Liberty Of An Individual To Do Anything Which Is Not Illegal Is Unquestionable Even If It's At Divergence From Established Social Norm: MP HC [Read Judgment]

"India falls in the latter category being a liberal democracy where a man is permitted to act in any manner he pleases, where such act is not prohibited under the law, irrespective of the fact that his act might be seen as galling by the majority.”

The Path of 'The Shapath'-Legal Journey Of Oath Taking Through History

"Oaths are but words, and words but wind/ Too feeble implements to bond"- Samuel Butler

Exporting Of Arms By UK to Saudi Arabia Unlawful: Court of Appeal [Read Judgment]

United Kingdom's Court of Appeal has ruled that the government had unlawfully granted export licenses for the sale or transfer of arms and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and has also put a stay on further granting any such license. The Bench has cited the possible use of these weapons by Saudi Arabia in committing violations of International Humanitarian Law during the Yemen crisis as...

Backward Class Reservation Is Religion Neutral; Person In 'Jat Sikh' Category Entitled To OBC Reservation : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

"The enlistment of the backward class for the purposes of grant of reservation is religion neutral. That being the position, merely because the respondent's religion i.e. Sikhism was mentioned in class certificate issued to the respondent, it did not take way the fact that he belonged to the "JAT Community" which is a reserved class"

Disqualification Of Directors Under Sec.164(2)(a) Companies Act 2013 For Default Before April 1, 2014 Is Illegal : Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

"The continuous period of three financial years must commence with effect from 01.04.2014 onwards. No period prior to 01.04.2014 can be taken into consideration to be a part of the continuous period of three financial years and thereby impact a director of a defaulting private limited company"

Obiter Dicta And Ratio Decidendi-A Tug of War

Over the years there have been many questions raised and a lot has been written on the subject on what determines obiter dicta and ratio decidendi. Legal academics have been arguing ever since over this and there hasn't been a single concrete conclusion, yet it also hasn't given us the liberty and room to interpret this maxim as we please. It does however clarify our doubts and confusions and warns us of certain errors and traps we may fall into with regard to obiter dicta and ratio decidendi....

Inter Caste Marriages Root Out The Caste System, Must Be Accepted: Madras HC [Read Order]

"These are days where the younger generation is slowly moving out of the ill-effects of caste system and that is the reason for a lot of inter-caste marriages that are happening in the society."

Centre Appoints New Members At NCLT Benches [Read Notification]

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified the appointment of judicial members and technical members to several benches of National Company Law Tribunal across the country.The newly appointed members have to report to the President, NCLT, New Delhi for joining their posts on or before July 7.Click here to download notificationRead...

IDIA Harvest 2019: Nine IDIA Scholars Make It To Leading Law Schools,Support Them [Read Press Release]

If you have not had enough of inspiration lately, meet these young, energetic IDIA(Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to legal education) scholars, who battled heavy odds and made it big. Battling severe challenges to get to where they are, they proved hard work and persistence is unmatched and unparalleled. They hail from diverse backgrounds and yet are united in their avowed aim to change society for the better through their shot at legal education. IDIA's Harvest Arjun...

All You Want To Know About Law On Willful Defaulters

The case of Willful Defaulters was taken up by the Central Vigilance Commission back in 1999. It gave instructions for the collection of information on willful defaults of Rs.25 lakhs and above. Pursuant to these instructions, Banks and notified Financial Institutions were required to submit information on willful defaulters to RBI. The RBI, on 1.07.2015 (Revised) issued a...

Order II Rule 2 CPC : When Does Relinquishment Of Claim Bar Second Suit?

The correct test in cases falling under O.II R.2, is "whether the claim in the new suit is in fact founded upon a cause of action distinct from that which was the foundation for the former suit".

Gift Deed Is Not Invalid Merely Because It Was Registered after Donor's Death: Calcutta HC [Read Order]

"The post-mortem registration of a deed of gift by the legal representative of the donor has the same effect as its registration by the donor himself during his lifetime."