Category: Legal Articles

Right to Food

RIGHT TO FOOD Author: Santoshi karasi INTRODUCTION Well, we all are aware that one of the needful requirements to live a life is food, like air and water food is one of the primary necessities for living beings.  Many of us never suffer from “extreme hunger” the reason being we can afford. However, there are

Rule of estoppel

RULE OF ESTOPPEL Author: Santoshi karasi INTRODUCTION In India previously there was no law relating to the transfer of property and at that point of time courts apply the rules of English law that equity, justice and good conscience for fair transfer of property, but now at present time, the law relating to the transfer

Judicial, Executive and Contempt proceedings

ANALYSIS OF JUDICIAL, EXECUTIVE AND CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS Author: Aayush Akar, NLUO Implementation of proceedings of litigation is known as an execution. A decree will come into being where the civil litigation with the complaint being presented has been instituted. The decree requires a process or judgmental conclusiveness. Execution of a decree will only occur once the parties

Expert opinion and its relevancy

RELEVANCY OF AN EXPERT OPINION Author: Santoshi karasi INTRODUCTION Commonly, the term “Expert opinion” refers to a belief or judgment about something given by an expert on the subject. The opinion of a skilled and experienced person may be taken when the issue is related to some technicalities. Generally, the expert does not witness to

Arrest warrant

Warrant of arrest Author: Santoshi karasi Definitions An arrest warrant is a document issued by a judge or magistrate that authorizes the police to take someone accused of a crime into custody. According to Merriam Webster, “a warrant authorizing and commanding the arrest of a specific thing or person designated by name or by description“. Introduction Can police arrest any individual at any

Judgment of court when relevant

JUDGEMENT OF COURT OF JUSTICE WHEN RELEVANT Author: Santoshi karasi INTRODUCTION Generally, the term “Judgement” is referred to as an opinion or decision. Simply, in other words, a judgement is the adjudication of the matter in dispute by the court. In a legal sense, Judgement is defined under Section 2(9) of the Civil Procedural Code

Doctrine of Pith and Substance

Doctrine of pith and substance Auhtor: Poulomi Sen, RGSOIPL, IIT Kharagpur Introduction The doctrine of Pith and substance is an age-old legal doctrine firmly ingrained in the jurisprudence of the Indian constitution. The concept was first acknowledged in the Canadian Constitution and it has been subsequently borrowed by the framers of the Indian Constitution. First and

Grounds for Divorce

THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955: A GENERAL ANALYSIS ON GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE Author: Adv. Pragyata Singh INTRODUCTION Marriage is a sacrament which we can find in every religion with different customs. Marriage being a sacramental union was an inviolable and immutable union and thus even death did not dissolve the marriage, this is according to

Vishakhapatnam gas leak tragedy

Vishakhapatnam gas leak tragedy: Is it an absolute or strict liability? Author: Aayushi Raghuwanshi In amidst of lockdown, where hundreds of individuals are dying on a daily basis, a deadly gas leakage left the whole nation shocked, the question of civil liability arose not only on the LG Polymers where this gas was leaked but