Law Commission Report for alternative legal framework to curb Honour Killings
The concept of honour with which we are concerned has many facets. Sometimes, a young man can become the victim of honour killing or receive violent treatment at the hands…
Tortious responsibility of state for the atrocities done by Police
The doctrine of sovereign immunity of the State would be subject to the constitutional mandate enjoining a duty on the State not to deprive any person of his life or…
The rights of the upper riparian owners and lower riparian owners
Halsbury’s Laws of England, following has the following to say: ‘Every riparian owner may divert the water of a stream for purposes in connection with his land, or for other…
Confession- How law was originated and developed?
When an offence is committed and investigation starts, the police have two objects in view. The first is the collection of information, and the second is the finding of the…
Confession- Analysis of Section 24 to 27
Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act is one of a group of sections relating to the relevancy of certain forms of admissions made by persons accused of offences. Sections…
Supervisory jurisdiction of High Courts under Article 227- An analysis
Article 227 of the Constitution confers on every High Court the power of superintendence over all courts and tribunals throughout the territories in relation to which it exercises jurisdiction excepting…
Writ of Certiorari- Meaning, History and Analysis
Writ of Certiorari According to Corpus Juris Secundum (Vol.14, page 121) certiorari is a writ issued from a superior court to an inferior court or tribunal commanding the latter to…
Meaning of Anticipatory Bail and Supreme Court’s Latest Directions on it
Meaning of Anticipatory bail Anticipatory bail has not been defined in the Criminal Procedure Code. As observed by Supreme Court in the case of Balchand Jain v. State of M.P.…
Negligence- Test, Contributory and Composite Negligence, and Doctrine of last opportunity
Meaning of Negligence Negligence is omission of duty caused either by an omission to do something which a reasonable man guided upon those considerations who ordinarily by reason of conduct…
What is Vakalatnama? – Supreme Court’s advice on filing proper vakalatnama
Meaning Vakalatnama, a species of Power of Attorney, is an important document, which enables and authorizes the pleader appearing for a litigant to do several acts as an Agent, which…