Legally Speaking Desk

Punjab & Haryana HC sets aside moratorium imposed by Bar Council of India

The court has set aside the three-year moratorium imposed by the Bar Council of India on opening of new colleges…

4 years ago

The curious case of artificial insemination and legitimacy provisions

The issue of foremost importance is up to what extent the test of legitimacy as laid down in Section 112…

4 years ago

Section 357A(4) of CrPC is a substantive provision; victims entitled to compensation even for crimes that occurred prior to its enactment: Kerala High Court

In a latest, landmark, learned and laudable judgment titled District Collector Alappuzha v. District Legal Service Authority, Alappuzha and others…

4 years ago

A civilisational approach to blasphemy

In the last piece, I had discussed in brief the nature of Section 295A of the IPC, also known as…

4 years ago

No legality attached to fatwa, it’s not binding: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court has made it abundantly clear that there cannot be any legality or validity attached to a fatwa…

4 years ago

Re-examining the evidentiary threshold standards vis-à-vis departmental, criminal proceedings

The primary consideration that one must keep in mind while analysing departmental and criminal proceedings, which are investigating the accused…

4 years ago

State needs to fix responsibility: Bombay High Court

It is really great, good and genuine that the Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court in Arun and Shailendra vs…

4 years ago

Desist from undertaking two-finger test, avoid disclosing rape survivors’ identity: J&K HC to trial court

In a well-written, well-articulated, well-analysed and well-reasoned judgment titled State of J & K V/s Md. Imran Khan in SLA…

4 years ago

Law of inheritance: Property of male person dying intestate under personal laws

India is known for its archaic and ethnic diversity along with the ingredient of personal laws serving as a cherry…

4 years ago

An inglorious quota: NRIs and the islands of exclusion

If National Law Universities are to be considered islands of excellence, NRI quota is like providing sailing ship to the…

4 years ago