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Voluntary Euthanasia and Non Voluntary Euthanasia
The Supreme Court of India’s landmark judgment in Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v. Union of India (2011) offers a comprehens...
Legislature Cannot Ignore Supreme Court Verdicts - A Constitutional Imperative
The Madras Bar Association judgment is a clarion call for the Legislature to respect Supreme Court verdicts and uphold c...
Even for a cognizable offense, an arrest is not mandatory : Understanding Satender Antil's case
Supreme Court simplified and redefined law of arrest and bail for Judicial Officers, Advocates and Police Officers in Sa...
Confessional FIR : All You Need to Know
One who is guilty of sin must be punished, but, sometimes a person admits or confesses his guilt to purge his soul from ...
Which out of the conflicting judgments of co-equal Benches is binding ?
Where the later decision of the Supreme Court, even though by smaller Bench, has analysed and explained the observations...
Is the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 abhorrent to the provisions of Indian Constitution?
Now, if we closely scrutinise the said Order, 2019, it will transpire to us that the Order, 2019 has been made with the ...
Volunteering Information
An affidavit assumes the character of an affidavit after its attestation by the Oath Commissioner or Notary Public. As a...
Falsus in uno and falsus in omnibus with regard to grounds of ejectment under the Rent Acts and Under the Law of Evidence Act
Thus an attempt has to be made in terms of felicitous metaphor, separate grain from chaff, truth from falsehood. Where i...
Necessity of Use of Modern Techniques In Investigation and The Parametres Laid In Law- A Brief Note
c) Mobile Forensic Vans: At least, all District Headquarters should be provided with mobile forensic vans which should a...
Witness Protection
The Honble Supreme Court of India also held in State of Gujarat v. Anirudh Singh that: "It is the salutary duty of every...
Title National Commission For Women : Its Role & Responsibility
The National Commission for Women Act, 1990 constituted the National Commission for Women as a statutory body. The first...
Documents - Proof, Admissibility and Exhibition
Criminal cases are decided mainly on the basis of oral testimony of the witnesses who have witnessed the occurrence. The...
Rights of Prisoners of War Emanating from the Third Geneva Convention
"Prisoners of war" (POWs) are combatants who have fallen into the hands of the enemy, or particularly non-combatants to ...
Principles of Natural Justice and Compulsory Retirement : Union of India & State of Andhra Pradesh v. M.E. Reddy and Related Jurisprudence
Subsequently, in Union of India v. Col JN Sinha and Anr, AIR 1971 SC 40, ["Col JN Sinha"]. Binapani Dei was distinguishe...
Family Courts Act, 1984 : A Step in the Right Direction
It must be noted that rather than being a new substantive law, the 1984 Act is a new procedural approach for application...