The relationship between the law of sedition and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) goes a long way back, all the way to the inception of the IPC. History suggests that the said piece of legislation has faced a plethora of With the passage of time, the Indian administrative system has
The Supreme Court Tuesday continued its ban on registration of diesel SUVs and high-end vehicles with engine capacity of over 2000 cc in the capital until March 31, and observed that automakers will be “in trouble” if there is empirical evidence to show diesel pollutes more than petrol.A bench led
The order of Single Bench of Patna High Court which dismissed an application in a Testamentary Suit was challenged before the Division Bench by invoking Article 227 of the Constitution.While deciding the question as to whether a Division Bench of a High Court can exercise its power of superintendence under Article 227
The Indian reality of prisons is a picture of jails overflowing with undertrial prisoners, most of whom are from poor and marginalised communities. Thousands of them continue to languish in prisons despite landmark judgments by the Supreme Court and various high courts. Efforts to decongest Indian prisons and reduce the undertrial
The Delhi high court while hearing a case pronounced that “If a male member of a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), by virtue of his being the first-born eldest, can be a Karta, so can a female member. The court finds no restriction in law preventing the eldest female co-parcenor of
Final Year student student of NALSAR Law University, Pranav Agarwal, 21 year old was arrested for misbehaving with an airhostess. The student was travelling from Bengaluru to Hyderabad on an Indigo flight. The student apparently touched an air hostess inappropriately on the flight and went on to film the air
International Journal of Legal Developments and Allied Issues [IJLDAI] is delighted to announce a call for papers for its Volume 2 Issue 3 which will focus on contemporary issues of law. GUIDELINES Authors should not mention their name or any kind of identification mark in the manuscript. Any manuscript found
The Supreme Court of India, on February 2nd 2016 decided to revisit the much controversial section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. To give a brief background about the issue, in the case of Naz Foundation vs. NCT of Delhi, the Delhi High Court held that s.377 was unconstitutional
Climate degradation has taken the centre stage in the international forum. The Paris Summit or COP-21 concluded with a framework mechanism of tackling the menace of climate change and conserve the environment. The famous Paris Agreement has received worldwide appreciation. As many have applauded the agreement framed under common consonance
“Our written Constitution guarantees freedom of Speech, but it does not guarantee freedom after the speech” –Fali S. Nariman Eminent lawyer Mr. Fali S. Nariman quoted the above words, remembering the speech by a prominent retired judge of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia made in a conference. The
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