and says anything against this incumbent CJI Ranjan Gogoi, I will say pointblank that, 'You are God and can never speak lies. But I consider this CJI Ranjan Gogoi as one who can never do anything wrong. If you say anything against me I will immediately believe it. If you say anything against anyone else I will certainly believ..

Accepting the Life Insurance Corporation of India's contention in the judgment of the case - Life Insurance Corporation of India v. Manish Gupta, a division bench of the Supreme Court consisting of Justice Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud and Justice Hemant Gupta have upheld on April 15, 2019, that as the documentary material indicates that there was a clear failure ..

INTRODUCTION Land Revenue Codes It is a basic source of sustenance of life for all creatures on earth. Let us gratefully respect it and resolve ourselves to enhance its sanctity and ..

Leaving not even an iota of doubt, the Supreme Court just recently on April 9, 2019 in a latest case titled Rupali Devi v State of Uttar Pradesh in Criminal Appeal No. 71 of 2012 with Criminal Appeal No. 619 of 2019 [Arising out of SLP (Cri.) No. 5695/2010], Criminal Appeal No. 620 of 2019 [Arising out of SLP (Cri.) No. 8246/2010], Criminal Appeal No. 621 of 2019 (Ar..

It must be remarked right at the start that the Supreme Court most recently on April 22, 2019 in a landmark and laudable judgment titled State of Rajasthan and others v. Mukesh Sharma in Civil Appeal No(s). 3086 of 2016 along with others has upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 8(2)(i) of the Rajasthan Prisons (Shortening of Sentences) Rules, 2006. It minced no..

In a major and significant development with far reaching consequences, the Supreme Court on April 11, 2019 has in a latest, landmark and extremely laudable judgment titled Indibility Creative Pvt Ltd & Ors v. Got of West Bengal & Ors in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 306 of 2019 has minced no words to express its extreme concern over growing intolerance to dissent..