Rule of Law

RULE OF LAW Author: Deepanshi Kalra This article traces the concept of Rule of Law which is a dynamic and viable concept along with postulating the length of its application in India while determining its merits and pitfalls. The concept of Rule of Law carries momentum among democratic countries as it attributes great value to

Reserve Bank of India v. Jayantilal Mistry

Author: Deepanshi Kalra CASE COMMENT RBI vs Jayantilal Mistry COURT- Supreme Court of India JURISDICTION- Civil Original Jurisdiction CASE NO- Civil Appeal No. 91 OF 2015 BENCH- M.Y. Eqbal, C. Nagappan APPELLANT- Reserve Bank Of India RESPONDENTS- Jayantilal N. Mistry DECIDED ON- 16 December 2015 INTRODUCTION The cornerstone of this judgment rests upon the provisions

Schools of Muslim Law

Author: Deepanshi Kalra Schools of Muslim Law Schools of Islamic Legal Thought also Known as Madhahib in Arabic, emerged due to the independent interpretation of the general principles of the Quran and sunnah by various prominent scholars over the centuries. Each school was designated under the name of its founding scholar. All these schools were

Maintenance in Muslim Law

MAINTENANCE IN MUSLIM LAW Author: Deepanshi Kalra INTRODUCTION Many acts have been passed and laws made for the protection of women from certain atrocities faced by them in their matrimonial life. However, the lacunas are never filled and each time there is a lack of some regulation that tends to be unendurable for women. Laws

Marriage under Muslim Law

Author: Divya Vishal Marriages under Muslim Law: Nature and Essentials of Muslim marriage Marriage under Muslim law is a marital connection and an organization that legitimizes the sexual relationship between a male and female for the object of reproduction of children, advancement of support, love, and formation of families which are viewed as a fundamental

Parivartan Kendra v. UOI and Ors

PARIVARTAN KENDRA V. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Author: Divya Vishal, NUSRL COURT- Supreme Court of India JURISDICTION-Article 32 of the Constitution of India CASE NO.- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 867 OF 2013 BENCH- M Yusuf Eqbal(J.), Chockalingam Nagappan (J.) APPELLANT-Parivartan Kendra RESPONDENTS-Union of India and others DECIDED ON- 07.12.2015 INTRODUCTION Acid attack is the

Refugee Law and Policy in India

REFUGEE LAW AND POLICY IN INDIA Author: Divya Vishal INTRODUCTION India has had a well-established custom of giving security to displaced people. It has followed an exceptionally liberal policy for refugees. The definition of a refugee as per Refugee convention is as follows, “any person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for

Speedy Dispute Resolution Act

SPEEDY DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT Author: Divya Vishal INTRODUCTION Justice Warren Burger, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of America had rightly said: “The obligation of the legal profession is to serve as healers of human conflict and we should provide a mechanism that can produce an acceptable result in shortest possible time, with

E.P Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu

Author: Sejal Jain E.P. ROYAPPA v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU INTRODUCTION Article 14 of the Indian constitution lays the right to equality and grants equality before the law or equal protection of law within the territory of Indian, which is based on two tests, intelligible differentia and rational nexus[1]. Since the early 1970s, equality under

Vested Interest

VESTED INTEREST Author: Sejal Jain INTRODUCTION Transfer of property act 1882 is Indian legislation which regulates the transfer of property in India, it specifically contains two major interest, vested interest, and contingent interest along with its conditions to unborn child, heirs, minor…etc. VESTED INTEREST means an interest belonging to a specific person, as defined under

Classification of offences under CrPC

CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES UNDER CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE, 1973 Author: Sejal Jain INTRODUCTION In colonial society, the British parliament passed the criminal procedure code, 1861 which actively served India during the post-independence era and got amended in 1969; further got replaced to The Code of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 ad came into force on 1st April