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A study on contempt of court

A study on contempt of court

11 Nov 2020 10:50 AM IST

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 are two Articles in the Constitution which talk about the Contempt of Court and these are Article 129
Supreme Court issues guidelines on payment of maintenance in matrimonial matters

Supreme Court issues guidelines on payment of maintenance in matrimonial matters

10 Nov 2020 04:49 AM IST

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 4, 2020, a two Judge Bench of Supreme Court comprising of Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice R Subhash
National e-Governance Division and NLIU Bhopal launch Online PG Diploma in Cyber Law, Cybercrime Investigations and Digital Forensics virtually

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

10 Nov 2020 04:48 AM IST

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. This initiative will offer a nine-month Online PG Diploma Course in Cyber Law, Crime Investigation & Digital Forensics
Fair investigation: The backbone of criminal justice system

Fair investigation: The backbone of criminal justice system

09 Nov 2020 07:48 AM IST

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 of article 21 of the constitution of India, the time when the crime is committed and until it
Examining Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020

Examining Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020

07 Nov 2020 09:18 AM IST

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. In addition to that, this amendment bill will change various provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003 and further
Religion, race and colonialism

Religion, race and colonialism

06 Nov 2020 04:25 AM IST

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 societies, take for granted today and proudly base their discourse on.
Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act 2010: A case of over-regulation or need of hour?

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

05 Nov 2020 05:44 AM IST

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 2020, it would be appropriate to have a look at the historical context of this law which has
State needs to be more tolerant while invoking laws pertaining to sedition & religious disaffection: Punjab and Haryana High Court

State needs to be more tolerant while invoking laws pertaining to sedition & religious disaffection: Punjab and Haryana High Court

04 Nov 2020 05:43 AM IST

In a well-worded, well-analysed, well-reasoned and well articulated judgment titled Jasbir Singh @ Jasvir Singh v. State of Punjab [Crl. Misc. No. M-19376 of 2020] delivered just recently on October 30, 2020, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has minced no words to convey unequivocally that State needs to be
India will spend Rs 37 trillion a year to accommodate population by 2030: Report

India will spend Rs 37 trillion a year to accommodate population by 2030: Report

04 Nov 2020 05:41 AM IST

New economic data in the report ‘A Blueprint for Modern Infrastructure Delivery’, authored by international construction and consultancy company, Mace, finds that by 2030 India will be spending $500 billion (over Rs 37 trillion) a year to accommodate its rapidly expanding population. Other large countries will also incur equally large
Law of sedition: All dissents are not disaffection, all disaffections are not always dissents

Law of sedition: All dissents are not disaffection, all disaffections are not always dissents

03 Nov 2020 05:24 AM IST

There is very thin line between freedom of speech and law of sedition, as has been the case with the term disaffection and disillusionment. Power of criticising is a democratic right but when criticism endangers sovereignty, it is sedition indeed.
15 years of Right to Information

15 years of Right to Information

02 Nov 2020 05:44 AM IST

Fifteen years back on 12th October, 2005 the Right to Information (RTI) Act became operational. It was the auspicious day of Vijayadashmi and appeared to herald a new revolution in Indian democracy. Citizens who had been advocating for this law saw an opportunity of converting India’s defective elective democracy into
Covid-19 and commercial leases: Exploring the unexplored route for invoking force majeure

Covid-19 and commercial leases: Exploring the unexplored route for invoking force majeure

31 Oct 2020 06:04 AM IST

The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly raised many complex questions of law in relation to the rights and obligations of parties when faced with substantial variation in circumstances in the context of which their commercial contracts were negotiated. This is particularly true for agreements relating to commercial leases as commercial properties
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