The law of arrest is one of balancing individual rights, liberties and privileges, on the one hand, and individual duties, obligations and responsibilities on the other; of weighing and balancing…
Facts of the case Mehra and Phillips were cadets on training in the Indian Air Force Academy, Jodhpur. The prosecution was with reference to an incident which is rather extraordinary…
The writ of the ‘Habeas Corpus’ means the production of the body before the court. It is a remedy to enforce the fundamental rights, given under third part of Indian…
The question that arose in this petition under Article 32 of the Constitution was whether the production of the body of the person alleged to be unlawfully detained is essential…
Degree of care is not a phrase with static connotation. Its meaning would depend on given fact situation- the person who owes a duty to take care, the person whose…
The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, means the thing speaks for itself. Under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur a plaintiff establishes a prima facie case of negligence where, (I)…
Personal injury may cause non-pecuniary as well as pecuniary loss to the plaintiff. Non-pecuniary loss includes damages on the heads of, (i) pain and suffering; (ii) loss of amenities and…
Facts of the case Klaus Mittelbachert, a German national born, was a co-pilot in Lufthansa. He landed at Delhi and was scheduled to continue the flight to Frankfurt. For the…
The First Information Report is in fact the information that is received first in point of time, which is either given in writing or is reduced to writing. It is…
The FIR is a pertinent document in the criminal law procedure of our country and its main object from the point of view of the informant is to set the…
