others

The Andhra Pradesh state government is preparing to bring 'Bhudhar' to sort people's landlords on the lines of Aadhaar. Each person must give the Bhudhaar number for each asset as the number is Aadhaar number. Bhudhaar is the 11 digit unique number, there is no more passbook, adangal and pahani. Bhudhar number is given for revenue, registrations, municipal..

During 1986 the then Chief Justice P.N. Bhagwati introduced public interest litigation (PIL) to the Indian judicial system. It is known in western jurisprudence as ‘salus populi est suprema lex' means ‘regard for public welfare is the highest law' that forms the bedrock of civil law. Its innovative thought was to give marginalised citizens access to justic..

To begin with, in a latest landmark judgment titled Yashwant Etc v The State of Maharashtra Criminal Appeal No(s). 385-386 of 2008 With Criminal Appeal No(s). 299 of 2008, Criminal Appeal No(s). 387-388 of 2008, Criminal Appeal No(s). 182-187 of 2009 decided by a Bench of Apex Court comprising of Justice NV Ramana and Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar on September 4, 201..

Before we proceed towards understanding the facts and law involved in the said case, it is expedient for us to understand what is “Predatory Pricing.” Predatory pricing (also known as undercutting) is a risky, and dubious pricing strategy where a product or service is set at a very low price, intending ..

In Union Budget 2018, Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley proposed the reintroduction of LTCG (Long Term Capital Gains) Tax on equity-oriented mutual fund schemes. The imposition of 10% LTCG (long-term capital gains) tax on equity-oriented mutual funds seems to have changed the face of the Indian investment industry. Soon after the ..

The President of India has appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India. He will assume the office of Chief Justice on 3rd October, 2018 after the retirement of the current Chief Justice, Justice Dipak Misra. Born on 18th November, 1954, Justice Gogoi was enrolled as an advocate in 1978. He practised in the..

  The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of Bill in Parliament for amendment of NID Act, 2014 to include the four new National Institutes of Design (NID) viz. National Institute of Design, Amaravati/Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh; National Institute of Design, Bho..

Synopsis: The paper talks about live-in relationships in India. The paper with the help of case laws talking about section 125 of CrPC and the Domestic Violence Act (2005) will show how live in relationships are legal in India. The custom of people living together without marriage has been practically speaking for millenniums. Since old occa..

Mirchpur Dalit Killings: 'Atrocities Against SCs By Dominant Castes Continue Despite 71 Years Of Independence: Delhi HC Convicts 20 Coming straight to the nub of the matter, it has to be said right at the outset that in a landmark judgment with far reaching consequences, the Delhi High Court on A..

One of the important components of eCourts Mission Mode Project Phase-II (2015-19) is establishment of Wide Area Network (WAN) connecting all District and Subordinate court complexes, spread across the country. The eCourts project has made significant progress under the guidance of e-Committee of Supreme Court of India in computerizing 16,089 district and subordinat..

India made history on the 6th of September, 2018 by becoming only the 22nd nation in the world to decriminalize homosexuality. This decision by the honorable 5 judge bench of the Supreme Court comes across as the biggest win for sexual minorities in India in its 72th year after Independence. This outdated law had outlived its utility and the Supreme Court proved it&rs..

Coming straight to the nub of the matter, in a landmark judgment with far reaching consequences, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in Bir Singh v Delhi Jal Board & Ors in Civil Appeal No. 1085 of 2013 decided on August 30, 2018 has held that Pan India Reservation Rule in force in National Capital Territory of Delhi is in accord with the constitutional sc..

Introduction This article aims to provide an original contribution to the Indian data privacy laws by scrutinizing the current legislation affording Indians data privacy protection and different recommendations as laid down by the Justice Srikrishna Commission in various Sections of the draft Personal Data Protect..

It has to be stated before anything else that in a landmark judgment which is being considered as a huge blow to the AAP Government in Delhi, the Delhi High Court in its landmark judgment titled Federation of Okhla Industrial Association (Regd) v Lt Governor of Delhi and anr in W.P.(C) 8125/2016 & CM No. 3362/2016 reserved on 22 May and delivered finally on 4 Augu..

Let me begin at the very beginning by first and foremost pointing out that in a landmark judgment with far reaching consequences while deciding a bail application in a drug trafficking case titled Ankush Kumar @ Sonu vs State of Punjab CRM-M-30643 of 2018 (O&M) decided on 9 August 2018, Justice Rajbir Sehrawat of Punjab and Haryana High Court took the unprecede..