Can an advocate, punished for contempt of court may appear thereafter as a counsel in the courts?
The question came for consideration before Supreme Court in the case of ‘Pravin C. Shah v. K.A.Mohd Ali (2001)’ that, When an advocate was punished for contempt of court can…
Rules and Regulations for Foreign law firms issued by BCI
In an important development or if we can say historic, Bar Council of India notified rules and regulations for foreign law firms in India, and thus, allowed the foreign law…
Bar Council of India v. A.K. Balaji (2018)- An analysis
Recently Bar Council of India permitted foreign law firms in India on reciprocity basis and with certain limitations and restrictions. The council referred the case of ‘BCI v. A.K. Balaji…
Do Advocates Act, 1961 apply to persons practising in non-litigious matters?
The question came for consideration before the Supreme Court in the case of ‘Bar Council of India v. AK Balaji (2018)’. One of the questions before the court was that…
JMM Bribery Case- Is Bribery protected under Parliamentary Privilege?
Whether by virtue of Article 105 of the Constitution a Member of Parliament can claim immunity from prosecution on a charge of bribery in a criminal court? This was the…
Confession of a Co-accused- Section 30 of Evidence Act, 1872
Section 30 of the Evidence Act, 1872, provides that when more persons than one are being tried jointly for the same offence, and a confession made by one of such…
Queen Empress v. Abdullah (1885)- A Complete Analysis
The case of ‘Queen Empress v. Abdullah (1885), is a very important case in Evidence law. It was Allahabad High Court’s case and the bench was CJ. W C Petheram,…
If evidence is relevant the Court is not concerned with the method by which it was obtained.
If evidence is relevant the Court is not concerned with the method by which it was obtained. In Barindra Kumar Ghose & Ors. v. Emperor, ILR (1910) 37 Cal. 467…
An analysis of Surat Appellate court’s decision on Rahul Gandhi Defamation case
On 23rd March, 2023, Indian National Congress’s former President Rahul Gandhi was convicted by Surat court, for defamation in relation to his one statement against ‘modi surname’. However, He got…
Right of Information – An analysis
Right of information is a facet of ‘speech and expression’ as contained in Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India. Right of information, thus, indisputably is a fundamental right. In…