The Law on Disqualification from Service after Conviction
In Harichand Vs. Director of School Education, (1998) 2 SCC 383, Supreme Court interpreted the provisions of Section 12 of the 1958, Act and held as under: – “In our…
Banker’s Lien and Bank Guarantee- Explanation in Short
Banker’s Lien In Halsbury’s Laws of England, Vol.20, 2nd Edn.p.552, para 695, lien is defined as follows: Lien is in its primary sense is a right in one man to…
Consent and Misconception in Rape Allegations: A Supreme Court Perspective
For a promise to qualify as “false” under Section 90 IPC, it must be shown that the accused never intended to fulfill it when made
Dispension of Personal Appearance under Section 138 of NIA- Law in Short
Section 205 of the Code, which clothes the Magistrate with the discretion to dispense with the personal appearance of the accused, reads as follows: “205. Magistrate may dispense with personal…
Railway Receipts as Documents of Title: Legal Interpretation by Court
Under the Contract Act, delivery of goods by one person to another under a contract as security for payment of a debt is a pledge. Ordinarily delivery of tangible property…
Judicial Oversight and Arbitral Autonomy: Supreme Court Ruling
Introduction The Supreme Court of India’s decision in Serosoft Solutions Pvt. Ltd. v. Dexter Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd. (2025 INSC 26) addresses a significant issue in arbitration law: the extent…
Defining the Limits of Proclaimed Offender Provisions: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s judgment in Criminal Appeal No. 4359 of 2024, delivered on January 2, 2025, addresses critical questions about the proclamation of offenders under Section 82 of the Criminal…
Analysis of the Supreme Court Judgment in Naresh Aneja v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.
Introduction: The recent decision by the Supreme Court of India in Naresh Aneja @ Naresh Kumar Aneja v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr., delivered on January 2, 2025, provides…
Section 405 Criminal Breach of Trust- Main Ingredients
Section 405 talks about ‘Criminal Breach of Trust’. It states as follows- “405. Criminal breach of trust.— Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over…
Criminal Conspiracy- How Acquittal of one affect the punishment of others?
Criminal conspiracy has been defined in section 120-A of the Indian Penal Code: – “When two or more persons agree to do or cause to be done (i) an illegal…