Origin of Notary Public
The Notary Public is an institution of very ancient origin. It is an institution of great utility and the Notary Public is an officer recognised by the whole commercial world…
Can an advocate acting as power of attorney of his client, also be an advocate of same client?
A lawyer cannot act in dual capacity of being that of a constituted attorney of the party as well as an advocate in the same matter. In a recent case,…
Who are notaries and how they function?
According to Notaries act 1952, Notaries are those legal practitioners who are appointed by the central (for whole India)/state (for particular state) government to do following functions- A notary may…
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: Thread of Narratives
I am from that generation who first read the name of Arundhati Roy in GK’s book. Later in graduation, my teacher gave me Roy’s book ‘The good of small thing’…
Claim of Juvenility in Sexual Offences: Procedure
Question of juvenility arise in sexual offence many times when accused is under 20 years’ age. Reason is obvious, if it is proved that accused is juvenile, his punishment will…
Who are lambardar and what are their functions?
Some of you might have listened the word of ‘lambardar’ in Punjabi songs or if you ever visited in Haryana or Punjab or even in west UP, some people call…
Sexual Offences: Consent versus Submission
There is very fine difference between ‘consent’ and ‘submission’ in sexual offence. Submission does not involve consent. If a person does sexual intercourse, and the girl did not agree to…
Skin to Skin Case- Analysis
Restricting the interpretation of the words “touch” or “physical contact” to “skin to skin contact” would not only be a narrow and pedantic interpretation of the provision contained in Section…
The lawmatics Series- Indira Gandhi Murder Case
Read all articles of this series here- Part One– What was Indira Gandhi Doing, When she was murdered? Part Two– Who assassinated Indira Gandhi and under which sections, they were…
Who assassinated Indira Gandhi and under which sections, they were Charged?
Who were the assassinator of Indira Gandhi? There were four persons who were charged with the assassination of Indira Gandhi. These were Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh, Kehar Singh, Beant Singh.…