Citizenship Dilemma : Delay By Foreigners Tribunals Adding To The Woes Of 'D' Marked Voters Of Assam

In the year 1997, Election Commission of India had undertaken an intensive revision of electoral rolls in the State of Assam as apprehensions were expressed from various quarters that the electoral rolls were infested with the names of foreigners/illegal migrants. In the Course of exercise, Citizenship status of as many as 3, 13,046 persons whose names were in the draft voter lists were found to be doubtful and accordingly they were marked as "D" voters in the electoral rolls after local...

Court Fees In India : When Justice Comes At A Heavy Price

The burden of making our courts run smoothly is disproportionately borne by people with genuine grievances, in the guise of a fee paid for only a shot at justice.

The Ethical Relevance Of Holding Doctors Vicariously Liable For Negligence

Recently, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) passed a significant judgment holding a senior doctor as well as the hospital vicariously liable for the medical negligence of the doctors working under his supervision.In the present case, a three-year-old girl who was undergoing treatment for cancer was given a medicine by negligently following the wrong procedure which worsened her situation and eventually led to her sad demise. The wrong procedure was followed by a couple...

Law On Reels - Women In Gold : A Story Of Arduous Litigation To Reclaim Art

The movie highlights the inefficacy of litigation in art restitution; and also the importance of not forgetting one's past.

Biodiversity Act : Draft ABS Guidelines Helps Businesses By Diluting Sharing Of Benefits With Local Communities

At the outset, the draft ABS guidelines seem to be solely aimed at easing compliance for industries and other users of biological resources.

Punjab & Haryana High Court Judgment Giving Personhood To Animals Is Lightyears Ahead Of Our Time

"The universe along with its creatures belongs to the land. No creature is superior to any other. Human beings should not be above nature. Let no one species encroach over the rights and privileges of other species."

How Law Protects Rights Of Widows?

Widows have always got a raw deal in our culture. Though things have changed a lot from the times when widows were asked to burn themselves, the orthodoxy is still finding it tough to recognize their right to share in property.In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court recently upheld thedecision of the lower court and ordered the brother-in-law to maintain his brother's widow. Two judges' bench of Justice Chandrachud and Justice Gupta held so in a case of a Hindu Undivided Family where the...

Foreigners Tribunals In Assam : Practice & Procedure

The Border police and Foreigners Tribunal came into existence in 1962 and 1964 respectively. On 23rd day of September 1964, The Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 1964 was enacted by the central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreigners Act, 1946. Para 2 of the 1964 Order provides for the constitution of Foreigners` Tribunal. On May 30, 2019, the Central Government further amended the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order 1964 to create a new Foreigners (Tribunals) Amendment...

Prashant Kanojia's Case: A Strange Kind Of Justice

Prashant Kanojia was arrested for posting a tweet about a political personage. He did not abuse, use names, or anything of that sort. He posted a link to another story that was carried in the news about the claims of another person, about having an affair with the said personage. People were not up in arms at the suggestion. There was no public order disturbance. And yet, Prashant Kanojia was taken into custody by the police on trumped up charges, contrary to law, some rules, and judicial...

Plagiarism In AILET (NLU-Delhi Entrance Test) 2019

All India Law Entrance Test ("AILET") is the admission test for National Law University, Delhi ("NLU-D") that is organised by it every year for admission into its various courses. This year, for the first time, AILET has come under severe scrutiny due to plagiarism in its papers for B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) course. This post closely examines plagiarism in AILET 2019. Currently, the Common Law Admission Test ("CLAT") has been under the scanner due to the numerous blunders in the conduct...

Looking Back After One Year At Bar

A young lawyer shares his experiences after an year of practice.

Letters To An Aspiring Judge (Part I)

Since you're here, I take it that you want to be a Judge, or, at any rate, are intrigued by the thought of being a judge.You may find this ironic that someone who hung his boots as a judge after roughly 4 years of service is writing an article on what it means to be a judge, and how does one go about achieving that objective. I am happy if you had this thought. The first part of training to be a judge is to take absolutely nothing at face value. Measure skepticism is a virtue. There's nothing...