Appointment and promotion and roster points vis-a-vis reservation
In R.K. Sabharwal v. State of Punjab the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court considered the question of appointment and promotion and roster points vis-a-vis reservation and held thus: (SCC p.…
Compartmentalized reservation and Overall Reservation in Horizontal Reservation
In Anil Kumar Gupta and others v. State of U.P. and others (1995) 5 SCC 173, a bench of two Judges of Supreme Court explained the concept of overall reservation…
Supreme Court Judgments touching Upon Horizontal Reservation
The supreme Court first clarified the concept of Vertical and Horizontal Reservation in the case of Indra Sawhney and Others v. Union of India and others (1992) Supp (3) SCC…
Vertical and Horizontal Reservation- Difference
In Rajesh Kumar Daria etc. v. Rajasthan Public Service Commission and others (2007) 8 SCC 785, a bench of three judges of Supreme Court considered the difference between vertical and…
The Proportion between Crime and Punishment
This is an excerpt from the judgment State of Karnataka v. Puttaraja. The law regulates social interests, arbitrates conflicting claims and demands. Security of persons and property of the people…
The Power of the Governor to appoint District Judge
The power of appointment of persons to be District Judges conferred on the Governor, meaning the State Government, under Article 233(1) in consultation with the High Court is an executive…
Charge under Section 100 of Indian Contract Act and its distinction with Mortgage
Under Indian Contract Act, the provision of charge reads as under: – “100. Charges.- Where immoveable property of one person is by act of parties or operation of law made…
Equitable Mortgage- Provisions under Indian Law and Procedure of Creation
There may be instances where the parties agree to mortgage a property as security, but no formal charge or conveyance of any proprietary interest in the said property has taken…
Nature of an Equitable Mortgage
Under the English Law, the two primary ways for creating an ‘equitable mortgage’ is either (i) by deposit of the original title deeds to the subject property with the lender…
The Concept and Origin of Equitable Mortgage
Under the English Law, broadly there are two kinds of mortgages; (i) a legal mortgage and (ii) an equitable mortgage. A ‘legal mortgage’ entails creation of a charge by way…