The Pen and Ink Theory in Law
In the case of Shamarao Parulekar v. District Magistrate, Thana, 1952 (2) SCC 1; 1952 INSC 63, the Preventive Detention Act, 1950 which at the time was scheduled to expire…
Waman Rao Case in Brief
The petitioners in Waman Rao challenged the Maharashtra Lands (Ceiling on Holdings) Act, 1961 which had been placed in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. The respondents relied on Articles…
Article 31-C- Its Insertion to the Constitution and Challenges
Article 31-C provides statutes with immunity against constitutional challenges for alleged breaches of Articles 14 and 19 provided that the statutes give effect to the principles set out in clauses…
Section 340 of the CrPC and the Prerequisites for Initiating an Inquiry – Supreme Court Rulings
Indian Penal Code Section 191. Giving false evidence. -Whoever, being legally bound by an oath or by an express provision of law to state the truth, or being bound by…
Recognition of Foreign Divorce in India
There is no particular law regarding foreign divorce recognition in India. The basic principle is that if the decree passed by a foreign court confirms the provisions of Indian laws…
What does it mean by the expression ‘Ordinarily Residing’ in the case of Minor Custody?
The Apex Court had the occasion to consider the true interpretation of the expression ‘Ordinarily resides’ in the case of Ruchi Majoo v Sanjeev Majoo (2011). Section 9 of the…
What Supreme Court said on Urdu in its recent Case
This is an excerpt from the judgment of Supreme Court The prejudice against Urdu stems from the misconception that Urdu is alien to India. This opinion, we are afraid, is…
Language belongs to a community, to a religion, to people; and not to religion- Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently in the case Varshatai v. State of Maharashtra (2025) has addressed the issue of language, particularly Urdu language when the petitioner came before the Supreme Court…
Who are entitled to argue before the Supreme Court of India?
Provisions of the Advocates Act, 1961 Under Section 16, there are two classes of advocates, namely, senior advocates and other advocates. Sections 29 and 30 are also important, which read…