Introduction The case of State of N.C.T. of Delhi Vs. Mukesh commonly referred to as the Nirbhaya case, was a landmark judgment in India’s criminal justice system. The case involved the brutal gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old female physiotherapy student in Delhi, India, on 16 December 2012. The incident Read more…
GENERAL INFORMATION CASE TYPE – SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION FACTS OF THE CASE Respondent M.K. Anthony was a resident of Kerala and he was serving as a clerk in the Cash Office of the Central Railway at Jhansi. He was staying with his wife and two children – a son named Read more…
This article is written by Tamanna Pasi, an intern under Legal Vidhiya. INTRODUCTION: The procedural rules that must be followed by our nation’s civil courts are set down in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908[1]. It specifies the procedures to be followed in civil cases. The 158 sections of the Read more…
The Supreme Court of India has recognized that the use of the sealed cover procedure can infringe upon the principle of open justice, and has therefore developed an alternative process for protecting sensitive information. The Public Interest Immunity Claim Procedure (PIIC) has been created to ensure that information can be Read more…
Uniform Civil Code is a matter dealt with by Article 44 which directs the State to attempt to secure a uniform civil code for all its citizens. The Honourable Apex Court on March 29, 2023, dismissed multiple petitions, most of them i.e., four filed by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. Ashwini Read more…
The Law Commission of India, headed by retired Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, recently recommended a minor amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure to expedite the resolution of cases stuck at the cross-examination stage in civil courts across the country. The proposed amendment seeks to remove an anomaly that has Read more…
Legally Free Certificates For Adoption Issued By CWCs Prior To Dissolution In August 2022 Valid In View Of Status Quo Order: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Case Title: Court on its own Motion Vs State of J&K & Ors The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday held Read more…
Introduction The term “inherent” means “natural” or “existing and inseparable from something. Hence, as the term suggests inherent powers are those powers which may be exercised by a court to do full and complete justice between the parties before it. Every court is constituted certain powers for the purpose of Read more…
Introduction Set-off means a claim set up against another. It is an extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors to one another by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors to one another. It is a plea in defence, available to defendant. Simply put, when there Read more…
What is Interpleader Suit? In Halsbury’s Laws of England, it has been staff that: Where a person is under liability in respect of a debt or in respect of any money, goods or chattels and he is, or expects to be, sued for or in respect of that debt or Read more…