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Could a judicial order violate your Fundamental Rights?

The Supreme Court declared on 10 April 2002, in its five-judge decision in the Rupa Ashok Hurra case that “it is a settled position in law that no judicial order passed by... Read more »

The fad of ‘will’ amid Covid-19 outbreak

The importance of making a ‘will’ has yet again been seen to proliferate during these challenging times of a pandemic. A sudden billowing in making and execution of will has been seen... Read more »

A dead person’s rights: Understanding the rights that transcend the living realm amidst Covid-19 pandemic

Oftentimes judiciary and Indian legal system have fortified the rights which are associated with dead person from dignity of the dead person to decent burial. But due to this ongoing unprecedented pandemic... Read more »

Decoding Sec 87 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

The moment a challenge to any arbitral award is filed under Section 34 or Section 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, that would be parsed into a disputed debt under... Read more »

Sushant case: Analysing the FIR registered in Patna

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput died under alleged mysterious circumstances in Mumbai. Investigation under Section 174 CrPC was commenced by Mumbai Police and while the investigation was pending, father of the deceased, a... Read more »

Trade secrets: Contractual obligation or intellectual property

“No one can doubt, that the convention for the distinction of property, and for the stability of possession, is of all circumstances the most necessary to the establishment of human society, and... Read more »

Constitutional morality, public morality and moral diversity

The pith and marrow of this discussion is that constitutional morality may be invoked on the basis of the provisions of the Constitution to question the conduct of the State and to... Read more »

Haryana govt refrains from making Hindi compulsory in subordinate courts

Industry had expressed surprise at the Bill passed by the state Assembly which mandated subordinate courts to function only in Hindi language. The exclusion of English will create practical hurdles for industries... Read more »

How are air crash victims and kins compensated?

This article categorically answers the questions and provides an overview of the international treaties applicable in the event of an international air accident and the necessary compensation. Read more »

Decoding daughter’s coparcenary rights

As per the Supreme Court judgement, a Hindu daughter is no longer a ‘paraya-dhan’. Read more »