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It has to be said right at the outset that in a major reprieve for all the political leaders accused of being involved in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, the Special CBI Judge SJ Sharma in CR. No. 49 who presided over the Sohrabuddin trial while clearly thwarting the prosecution's case and evidence that was placed on record and acquitting all the 22 accused re..

In a remarkable and significant judgment titled Sukhlal v The State Of Madhya Pradesh in Criminal Appeal Nos. 1563-1564 of 2018 (arising out of S.L.P. (Crl.) Nos. 9558-9559 of 2014), a three-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice AK Sikri, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice S Abdul Nazeer on November 20, 2018 while reiterating the time-tested principle..

It has to be said right at the very outset that in a landmark and significant judgment titled Deepu @ Deepak v State of Madhya Pradesh in Criminal Appeal No. 1277 of 2010 which has served to clarify the entire legal position under Section 319 CrPC, the two Judge Bench of Apex Court comprising of Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar and Justice NV Ramana have just recently o..

An Argument for Considering Culpable Homicide Last week saw more fires in Mumbai and elsewhere. The catch word, in all cases, was “Short Circuit”. But Short Circuits are not an ACT OF GOD. They are man-made, involving carelessness, negligence, monetary shortcuts and blatant flouting of the rules, sheer ..

Online arbitration is settlement of disputes by chosen parties through emails and other modes of technology. It is a process by which the ease and the benefits of alternative dispute resolution in India is enhanced by allowing the parties to settle the dispute through electronic modes. Not only the proceedings, the agreement and evidence are also made online. ..

In what has come as a big shot in the arm for the present ruling dispensation at the Centre led by PM Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court in its landmark judgment titled Manohar Lal Sharma vs Narendra Damodardas Modi & Ors in Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 225 of 2018 with W.P. (C) No. 1205/2018, W.P. (Crl) No. 297/2018 and W.P. (Crl) No. 298/2018 delivered on December..

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Information regarding the number of Central Government employees in the country is not maintained centrally in this Ministry.  As per information provided by Department of Expenditure, the total number of Central Government civilian employees, as on 01.03.2016, was 32, 21,183 Total number of Central Government civil pensio..

SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS Introduction Human Rights are inalienable in nature and are very fundamental in providing humans a dignified life. If we consider the broader picture, human rights are basically the rights which gives birth to all other rights. ..

The historical background of the Indian Companies Act of 1956 takes back over a century when the Companies Act of 1850 Modeled upon British Companies Act of 1844 was promulgated in India. Between 1850 and 1882, the act was repeatedly amended and repealed, all previous laws and remained in force until 1912, although several times amended. In 1914, 1915, 1920, 1926, 193..

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” INTRODUCTION- The year 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of the National Human Rights Commission. We are celebrating the silver jubilee of an institution, the founding stone of which was l..

It has to be stated right at the outset that in a landmark judgment titled Rajendra Pralhadrao Wasnik v State of Maharashtra in Review Petition (Criminal) Nos. 306-307 of 2013 in Criminal Appeal Nos. 145-146 of 2011 delivered on December 12, 2018 which is certainly going to be a trendsetter in the time to come, a three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Ju..

In a major setback for the Congress party, the Delhi High Court while not accepting the contention of a battery of lawyers led by eminent and senior lawyer Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi in the much publicised case titled 'The Associated Journals Ltd & Anr vs. Land And Development Office in W.P.(C) 12133/2018 & CM 47131/2018 reserved on November 22, 2018 and pro..

John Marshall has become the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America after it is established in 1789. By the time he became the Chief Justice in 1801, the Court was hardly eleven years of age and there were few decisions that could be taken as precedents and guides. Having opted for presidential form of democracy, distinct from the ..

To begin with, it has been a long and gruelling wait of 34 long years for the survivors of 1984 anti-Sikh riots to finally see one big leader Sajjan Kumar being sentenced to life term by Delhi High Court in a recent landmark judgment titled State Through CBI vs Sajjan Kumar & Ors in CRL.A. 1099/2013 reserved on 29th October 2018 and pronounced on 17th December 201..