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Hathras Stampede

Hathras Stampede: Police Files FIR against Organizers

The Uttar Pradesh Police filed a First Information Report (FIR) on Wednesday against the organizers of a religious congregation in Hathras, where a stampede resulted in the deaths of 121 people. ‘Mukhya... Read more »
Disproportionate Assets Case

Disproportionate Assets Case: Police Files FIR against Ex-Corporator & Family

An FIR has been lodged against a former corporator and four members of his family in Thane district, Maharashtra, over allegations of possessing assets worth Rs 2.14 crore disproportionate to their known... Read more »

The colonial origins and constitutionality of ‘sedition’

In Bharat, a provision relating to sedition was first included as Section 113 of the Draft Penal Code of 1837 prepared by the First Pre-Independence Law Commission under the Chairmanship of Thomas... Read more »

CONSENT OF FAMILY, COMMUNITY OR CLAN NOT NECESSARY ONCE TWO ADULT INDIVIDUALS AGREE TO ENTER INTO WEDLOCK: SC

In a latest, landmark, laudable and learned judgment titled Laxmibai Chandaragi B & Anr. vs. State of Karnataka & Ors. in Writ Petition [Criminal] No. 359/2020 delivered just recently on February 8,... Read more »

DEVELOPMENT, NATURE AND DHARMA

A few days ago, Uttarakhand witnessed yet another flood and I am not sure I want to call it a “natural disaster” which could give the impression that it wasn’t caused by... Read more »

Recommendations of State Human Right Commission are legally enforceable, binding on government/authorities: Madras High Court

In a well-written, well-worded, well-analysed, well-reasoned, well-substantiated, well-articulated and well-concluded 517-page judgment titled Abdul Sathar vs The Principal Secretary to Government and 5 others in W.P. No. 41791 of 2006 delivered as... Read more »

INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AI IN INDIA’S HEALTHCARE, LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND CHALLENGES

Though India is using artificial intelligence in its major healthcare segments, i.e., hospitals, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, medical equipment and supplies, medical insurance, telemedicine, etc, it still has a vast untapped potential for AI... Read more »

Circumstantial evidence: A Herculean task for prosecution

All the circumstances pressed by prosecution must be fully established and all the facts so established must be congruent and consistent with the hypothesis regarding guilt of the accused. These circumstances should... Read more »

Legislative coups & intricacies of anti-defection law

The Tenth Schedule was inserted in the Constitution in 1985 to disqualify those defectors who used to change parties to topple the government. When this practice became too frequent, Parliament passed anti-defection... Read more »

Identity politics, elections and the Representation of the People Act, 1951

In 2017, a seven-Judge Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Abhiram Singh vs C.D. Commachen (Dead) By Lrs.& Ors delivered a judgement on Section 123(3) of the Representation of... Read more »
Judge Recommends Sending Terror Case Against Engineer Rashid To MP/MLA Court Bombay HC Imposes Rs.25,000 Cost On Nashik Prison Jailor Kerala HC Orders Probe Into Minister Cherian’s Remarks “State Can’t Apply Different Standards for Accused”: SC Delhi Court Rejects Lakshay Vij’s Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case