International Journal of Socio-Legal Research (ISSN-2393-8250) invites Articles, Short Notes, Book Reviews Case Commentaries and other such works for Volume 1, Issue 4 (May- August 2015). Academicians, Practitioners, researchers, students and others interested in the field may send original, unpublished papers Read More …
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Case Brief: Mahesh v. State of Delhi 15 April 2010
Deciding Authority: Supreme Court of India Name of the Judges: Justice Harjit Singh Bedi, Justice J.M. Panchal Date of Judgment: 15 April 2010 Facts of the Case: Three persons Mahavir, Jalvir, Mahesh were brought to trial for offences punishable under Read More …
Call for Papers: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA AND PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL CHANGE: 11-12 December 2015
Azim Premji University, Bengaluru and the University of Chicago will organize an International Conference to assess the efficacy of the Supreme Court of India in furthering the interests of the relatively disadvantaged on December 11 and 12, 2015 at the Read More …
Conference: 6TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CESI: 14-16 Decemeber 2015
The 6th Annual International Conference of the Comparative Education Society of India (CESI) is being held at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru on 14-16 December 2015. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Education: Domination, Emancipation and Dignity’ and is about Read More …
Watching porn in private is a right to personal liberty: SC
In the current era of Fifty Shades of Grey, personal liberty just got smeared in a shade of ‘blue’. However, there will be no restriction, at least for now, on watching pornographic content within the four walls in India. Moral Read More …
Case Brief: Jagpal Singh & Ors. v State of Punjab & Ors.
FACTS: The Gram Panchayat, Rohar Jagir filed an application under Section 7 of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 to evict the appellants herein who had unauthorizedly occupied the aforesaid land. An application was consequently moved before the Read More …
Are Political Parties under the ambit of Right To Information
The right to information was brought about in course under the Right to Information Act, 2015. Since its emergence, it has always been in wide controversy as to what can primarily be under its ambit and what should be restricted from declaration Read More …
Vyapam Scam Case
The Vyapam Scam The Education Industry is one of the growing hubs of minting money in the current era. Not only parents want their children to get good education, but also want them placed in the best colleges. The Read More …
Case Brief: Ravi v Badrinarayan & Ors.
FACTS: Ravi, then aged 8 years, met a motor road accident when rear side of truck, driven by Respondent No. 1 – Badrinarayan, owned by Respondent No. 2 – Prahlad Singh and insured with Respondent No. 3 – M/s. National Read More …
Tamil Nadu v Suhas Katti (2004): Case related to the posting of obscene messages on the Internet
The case of Tamil Nadu v Suhas Katti is worth mentioning for the fact that the conviction was successfully achieved within a relatively quick time of 7 months from the filing of the FIR. Considering that similar cases have been Read More …