//www.pathlegal.in/Evidence-Obtained-By-Police-On-Search-Cannot-Be-Quashed-Purely-Due-To-No-Independent-Witness-blog-2385397 Author: Names The Apex Court bench consisting of Justice K. T. Thomas and Justice D. P. Mohapatra observed that just because there are no independent witnesses , evidence obtained by… Read More
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Decriminalisation of Section 138: A Half-Baked Remedy
[Srihari Gopal and Vedant Malpani are fifth year students at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar] On June 8, 2020, the Ministry of Finance released a notification inviting comments on a proposal to decriminalise 39 minor offences. The proposal comes in a long line of measures initiated by the government to revive businesses and ‘unburden’ the
... Continue Reading.The Lucknow High Court bench asked Addl.CSC to satisfy the court that under which authority of law
//www.pathlegal.in/The-Lucknow-High-Court-bench-asked-Addl.CSC-to-satisfy-the-court-that-under-which-authority-of-law-blog-2385398 Author: Akram Azad Advocate High Court Lucknow <p>The Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench on Friday during the hearing of writ petition filed by the retired I.P.S S.R Darapuri, asked the UP Govt to satisfy the court that under which … Read More
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LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF DEATH CAUSED IN POLICE ENCOUNTERS
In the recent times, it has been observed that a number of alleged #criminals have been killed in #police #encounters in India. Most recently, an infamous gangster, namely, #VikasDubey, was reportedly killed in an encounter by the #UttarPradesh (UP) Special Task Force (STF) on 10-07-2020, when the vehicle of the police convoy in which he
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SUPREME COURT ALLOWS SERVICE OF SUMMONS AND LEGAL NOTICES VIA WHATSAPP, EMAIL AND FAX
In the recent times, #courts have allowed service of #LegalNotices by #Email. In a more recent development that happened this week, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India enlarged the scope of #digital service of notices and #summons by stating that notices and summons could now be served on parties through Email, #Fax and instant messaging
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Is Judiciary Not Capable Of Punishing Criminals?
No matter how hard we all who are in the legal profession may try to deny but it is an unpalatable fact that the image of judiciary has taken a severe beating in the eyes of the people in last few decades as the criminals mostly escape either totally unscathed or face very lenient
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Competition Advocacy in India | Overview
The article provides an insight into the importance of Competition Advocacy amongst the various sectors of the market. It also provides the duty of the Commission regarding the same and various initiatives undertaken by the Commission for promoting the competition law policies Competition Advocacy in India The concept of having a legal system to regulate
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Result NARI SHAKTI 1st National Article Writing Competition
Last Updated : 41 mins ago Result NARI SHAKTI 1st National Article Writing Competition Amity Law School Gurugram is pleased to announce the result of the NARI SHAKTI 1st National Article Writing Competition 2020 organised in collaboration with the National Commission for Women, Indian Lawyers Association, and Legal Bites. We sincerely thank all the participants
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Environment and Consumer Protection Foundation vs. Union of India & Ors
Before the Supreme Court of India Writ Petition (Civil) No. 659 of 2007 Petitioner Environment and Consumer Protection Foundation Respondent Union of India & Ors. Date of Judgement 11th August, 2017 Bench Hon’ble Justice Madan B. Lokur, Hon’ble Justice Deepak Gupta Introduction This petition was filed under article 32 of the constitution in order to
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Independent Directors, the governance-guardians of the board, need to revitalise their role
By Dheeraj Nair, Kumar Kislay & Vishrutyi Sahni The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown it triggered have disrupted life and normal living conditions, most notably by their impact on businesses across the globe. This unprecedented upheaval has revised the customary role of an independent director as watchdog of listed and public companies. At a time
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