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.style1 { margin-left: 0px; } Let me start shaking my pen by first and foremost pointing out that the Delhi High Court on March 23, 2018 in WP (C) No. 750/2018, Kailash Gahlot & Ors v Election Commission of India & Ors in which 20 AAP MLAs had filed a writ petition challenging the disqualification rev..

It has to be stated at the very outset that the Supreme Court has rendered a landmark judgment in the case of Shakti Vahini v Union of India and others on March 27, 2018 whereby it held that the right of adult individuals to choose their life partners was above class honour and that it was illegal for khap panchayats to summon and punish couples for this! The Apex Co..

It must be stated at the very outset that seven months after declaring the centuries-old practice of instant triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat in which Muslim men divorced their wives by uttering talaq three times in quick succession, the Supreme Court on March 26, 2018 decided to also examine the constitutional validity of much despised and anti-women reprehensible prac..

If you are a law student or passed out LLB course, you must know about All India Bar Examination (AIBE). As an advocate, I also appeared in AIBE XI and passed out this exam. It is an open book exam, but the term 'exam' is enough to create stress in your mind. Most of candidates do not have clear idea about 'open book exam', also sometimes some seniors ..

In alandmark movethat will further push the battle forushering in more transparency in ourelectoral system that is plagued by secrecy andcorruption, the SupremeCourt hastaken the great andlaudable initiativeof ruling explicitly in arecentcase titled Lok Prahari through its General Secretary SN Shukla v Union ofIndia andothers on February 16, 2018 that not just candida..

Coming straight to the nub of the matter, let me begin at the very beginning by first and foremost pointing out that just recently none other than the Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat has himself candidly admitted that the discussion to lower the minimum age of MLAs and MPs now must begin. Rawat also rightly pointed out how there' s a dichotomy between 18-year..

Did you know that a hotel or a restaurant can charge you over the MRP for a bottle of water? Do you know what strategy to use if your company is in of violation of the Legal Metrology Act? p style="tex..

In May, 2017, the Government of Andhra Pradesh requested to extend the operation of provisions of Section 108 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 for two more years i.e. up to 01.06.2019. In a meeting convened by the Ministry of Home Affairs with the officers of both the State Governments on 13.09.2017, the representativ..

The Government has issued Notification the same day wherein gratuity limit has been increased   from Rs.10 lakhs to Rs.20 lakhs under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The Government has also issued another Notification on the same day wherein it has also increased the maximum period of maternity leave in case of fem..

A total number of 299 cases have been ordered by the Supreme Court for investigation by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during the last three years i.e. 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 (upto 28.2.2018). The details of same is as under: table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspa..

Cadre-wise data of complaints received and action taken against bureaucrats is not maintained centrally in the DoPT. However, as per information received from the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), the complaints received in CVC are examined and the complaints which contain verifiable facts are sent for investigation and report to Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) / Ce..

One Nation, One Election Introduction: Elections are considered to be the bedrock of a democracy where voters decide the fate of a nation. They make a fundamental contribution to the democratic governance of the nation. Elections in India have gone through..

It is most heartening to learn that the Centre is very serious on reducing the pendency of cases in all high courts. It is also most heartening to learn that the government will shortly install 'Justice Clocks', which is an electronic LED display message board, at each of the 24 high courts to show daily disposal of cases and pendency besides ranking each of these co..

Let me begin at the very beginning by registering my immense satisfaction to note that now finally while insulating the government servants from the indiscriminate and gross abuse of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Supreme Court finally on March 20 decided to step on the gas and take the bold decision in the landmark c..

Do you know what a cartel means? Can you figure out an effective way to reduce risks of being affected by a cartel? Can all your vendors enter into an agreement to exclusively sell your rival company's products? What can you do about it? Can you advice an offshore c..