Month: March 2020

  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA(Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction)Criminal Appeal No 87 of 2020PetitionerPadum KumarRespondentState of Uttar Pradesh Date of Judgement14th January, 2020BenchR. Banumathi , A.S. Bopanna, Hrishikesh Roy Introduction The present case has discussed the the principle of necessity of substantial corroboration supporting opinion of handwriting experts. Herein, Supreme Courtobserved it as rule of

The Director-General (DG) and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) have been directed by the Karnataka High Court on Monday to issue a circular to all police personnel in the State, on the lines of the instructions issued by the Bengaluru Police Commissioner urging personnel to restrain from using lathis on the citizens and to behave with

The coronavirus cases across the world have risen at an unprecedented pace. More than 1000 in India have been gripped with the virus pandemic and 25 people have lost their lives with China, Italy and the U.S having the maximum cases. The virus has not only let to a country-wide lockdown and endangered lives but

Image from here This post analyses whether the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 (“the Act”) permits sub-licensing by a licencee. The inspiration for this post is my frequent involvement with advice on the IP components in corporate deals, where there is a usual clause about the licencee’s ‘right to sub-license’ copyright granted to the licencee. It

//www.pathlegal.in/Kejriwal-Orders-FIR-Against-Maulana-Leading-Nizamuddin-Congregation-as-People-Show-COVID-Symptoms-legalnewscopied-2384268            Author: Names Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday ordered the registration of an FIR against a maulana for leading a congregation in West Nizamuddin in South Delhi after several… Read More

INTRODUCTION The state of Jammu and Kashmir acceded to India through an accession known as ‘Instrument of Accession’, signed by the raja of the state Raja Hari Singh. The Instrument of Accession gave the state of Jammu and Kashmir a special status under the constitution of India. Under Article 370 the State of Jammu and

The CoViD-19 pandemic may well be humanity’s biggest collective challenge in a post-globalisation era. In the midst of this global emergency, the artificial scarcity produced by international and domestic intellectual property laws and norms is revealing itself to be a scourge to public health systems around the world – from restraining drug research and development

What is dying declaration? The term ‘dying declaration’ is nowhere precisely defined in the Evidence Act. It refers to ‘a declaration made by a person by way of signs, verbal communications, conduct, or writing soon before his death or while he is on his death bed’. Relevant provision: Section 32 (1) of the Evidence Act

The Gujarat High Court has refused to grant temporary bail to Asumal Harpalani alias Asaram who is wanting to get out of the prison citing coronavirus threat claiming that he would contract the virus if he remained behind the bars. As the older population is more likely to be gripped by the coronavirus, Asaram (84)