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Blessed are the advocates

Blessed are the advocates ! They have voluntarily chosen to be ‘the voice of voiceless’. They are shouldered with the sacred duty of assuaging societal rifts between persons and persons, persons and... Read more »

Constitutionalism and democracy: A critical analysis

INTRODUCTION The term ‘constitutionalism’ (or maybe rather: modern constitutionalism) refers to a specific way of thinking and theorizing about the constitution. Modern constitutionalism, as Walker puts it, ‘came first and foremost to... Read more »

Behaviour which when considered in the context of the hearing of a petition for divorce indicates that the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected... Read more »

Unraveling newly-introduced ‘The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022’: The constitutional lens/critical analysis

T he Ministry of Home Affairs tabled ‘The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022’ in the Lok Sabha on Monday the 28th of March 2022. The bill, which intends to make the investigation... Read more »

A deeper look at history of death penalty: An analysis

INTRODUCTION The death penalty is a government sanctioned form of criminal punishment, where a person is put to death by the state. Crimes that are punishable by the death penalty are called... Read more »

Cruelty is ground for divorce under Hindu law

Behaviour which when considered in the context of the hearing of a petition for divorce indicates that the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected... Read more »

Divorced Muslim woman can claim maintenance from husband under Section 125 CrPC, as long as she didn’t remarry: Allahabad HC

While very firmly reiterating the law laid down in the case of Shabana Bano vs Imran Khan, the Allahabad High Court in a recent, remarkable, robust and rational judgment titled Razia vs... Read more »

Exit of Imran Khan once again shows real power is with the Pakistan Army

The exit of Imran Khan from the premiership in Pakistan has once again shown the power of the army in the country. Even as the drama unfolding in Islamabad which looked like... Read more »

RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN MARRIAGE: AN ANALYSIS

In a clear, cogent, commendable, composed and convincing judgment titled Neha vs Vibhor Garg in CR No. 1616 of 2020 and CR No. 2538 of 2020 (O&M) that was delivered finally on... Read more »

THERE IS A NEED TO END JUDICIAL FEUDALISM IN INDIA

A few days ago, while speaking at a National Conference on Mediation and Information Technology, organized by the High Court of Gujarat, senior Supreme Court judge Justice Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud said... Read more »