Human Rights vis-à-vis the Criminal Justice System
Justice S. B. Sinha, Judge, Supreme Court of India
The protection of human rights through the crimin...
We often speak about the Constitution of India. Constitution as a document is static. But the constitutionalism is a “Living Tree”. It is about morality. If a judge...
This article aims to discuss the concept of GPA sale from a slightly different angle. We know that Transfer of Property Act recognizes only sale as a mode of absolute transfer of...
Introduction
1.1 The moment a person comes into this world, he starts consum­ing. He needs clothes, milk, oil, soap, water, and many more things and t...
Cognizance - A birds eye view - Justice R. Regupathi, High Court of Madras
Cognizance – a Birds Eye View – Justice R. Regupathi, High Court of...
August,21,2015: Madras High Court on Friday issued notice to BCCI on a petition by Chennai Super Kings challenging the order of Justice Lodha Committee suspending it from the Indian Premier League o...
August,21,2015: Taking suo motu congnisance of his recent remarks on rape, a local court has summoned Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on September 16. Civil Judge (Junior Division)...
An Endeavour Mandatory Application of Mediation by Civil Courts in Pending Litigation
An Endeavour Mandatory Application of Mediation by Civil Courts in Pending Litigation
Alternative Dispute Resolution – Hon'ble Mr.Justice S. B. Sinha, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
Alternative Dispute Resolution – Hon'Ble Mr.justice S. B. Sinh...
ADR and Access to Justice: Issues and Perspectives Hon’ble Thiru Justice S.B.Sinha, Judge Supreme Court of India
ADR and Access to Justice Issues and Perspectives Hon’Ble Thiru Ju...
August,20,2015:The Apex Court said that it is really unfathomable how the High Court could have observed that no useful purpose would be serve by sending the accused persons to jail for undergoing t...
August,20,2015: "India has the dubious distinction of leading the world in road related accidents and deaths" but there was no coordination between the central and state authorities...
August,19,2015: Chief Justice of India proposed to stop entry of Interns and Law students inside the High Security Zone in Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court Bar Association on Monday, th...
Introduction
“Marte hain aarzoo mein marne ki Maut aati hai par nahin aati” Mirza Ghalib (A famous Urdu poet)
“I'm not afraid of being dead. I'm just afrai...
Legal profession is one of fastest growing profession not only in India but also world over. Globalization and Internet has shrunk the world like never before and it is likely to propel...
Everything about Bail Bonds, Bond forfeiture and consequence thereof by Rakesh Kumar Singh
A regular phenomenon in a court of criminal jurisdiction is the execution of bonds, t...
August,18,2015: Government moves to tighten controls on the web over offences that "jeopardised Internet security"
The police in China said on Tuesday they had arrested about 15,000 peo...
August,17,2015: Unfazed by the Bombay High Court order quashing the ban on Maggi noodles, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has said the verdict does not alter the grounds on which it has claimed Rs 6...
August,16,2015: The Independence Day function held on the Supreme Court premises on Saturday became a venue where the already acrimonious relationship between country’s judiciary and the executive too...
August,16,2015:The idea, the meaning and the concept of cruelty changes from time to time, varies from place to place and differs from individual to individual. It is not the same for persons situated...
August,14,2015: Parents, employers and concerned people will soon get information on a website about sex offenders and others chargesheeted for crimes against women anywhere in the country, as the H...
August,13,2015: A Supreme Court Bench comprising Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice P.C. Ghose and Justice A.M. Sapre has stayed the Gujarat High Court order that had issued notices to 27 Judges (bot...
August,13,2015: Ruling in favour of Nestle India, the Bombay High Court on Thursday lifted the ban on Maggi noodles by setting aside the orders of food authorities. A Division Bench of Justices V.M....
August,11,20015: Supreme Court refers the issue if Aadhaar scheme is an intrusion into privacy to a Constitution Bench, asks Centre to widely publicise that Aadhaar card is not mandatory....
August,10,2015: The proposal to amend the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954, comes more than a year after the Supreme Court ruled that such a discrepancy must be remo...
August,10,2015: The Editors Guild of India calls upon the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to withdraw the notices forthwith.
The Editors Guild of India has issued the following state...
August,10,2015: In a landmark ruling, Pakistan's Supreme Court today dismissed petitions against setting up controversial special military courts for speedy trial of militants following the Pes...
August,9,2015: "India will challenge Italy’s decision to take the matter to the international tribunal. The crime had taken place in Indian waters so the tribunal has nothing to do with i...
August,8,2015: Dawood had called up his loyalists in the city and asked them to go in large numbers to attend Memon's funeral, according to Mumbai police sources. "We have...
August,8,2015: Supreme Court judge Dipak Mishra who handled Yakub Memon's case has received a threat letter at his residence.
Subsequently, security has been beefed up outside the judge&#...
August,7,2015: Seeking to ensure faster settlement of commercial disputes, Cabinet today cleared a proposal to amend the Arbitration Act which sets a fixed timeline for arbitrators to resolve cases.Un...
August,5,2015:
No police verification is required for reissue of passports, the government said today.
“For reissue of passports, police verification is not required, provided the first passport ha...
August,5,2015: A Division Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and PC Pant of Supreme Court today issued notice to the Delhi High Court in a public interest litigation filed by the Centre for PI...
August,4,2015: Section 319 CrPC gives power to a Criminal Court to summon additional persons as accused, other than persons already facing trial. The statute provide that in the course of any...
August,4,2015: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the appeals filed by former Haryana Chief Minister O.P. Chautala, his son, and other accused against their conviction in the teachers' r...
August,3,2015: While looking into the methodology of carrying out social audits postulated by Section 36 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (for short “the Act”) and...
August.1.2015: Delhi has become the first state in the country to announce a scheme for witness protection.The State Government notified the Delhi Witness Protection Scheme, 2015 on Thursday. This...
The first-ever exercise by the CBI to map registered NGOs has disclosed that India has at least 31 lakh NGOs — more than double the number of schools in the country, 250 times the number of government...