The Supreme Court’s view on Khap Panchayats
What are Khap panchayats? The parallel law enforcement agency consists of leading men of a group having the same lineage or caste which quite often meets to deal with the…
What are Khap panchayats? The parallel law enforcement agency consists of leading men of a group having the same lineage or caste which quite often meets to deal with the…
Honour killing guillotines individual liberty, freedom of choice and one’s own perception of choice. It has to be sublimely borne in mind that when two adults consensually choose each other…
The supreme court quoted simone weil, while advocating the human rights of people. The court had this occasion, when an organisation ‘Shakti Vahini filed a writ petition under Article 32…
The supreme court got the chance to lay down guidelines to curb the evil of Honour Killings in a case, when an organisation ‘Shakti Vahini v. Union of India, (2018)’…
The concept of honour with which we are concerned has many facets. Sometimes, a young man can become the victim of honour killing or receive violent treatment at the hands…
The doctrine of sovereign immunity of the State would be subject to the constitutional mandate enjoining a duty on the State not to deprive any person of his life or…
Halsbury’s Laws of England, following has the following to say: ‘Every riparian owner may divert the water of a stream for purposes in connection with his land, or for other…
When an offence is committed and investigation starts, the police have two objects in view. The first is the collection of information, and the second is the finding of the…
Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act is one of a group of sections relating to the relevancy of certain forms of admissions made by persons accused of offences. Sections…
Article 227 of the Constitution confers on every High Court the power of superintendence over all courts and tribunals throughout the territories in relation to which it exercises jurisdiction excepting…