Under Section 15 of Contempt of Court Act, 1971, a contempt in the fact of Supreme Court or a High Court, Supreme Court or the High Court may take action…
The limitations of Fair Criticism of Court It is well to remember the observations of Justice Brennan of U.S. Supreme Court (though made in the context of law of libel)…
In 1987, Law Minister Shri P. Shiv Shankar delivered a speech on the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad where the audience consisted of…
An Edited Excerpt from P.N.Duda v. P. Shiv Shankar (1988) “Justice is not a cloistered virtue. she must be allowed to suffer the scrutiny and respectful, even though outspoken, comments…
It is tritely etched in stone that Article 226 of the Constitution of India is a public law remedy. The powers vested under Article 226 of the Constitution of India…
Anticipatory Bail Provision in Old Criminal Procedure Code The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 did not contain any specific provision analogous to Section 438 of the CrPC. In Amir Chand…
In an important case of ‘Bharat Kumar v. State of Kerala (1997)’, the Kerala High Court gave an important ruling on the issue of ‘bandh’ called by Political Parties. The…
An Edited Excerpt from In Re: Right to Privacy to Adolescents (2024) Apart from the State’s constitutional obligations, the statutes have enough provisions to address this situation. Section 19 of…
Categories of Prisoners and their labour burden There are principally two categories: Those in the first category cannot be required to do any labour while they remain in jail, but…
Defining Rape: Key Perspectives World Health Organization (WHO) The WHO provides a comprehensive definition in its “Global and Regional Estimates of Violence Against Women”: “Rape is defined as a non-consensual…
