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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 »

Supreme Court issues guidelines on payment of maintenance in matrimonial matters

In a significant and praiseworthy judgment titled Rajnesh vs Neha in Criminal Appeal No. 730 of 2020 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 9503 of 2018 delivered as recently as on November... Read more »

National e-Governance Division and NLIU Bhopal launch Online PG Diploma in Cyber Law, Cybercrime Investigations and Digital Forensics virtually

National e-Governance Division (NeGD) in partnership with National Law Institute University, Bhopal, launched an Online PG Diploma programme on ‘Cyber Law, Crime Investigation & Digital Forensics’ on 9th November 2020, at 2:00 PM.... Read more »

Fair investigation: The backbone of criminal justice system

The term “investigation” means collection of evidence, Fair investigation is admittedly a human right ,which has been declared at several occasions by the Hon’ble supreme court that it falls within the ambit... Read more »

Examining Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020

Recently, the Central government has proposed a new bill that seeks to promote green power and takes a step further in pushing ease-of-doing business and enhancing the sustainability of the power sector.... Read more »

Religion, race and colonialism

The period between the 15th and 19th centuries has been credited with the birth of ‘modernity’ and several ‘modern’ concepts and ideas which not only Europe but the entire world, including postcolonial... Read more »

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act 2010: A case of over-regulation or need of hour?

Since its notification on 29 September 2020, the Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment Act (“FCRA Amendment”) has been in the news for many reasons. Before we look at the amendments carried out in... Read more »
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