Legally Speaking

IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN OF MARRIAGE: AN OVERVIEW

30 Aug 2021 06:00 AM IST

In Hindu law marriage is considered as a sacrament but we also believe that it has a place in heaven .This leaves one with the question: does the nature of the sacrament make it permanent or unresolved, or do we have the choice to give up? The only requirement for

SECTION 167 (2) CRPC: DEFAULT BAIL NOT AVAILABLE FOR NOT FILING SUPPLEMENTARY CHARGESHEET, SAYS KARNATAKA HC

30 Aug 2021 05:59 AM IST

It is good to see that the Karnataka High Court has in a learned, laudable, latest and landmark judgment titled Santosh S/o Hari Kadam vs The State of Karnataka in Criminal Petition No. 101403 of 2021 that was delivered on August 3, 2021 has observed that the supplementary charge sheet

Digital education divide in India: The detrimental effect of Covid-19 in exacerbating existing economic disparity

28 Aug 2021 05:44 AM IST

The deleterious effect of Covid-19 on Education in India has caused a major setback to the fundamental right of Right to Education, in the backdrop of the pandemic. With a Nation-wide lockdown being announced around last week of March, 2020, Schools and Universities were all closed and shut down with

Dilemma of interest-free loans as financial debt under IBC

28 Aug 2021 05:41 AM IST

INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court (SC) in the recent case of Orator Marketing Pvt. Ltd. vs. SamtexDesinz Pvt. Ltd had to decide whethera lender who has advanced interest-free loans to a corporate body can fall under the definition of financial creditor (‘FC’) and thereby whether such a lender can initiate the

Significance of increasing representation of women judges in higher judiciary

27 Aug 2021 06:10 AM IST

On August 19, 2021, The Daily Guardian had reported that the collegium of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, which comprises the incumbent Chief Justice of India (‘CJI’) and four senior-most Judges of the Supreme Court, had issued a resolution (dated August 17, 2021) recommending the elevation of nine individuals

The taxation fiasco that cost India a fortune

26 Aug 2021 03:25 AM IST

Let’s pretend you completed your education a few years ago with a 24 percent grade. You’ve been at your work for ten years and are making a good living. One day, you get an email from your university informing you that your graduation passing grades have been altered to 65%. You will

Revamping commercial wisdom: Can be an ace for financial creditors?

26 Aug 2021 03:23 AM IST

The Preamble of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (Code) contemplates to consolidate and govern insolvency laws in a time-bound manner with a view to maximise the value of assets and balance the interest of all stakeholders. Section 30(4) of the Code empowers the Committee of Creditors (CoC) consisting of financial

Changing psychology of consumers vis-à-vis consumer rights in India

25 Aug 2021 10:00 AM IST

After passing of consumer protection act 2019 in India the plight of consumers has considerably reduced to an extent but there are certain problems associated with the consumers today also when it comes to fairness and equity in the consumer market sellers often rob or fool consumers and make good

ANALYSING THE INDIAN POSITION ON SEDITION

24 Aug 2021 04:52 AM IST

It is sometimes claimed in popular discourse that the Constituent Assembly was dead set against the inclusion of sedition as a restriction on free speech and expression, and therefore, it is argued that the presence of Section 124A of the IPC penalising sedition is an insult to the intent of

MAGISTRATE SHOULD NOT MAKE PROCLAMATION AS ABSCONDER IN A ROUTINE MANNER AS ISSUE RELATES TO PERSONAL LIBERTY: ALLAHABAD HC ON SEC 82 OF CRPC

24 Aug 2021 04:50 AM IST

While setting the record straight, the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court in a learned, latest and laudable judgment titled Kunwar Mahendra Pratap Singh @ Chandan Singh vs State of UP & Ors in Case No. 2261 of 2021 U/s 482/378/407 that was delivered just recently on August 18, 2021

Private military companies: Empowerment of state or privates?

23 Aug 2021 02:09 AM IST

“We are living in the decade, where we have seen in a recent scenario that a well equipped national army and air force of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan also surrendered in the petty efforts to the quasi-private military organisation ”. Private Military Companies (PMC) provide security and military services

Honey trap case: Delhi High Court denies anticipatory bail to woman who ‘threatened’ man with false rape charges

23 Aug 2021 02:06 AM IST

We see day in and day out endless debates, discussions and deliberations in various news channels, news portals and so also in other sources of media on how women suffers immeasurably at the hands of men and strident chorus of voices demanding the most strictest punishment for such men who