While in India we still struggle with legislations like Section 377 of the IPC, the United States Supreme Court writes history with a ruling that has decided many wide spread ugly legal battles around the country once and for all. Read More …
Case Brief: Kalyan Singh Chouhan v C.P. Joshi
FACTS: A notification under Section 30 of the Representation of People Act, 1951 was issued by Election Commission for holding elections to constitute 13th Legislative Assembly for the State of Rajasthan including the election scheduled for Nathdwara Legislative Assembly No. Read More …
Bombay HC allowed four weeks' time to Maharashtra govt. for replying to petitions challenging beef ban
The High Court of Bombay has given time of four weeks to the Maharashtra govt. so as to submit its reply to the petitions opposing provisions of the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act, which proscribes transportation, possession and consumption of meat Read More …
Landmark Judgment: Dale and Carrington Invt. (P) Ltd. v. P.K. Prathapan and Ors.
FACTS A company by the name of Dale and Carrington Investments Private Limited was incorporated for the hotel business. Ramanujam (appellant) was shown as the promoter of the company and was to get a salary for looking after the business. Read More …
A.V.M. SALES CORPORATION VS. ANURADHA CHEMICALS PVT. LTD
Two parties entered into an Agreement at Calcutta for supply of chemicals manufactured by the Respondent to the Petitioner. In continuation of the aforesaid Agreement, the parties arrived at a Mutual Understanding whereby the Respondent would adjust the advance lying Read More …
Mohd. Arif & Others vs. Registrar, Supreme Court of India & Others
This judgment, delivered by the two learned judges of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, R.F Nariman J. and Chelameswar J. is mainly a landmark because of the procedural obligations it has placed over the judiciary and the government of India regarding Read More …
Dashrath Rupsingh Rathore v. State of Maharashtra
ISSUE Territorial jurisdiction of courts in case of a case as per Section 138, Negotiable Instruments Act (hereafter, the Act) CASES REFERRED Bhaskaran v. SankaranVidhyanBalan [(1999) 7 SCC 510] Held: the offence under Section 138 of the Act can Read More …
Shatrughan Chauhan and Ors. v. Union of India: Judgment by Justice P. Sathasivam
2014 was a year when the executions of Ajmal Kasab and Afsal Guru had brought back the issue of death penalty into limelight, showing the people that the people who do wrong to us will be hanged to death by Read More …
UP Journalist Death Case: Murder or Suicide?
Jagendra Singh, the UP journalist whose murder case has been all over the media for past couple of days, is now suspected to have committed suicide by immolating himself. This progress came when the statement of Singh’s son, Ragvendra Singh, Read More …
Capacity Building Workshop on Ecology, Society and Development in North East India: Concepts and Methods: 21-24 September 2015
The Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE) and Department of Economics, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh are jointly organising a capacity building workshop on issues and methods of research in the areas of Ecology, Society and Development of Northeast India. Read More …