Man-made laws, unlike Divine laws, aren’t timeless diktats. Essentially time-bound and space-bound, it is required of them to keep pace with the time and context they are set in. It’s a sign of a healthy, intellectually-driven society that legislation be reviewed and counter-reviewed time and again so as to keep
The foreign visits made by the head of a government are of great significance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the first year in office has made many such visits. Starting from his first visit to Bhutan to his recent visit to Bangladesh, Modi has so far represented the country in
The promise of full-statehood for Delhi has been on the manifesto of the political parties for a much long time. Delhi was referred to as the Union Territory of Delhi by the Constitution prior to the insertion of Art. 239AA. But due to the questions of administration in the national
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
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