Open Justice, Open Justice, and Democratic Values
Open justice is a long-established principle of common law systems. It rests on a high pedestal in a liberal democracy as ‘a sound and very sacred part of the Constitution…
The Concept of Open Courts and Its Importance in a Democracy
The concept of open courts is not alien to the Indian legal system. The Constitution adopts the concept in Article 145(4), which states that the Supreme Court shall be an…
Supreme Court’s Guidelines on Live Streaming of Court Proceedings
Swapnil Tripathi v. Supreme Court of India In the case of ‘Swapnil Tripathi v. Supreme Court of India (2018)’, three petitions were preferred in Supreme Court of India under…
The case when Supreme Court allowed the live streaming of Supreme Court Proceedings
Swapnil Tripathi v. Supreme Court of India (2018) This was the case of ‘Swapnil Tripathi v. Supreme Court of India (2018)’ When for the first time, three petitions were preferred…
Whether a person watching a porn video in his private time without exhibiting it to others amounts to an offence?
In its most recent decision, the Kerala High Court considered this question when it was considering a case of a person who was arrested by the Kerala police on…
Is victim’s testimony enough to convict someone in rape cases?
The Supreme Court of India considered this question thoroughly in the case of ‘Bharwada Bhoginbhai Hirjibhai v. State of Gujrat (1983)’. In this case, a public servant tried to…
Supreme Court’s Power to interfere in Election Process and, the fate of a case if leading judgment has been referred to larger bench
In the recent case of ‘Union Territory of Laddakh v. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (2023)’, the Supreme Court while deciding a case related to the party’s symbol made…
Importance of a Party’s Symbol in the Election Process
Supreme Court has previously bestowed consideration on the importance of the symbol in an electoral system, especially one allotted to a political party. Taking note of the 3-Judge Bench…
What is Criminal Intimidation?- Learn with Example
Criminal Intimidation Section 503 of Indian Penal Code provides that- 503. CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION Whoever threatens another with any injury to his person, reputation or property, or to the person or…
Euthanasia- Definition, Types, and Discussion in India
Euthanasia Defined The Oxford English Dictionary defines ‘euthanasia’ as ‘the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma’. The word…