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Rajasthan High Court calls for action against magistrate who issued arrest warrants while HC’s anticipatory bail order was in existence

In a strict and swift action, the Rajasthan High Court just recently in a latest judgment titled Nanuram Sahni and Vinod Kumar vs. State of Rajasthan through PP in S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous... Read more »

The Epidemic Disease Act: How a 19th century Act became crucial in 21st century

COVID-19, or popularly referred to as Coronavirus, has been a global pandemic affecting nearly 3 million people and killing over 2,00,000 people. In over 100 years , the world has not seen... Read more »

Calcutta HC orders minimum 20% reduction in private school fees

The two-judge Bench of Calcutta High Court observed clearly, categorically and convincingly, ‘From the month beginning April 2020 till the month following the one in which the schools reopen in the physical... Read more »

Judicial ethics: An Indian perspective

The Preamble of the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct, 2002, states that the principles are intended to establish standards for ethical conduct of judges. They are designed to provide guidance to judges... Read more »

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT

INTRODUCTION As per WHO (World Health Organisation) a child is defined as – “a child is a person 19 years or younger unless national law defines a person to be an adult... Read more »

Analysing copyright issues associated with memes in India

The trend of meme has become so ubiquitous that without meme, social media serves no fun to its audience and users. In India, meme holds immense power in shaping ideas and influencing... Read more »

SC explains when power to transfer petitions U/s 21A Hindu Marriage Act can be invoked

In a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Shruti Kaushal Bisht vs. Kaushal R Bisht [Transfer Petition (Civil) No. 1264 of 2019] delivered on November 6, 2020, Justice V Ramasubramanian of the... Read more »

Conversations, certitude and disagreements

I have written 26 pieces thus far under this column, which is slightly over the halfway mark for the number of pieces I have committed to. Now is a good time to... Read more »

Analysing the evidentiary value of confession under the NDPS Act 1985

Section 67 of the NDPS Act says that any officer empowered under the Act can call any person or record the person’s statement and that shall be admissible as evidence in the court.... Read more »

A study on contempt of court

In India, the idea of Contempt of Court is characterised in Section 2(a) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 which has comprehensively portrayed it as common hatred or criminal scorn. There... Read more »
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