Article 215- Power of Contempt of High Court
Article 215 Article 215 of the Constitution provides that every High Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the…
Does concealing of caste in Marriage amount to Cheating?
A Special Leave Petition was filed before Supreme Court of India, the petitioner was a Post-Doctoral fellow at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad. Petitioner invited marriage proposals for…
Section 354 of IPC- Is it against Article 14 of the Constitution?
Girdhar Gopal vs State,1953 The question came for decision before Madhya Pradesh High Court in the case of ‘Girdhar Gopal v. State (1952)’. Article 354 Provides that, 354. Assault or…
What Constitutes a ‘Building’ in House Trespass Offence?
Section 442 of the Indian Penal Code, provides that, 442. House trespass.— Whoever commits criminal trespass by entering into or remaining in any building, tent or vessel used as a…
Can Court Direct Governor to Nominate a Person to Legislative Council?
Biman Chandra Bose vs Dr. H.C. Mukherjee, Governor This was a case of Calcutta High Court, when an advocate who was also well-accomplished in literature, offered his service to governor…
Oath and Affirmation by Legislators- An analysis
In the Constitution while referring to the Parliament, Article 99 prescribes that every member of either House of Parliament or some person appointed on behalf by him, should take an…
Oath by an MLA and MP- Is it necessary to understand the meaning of oath?
The question came before the court ‘Baljeet Singh v. Election Commissioner of India (2000)’. In this case, the the petitioner’s case was that Articles 84 and 173 of the Constitution…
Six months period for Minister who is not member of Legislative Assembly- Analysis
Article 164 (1) and (4) of the Constitution read as follows: “(1) The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the…
42nd Report of Law Commission and insertion of Section 433A in CrPC
433A.Restriction on powers of remission or Commutation in certain cases “Notwithstanding anything contained in section 432, where a sentence of imprisonment for life is imposed on conviction of a person…
Ashok Kumar Golu V. UOI- Premature Release of a Life Convict
Facts of the Case Contentions of the Petitioners It must be conceded that such would have been the impact if the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Bill was passed by the…