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THE BASIC PREMISE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW When Mr. Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of State of the United States of America expresses hope that India will not buy oil from Venezuela, in diplomatic terms the ‘hope’ has to be understood as ‘warning’.  The situation in Venezuela, created by th..

Coming straight to the nub of the matter, while commuting the death sentence awarded to a man who was convicted for the rape and murder of a five year old girl, the Supreme Court recently in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Sachin Kumar Singhraha v State of Madhya Pradesh in Criminal Appeal Nos. 473-474 of 2019 [Arising out of SLP (Crl.) Nos. 2453-245..

In a major development, the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Dr. Ashok Khemka Versus State of Haryana and others in CWP-317-2019 (O&M) delivered on March 18, 2019 has very clearly and convincingly not just upheld the integrity of eminent IAS officer of 1991 batch – Dr Ashok Khemka known all over India who becau..

The Supreme Court pulled up the West Bengal Government after it was brought to its notice that the film ""Bhobishyoter Bhoot" has not been screened within the limits of Kolkata. The bench comprising of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Hemant Gupta said: "The State of West B..

No words can be adequate to condemn most strongly the complete and callous flouting of rules by hotels with impunity which is squarely and solely responsible for such hotel blaze as we saw just recently in Hotel Arpit Palace in Karol Bagh which ultimately resulted in the killing of 17 people for no fault of theirs! Their only fault was that they trusted the big name o..

The bench was considering a suo motu PIL registered by the High Court in 2015 taking note of a report Eenadu Telugu daily News paper which highlighted the use of prohibited chemicals in ripening fruits in Gaddi Annaram fruit market.  It noted the submission of Amicus Curiae that carbide is seemed to be used excessively to ..

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Central Government informed the Delhi High Court that telephonic surveillance is carried out for the benefit of national security within the rules given under the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. The above statement was given by the Centre and the CBI in their affidavits in a petitio..

It can be said with a sense of responsibility that in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment delivered on March 11, 2019 by Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madras High Court in Sunnath Wai Jamath Pallivasai and Kanni Beebi Darga Mosque, Rep. by its President A. Akeem Raja vs 1. State of Tamil Nadu, by its District Collector, Dindigul District, Dindigul. 2. The Supe..

“Investment is purchasing something with the hope that it will generate income or appreciate in the future.” Investing money is one of the primary keys of a prosperous future. The lure of increasing the numbers in your account is something that entices you at every single point of life. However..

1.     ab initio-from the beginning.  2.     actus reus- Part of what proves criminal liability. You must have heard of Mens rea already which means the intention behind doing something. Actus reus deals with the ‘act’ itself. 3.    ..

The Basel Mission, started its missionary work in South-Western India in 1834, which resulted in Basel Mission Churches coming up. Basel Mission Church came into existence in three separate administrative ecclesiastical districts of South Kanara with Coorg, Bombay-Karnataka or South Maharatta, comprising the districts of Dharwar, Bijapur and Malabar. In connection w..

In order to answer the maintainability of the suit under Section 92 of CPC it is necessary to look into the statutory provision and the law on the point. Section 92 of the Code deals with Public Charities. To attract the operation of Section 92, the suit must be of a certain character and pray for certain reliefs, in the first ..

It has to be said with consummate ease that in a notable and latest judgment titled Lucknow University Vandalism v. State of UP in PIL CIVIL No. 19390 of 2018 that was reserved on 29.10.2018 and delivered finally on 28.02.2019, the Allahabad High Court has commendably disposed of a suo motu PIL that it had instituted after violent protests caused injuries to many staf..

He was born on 8 August 1944 at Dhanbad in the present day state of Jharkhand. He received his Bachelor of Laws (B.L) Degree from Chota Nagpur Law College in 1967. He joined the Dhanbad District Court in 1968 after which he shifted his practice to Ranchi upon constitution of the Permanent Bench of the Patna High Court in 1976. ..

The Kerala High Court in its recent judgment highlighted that college administrative authorities cannot impose moralistic and discriminatory rules on students, explicitly when the rules have no relation with the object to maintain discipline and decorum within the campus, for instance, the college had prohibited female students for being part of political movements ..