ABSTRACT This comprehensive observe explores problems relating the ‘stateless’ fame of the ethnic Buddhist Chakma refugees in the Indian kingdom of Arunachal Pradesh, who in the beginning belonged to the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs). What sets it aside is its holistic evaluation of the social records of the Chakmas from the colonial duration onwards. While
... Continue Reading.[Divyansha Agrawal and Kanwar Abhay Singh are practicing lawyers at the Delhi High Court and are associate lawyers with Advani and Co.] Section 29A of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 deals with the time limit for passing an arbitral award. Currently, the Act provides a timeline of 12 months after the pleadings are complete
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English Politician and also the former Prime Minister, Sir William Edwart Gladstone (1809-1898) quoted “Justice delayed is justice denied”. This phrase implies that denial of ‘Timely Justice’ amounts to ‘Denial of Justice’ itself. These two are integral to each other. Timely disposal of cases is essential for maintaining the rule of law and providing access
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One should opt for further studies once an individual amasses adequate knowledge about the rudiments of law in his/her area of interest or has gained at least a limited amount of experience in the area one needs to specialize in. One should realise that they should aim to build up a sense of intellectual ability
... Continue Reading.[Rahul Sibal is an advocate who graduated from NALSAR Hyderabad. The author thanks Nilima Bhadbhade, and Varun Malik for their comments on the draft. However, the views expressed are the author’s alone.] An Expert Committee was constituted on 28 January 2016 with the purpose of reviewing the Specific Relief Act, 1963. The Committee recommended several
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIAWrit petition (civil) no. 129 of 2017PetitionerFederation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) RespondentUnion of India and others.Date of Judgement3rd May 2019BenchArun Mishra. J Facts: The Petitioner Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) highlighting the issues and problems affecting the practice of obstetricians and
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA(2018) 11 SCC 1PetitionerNikesh Tarachand ShahRespondentUnion of IndiaDate of Judgement23rd November, 2017BenchHon’ble Justice F Nariman; Sanjay Kishan Kaul, JJ. Introduction: As noted by Hon’ble V.R. Krishna Iyer the question of whether to grant bail or jail in the pre-trial stage will consistently belong to the blurred area.[1] Indian Courts
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Before proceeding further as to determine whether the FIR is lodged against you, it is imperative we know what FIR is- FIR stands for First Information Report which refers to a document prepared by police upon receiving the information of commission of cognisable crime, which can be lodged by the aggrieved person or anyone on
... Continue Reading.[Tanya Nair is a 4th year B.A.LLB.(Hons.) student at NLIU, Bhopal] On 13 March 2020 the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) invited comments from the public concerning the draft Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2020. The draft amendment, once notified, will make significant changes to the corporate social responsibility policies of various companies.
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Carrying cell-phones in the courtroom can have both advantages as well as disadvantages of itself. For example, if a person is a student or an intern, it would be beneficial for him/her to carry his/her mobile phone to the courtroom and record the proceedings either in audio format or in video format for later research
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