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…
Shakti Vahini v. Union of India (2018)- A Case on Honour Killing
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…
Supreme court’s reference of Simone Weil on Honour killings
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…
Full Text of Supreme Court’s Guidelines on Honour Killings
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)’…
Law Commission Report for alternative legal framework to curb Honour Killings
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…
Supervisory jurisdiction of High Courts under Article 227- An analysis
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…
Writ of Certiorari- Meaning, History and Analysis
Writ of Certiorari According to Corpus Juris Secundum (Vol.14, page 121) certiorari is a writ issued from a superior court to an inferior court or tribunal commanding the latter to…
Brain Electrical Activation Profile (BEAP) test- Origin, Procedure and Admissibility in Law
The `Brain Electrical Activation Profile test’, also known as the `P300 Waves test‘. It is a process of detecting whether an individual is familiar with certain information by way of…
Polygraph Examination- Origin, Procedure, and Admissibility in Law
Origin of polygraph examination The origins of polygraph examination have been traced back to the efforts of Lombroso, a criminologist who experimented with a machine that measured blood pressure and…
Narcoanalysis technique- Origin, Procedure and Admissibility in Law
Narcoanalysis technique is the test which involves the intravenous administration of a drug that causes the subject to enter into a hypnotic trance and become less inhibited. The drug-induced hypnotic…