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There is a very famous quote: “Justice Delayed is Justice Denied.” Keeping this in mind, the right to speedy trial has been declared as a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. Unfortunately, this Fundamental Right to Speedy Justice has largely remained a dead letter and the Indian judiciary has remained exceptionally slow in delivering ..

It has to be said right at the outset that in a landmark judgment with far reaching consequences, the Supreme Court in its latest landmark judgment titled The State of Rajasthan v Mohan Lal & Another in Criminal Appeal No. 959 of 2018 [Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 3509 of 2016] delivered on August 1, 2018, minced no words in sending out a clear and categorical ..

I feel very much concerned to find the illogical functioning of Courts in more than one way. In brief, I draw kind attention of the Authorities to the following lapses observed in our Judicial system. 1. The no. of cases posted on each day is absurdly beyond the capacity of the individual ..

PREFACE: In the recent years there has been tremendous increase in the penetration and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in all spheres activities including commerce. New cellular technologies, web-based networks, community ICT access points in the remote parts of the world have ushered in..

Coming straight to the core issue, it has to be noted right at the outset that in a landmark judgment delivered on July 6, 2018 with far reaching consequences, the Uttarakhand High Court in Chandra Shekhar Joshi v State of Uttarakhand & others in Writ Petition (PIL) No. 71 of 2015 recently issued a slew of commendable directions for improving the functioning of Go..

Unorganized sector, the most providing yet the most tormented sector of India is a less broached subject in our legal lobbies. Comprising 395 million of the total 458 million strong workforce of India, the unorganized sector contributes to about 50% of the Indian GDP. This section, comprising farmers working in small farms to workers from local shops and small house..

The Chief Justice of India Hon’ble Justice Dipak Misra launched various applications for the benefit of the litigants and lawyers during the third week of August, 2018 at an event in the Supreme Court of India. Honorable Sh. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister of Law and Justice released brochures to increase awareness about eCourt initiatives and user manuals..

'Though it is the responsibility of the state to bring the accused to law but in such process the actual sufferer of crime cannot be permitted to stay outside the law and to watch the proceedings from hindsight. It will be travesty of justice if the victims of such heinous crime are denied right to address their grievances before the courts of law.' p style="t..

It has to be said right at the outset that in a remarkable and laudable judgment with far reaching consequences, the Delhi High Court in Harsh Mander & Anr v UOI & Ors in W.P.(C) 10498/2009 & CM Appl. 1837/2010 on August 8, 2018 decriminalised begging, striking down as 'unconstitutional” the provisions which made it an offence. How can any law on e..

The point of separation and divorce would appear to require no presentation. Separation alludes to the frequently untidy and excruciating end of a marriage. For better or for more regrettable, divorce is an exceptionally basic occasion nowadays. Most everybody has been contacted by it, either by experiencing it themselves as a life partner or a child , or knowing so..

Disclosure of compliance under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act in the Annual Reports of Private companies now made Mandatory: Ministry of Corporate Affairs amends the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. “A major step towards making the workplace safe for the women in the private sector&r..

This Act is called as the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2018. This Act of parliament has received the assent of the President on the 2nd August, 2018, and is hereby published in the Official Gazette of India on 2nd August, 2108 and it shall have a prospective effect. The Amendment introduces a new section 143A..

Government of India has amended Negotiable Instruments Act which has received asset of President of India on 2nd August 2018: In brief the amendments are as under: Interim Compensation: Section 143A: ..

  The Government of India is concerned about the prevalence of child marriages in the country and has enacted the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006. The Act authorises the States Governments to frame Rules for carrying out the provisions of the Act. As per the National Crim..

As per 2011 census, there are 43.53 lakh main workers in the age group of 5-14 years in various occupation and process including domestic work in the country. As per Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government is following a multi-pronged trategy for elimination of child labour. It comprises of statutory and legislative mea..