Amarchand Mangaldas Suresh A Shroff, the most reputed and largest law firm in India is finally split up after the decree passed by Bombay High Court after a long third party mediation of six months. High Court explicated as partition being the most effective method of the dispute between the
In the instant case related to dissolution of marriage, the Division Bench of Vikramjit Sen and A.M Sapre, JJ., observed that a spouse abusing the other using derogatory terms; calling the police on flimsy grounds and refusing to allow close relatives to visit and reside in the matrimonial home, all
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed criminal defamation proceedings pending against Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi magisterial court. A bench led by Justice Dipak Misra also dispensed with the personal appearance of the Congress leader before the trial court where Rahul was supposed to appear on the given date. The bench tagged
A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice T.S. Thakur, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R. Bhanumathi has reportedly held that there is no scope for a public official convicted of corruption to reform. His punishment under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 should hence reflect the public’s repugnance for his crime. “The
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed proceedings in trial courts in two criminal defamation cases against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and decided to hear them along with the pleas in which the constitutional validity of the penal provisions have been challenged. The apex court did not accept the plea that prosecution
The recent controversy of Sushma Swaraj, who heads the Ministry of External Affairs, allegedly helping Mr. Lalit Modi, who has been accused of financial impropriety and has been staying in London since 2010, has garnered quite some attention. The controversy is that the Union Minister has been allegedly helping Mr.
With the passage of time, it has now been acknowledged that the ‘Right to Life’ guaranteed by Article 21 of our Constitution is the grandest and the most spacious of all the Fundamental Rights, which states that “no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according
The pro-technology government seems keen to introduce genetically modified (GM) crops in India and holding closed-door meetings with the affiliated groups like the Swadeshi Jagran Manch and the Bhartiya Kisan Sangh to end their opposition to the crops (Jyotika, 2015). It is noteworthy that three hybrids of Bt cotton were
The potential increase in the grant of product patent shall give considerable rise to the increase in the pharmaceutical patent. In order to be in parallel lines with the agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), the amendments incorporated to the Indian Patent Act, 2005 gives the
‘Gender’ is a term that is often used to refer to ways in which people act, interact, or feel about themselves, which are associated with boys/men and girls/women. The Indian Constitution, under Articles 14, 15, 16, 19 and 21, has stated not to discriminate between people and to treat everyone
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