How Senior Counsels are appointed in Australia- In Brief
In Australia, Senior Counsel is a person who is admitted to practise as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory and who practises exclusively…
The Senior Designation System in Nigeria- In Brief
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (established under the Legal Practitioners Act, 2004) may, by instrument, confer on a legal practitioner the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. The award of…
Should Senior Designation System exist? – Supreme Court Answers
Senior Advocate Indira Jaisingh filed a writ petition in 2015 praying the Apex Court to formulate guidelines on Senior Designation, the petition was decided in 2017. Later on, based on…
Old History of Legal Profession- A Brief
The profession of Advocacy was firmly in existence in the Greek and Roman legal systems. Emperor Justinian (circa 482-565) had put lawyers in a high pedestal comparing them with regular…
The Role of Sentencing in Criminal Law: Balancing Justice, Deterrence, and Social Order
This is an excerpt from the Judgement Rameshbhai Chandubhai Rathod v. State of Gujrat. Headings have been provided by us. The law regulates social interests, arbitrates conflicting claims and demands.…
The Maxim of Expressio Unius Est Exclusion Alterious- Explanation in Brief
The maxim ‘expressio unius est exclusion alterious’ (express mention of one thing excludes others) has been called a valuable servant but a dangerous master. In Mary Angel and others vs.…
Magistrate Powers under Section 156 and Section 202 of CrPC- Parameters for exercising the Powers
The two provisions are in two different chapters of the Code, though common expression ‘investigation’ is used in both the provisions. Normal rule is to understand the same expression in…
Compulsory Registration of FIR is a Police Duty- Supreme Court
Principles of democracy and liberty demand a regular and efficient check on police powers. One way of keeping check on authorities with such powers is by documenting every action of…
Jurisdiction of District Judge Under Section 24 CPC to Transfer a Reference Under Section 146 CrPC- Supreme Court Analysis
In the case of Ramchandra Aggarwal v. State of Uttar Pradesh (1966), The Supreme Court considered an important question whether the District Judge has jurisdiction under s. 24 of the…
Does Covenant of Pre-emption offend the rule against perpetuities? – Supreme Court Ruling
Supreme Court in the case of Rambaran Parosad v. Ram Mohit Hazra (1966), considered this question of perpetuities. The Meaning of ‘Perpetuities’ “A perpetuity”, as defined by Lewis in his…