Background This case arose from a collection of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Constitution Act (99th Amendment) Act and the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act of 2014. These acts result in the replacement of the collegium system used to appoint judges to higher judicial positions. The National Judicial Appointments Read more
This article is written by Zeerak Jabeen of Dept. of Law, University of Kashmir, an intern under Legal Vidhiya “A lis pendens is a sword and a shield. It can be used offensively to impair a defendant’s ability to transfer property, and defensively to protect a plaintiff’s interest in the Read more
Case Name: Romesh Thappar v. State of Madras Equivalent Citation: AIR 1950 SC 124: 1950 SCR 594. Date of Judgement: 26 May 1950 Court: Supreme Court of India Case no.: Petition no. XVI of 1950 Case type: Writ of Prohibition and Certiorari Petitioner: Romesh Thappar Respondent: The State of Madras Read more
Case Name Union Public Service Commission v S. Papaiah and Others Equivalent Citations (1997) 7 SCC 614 Date of Judgement September 11, 1997 Court Supreme Court of India Case No. Criminal Appeal No. 837 of 1997 Case Type Criminal Appeal Appellant Union Public Service Commission Respondent S. Papaiah and Others Read more
This article is written by Dharshini P, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT: This Article deals with the definition of Mortgage and kinds of Mortgages under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882. Mortgage refers to the transfer of property to the lender who is empowered with a right to take Read more
INTRODUCTION: In our India constitution; Article 14 say Right to equality, the goal of it is “equality of states and of opportunities for every people in a country. Article 15 – 18 of Indian constitution, 1949 and Article 7 of Universal declaration of human rights 1948, it declares “all Read more
This article is written by Utkarsh Upadhyay of Jamia Millia Islamia, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT This legal research paper examines the procedure for hearing and deciding claims related to minimum wages. The process involves filing a claim, investigation, mediation, hearing, decision, and if necessary, an appeal. The authority Read more
NAME OF CASE SAMANTHA V. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS CITATION AIR 1997 SC 3297 CASE TYPE CIVIL APPEAL DATE OF JUDGEMENT 11TH JULY 1997 APPELLANT SAMANTHA RESPONDENT STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AND OTHERS BENCH K. RAMASWAMY, S. SAGHIR AHMAD, G.B. PATTANAIK COURT SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CASE NUMBER Read more
Case In Re Prashant Bhushan & Anr. (2020) Case type Suo Motu criminal contempt proceeding Bench B.R. Gavai J., Krishna Murari J., Arun Mishra J. Citation SCM (CRL.)No. 000001 -/2020 Facts 27th June , 2020-: “When historians in future look back at the last 6 years to see how democracy Read more
Case Name: Amit Sahni v. Commissioner of Police Civil Appeal No.: 3282 OF 2020 Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Aniruddha Bose, Justice Krishna Murari Date of Judgment: 7th February 2020 Parties Involved: Appellant: Amit SahniRespondent: Commissioner of Police Legal Provision Related to the Case: The Constitution of Read more
