P&H High Court Declines to Drop Disciplinary Proceedings Against Judge for Excessive MACT Awards
MACT Matters The Division bench of Punjab & Haryana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Anil Kshetrapal, refused to drop disciplinary proceeding against the judicial officer who…
The Reservation for Persons with Disabilites- Rajeev Kumar Gupta Case
The case came before the Supreme Court when the petitioner who was person with disability and was employed in Prasar Bharti, filed a petition against the memorandum of government which…
Does Parliament Possess Power to Expel its members? – Supreme Court Answers in Raja Ram Pal Case
The Facts those led to this case, were that it was alleged against the petitioners that they accepted money for tabling questions/raising issues in Parliament. Committees were appointed to inquire…
Parliamentary Privileges & Judicial Review: A Historical Perspective
The history of relationship between Parliament and Courts at Westminster is also marked with conflict and controversy. Sir Erskine May rightly comments; “After some three and a half centuries, the…
Evolution of Parliamentary Privileges in India and Power of Expulsion of Parliament
It is no doubt true that the existing law relating to parliamentary privileges in India is essentially of English origin. But the concept of parliamentary privileges was not unknown to…
Judicial Review vs. Legislative Privileges: The Keshav Singh Case
Keshav Chand case is a leading case of Supreme Court under Powers, Privileges and Immunities of State Legislatures, Article 143 of the Constitution, Re (‘Keshav Singh’ for short), (1965) 1…
Expansion of ‘Property’ under SC/ST Act: Bombay High Court Grants Compensation under SC/ST Act for Damage of Intellectual Property
While holding a significant Judgment of Bombay High Court, the Supreme Court Bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma dismissed a SLP against the Judgment. The Division…
Analysis of Supreme Court Judgment in Kuldeep Singh v. The State of Punjab & Ors.
Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in Kuldeep Singh v. The State of Punjab & Ors., Criminal Appeal No. , addressed a crucial issue concerning the quashing of criminal proceedings…
Parliamentary Privileges- The Meaning and the Reasons
Meaning Though all the three expressions, powers, privileges and immunities are invariably used in almost all Constitutions of the world, they are different in their meanings and also in contents.…
Role of Advocate General in State Appeals: A Legal Analysis of Section 378(1) CrPC & Article 165
An Important question came before the court whether the State Government can direct the Advocate General or the Additional Advocate General to present an appeal Under Section 378 (1) of…