Law relating to Revision in Criminal Cases

Posted inCode of Criminal Procedures (CrPC)
Revision is the process of examination of an order of a lower court by a higher court, so as to rectify any improper exercise of judicial power. The precise purpose of revision in a case is to examine the correctness, legality or propriety of any proceedings before any inferior court. Revision keeps the lower court within the bounds of their authority and makes them work according to well defined principles of law. Revisional jurisdiction is analogous to power of supervision and superintendence.

Hindu Woman’s Right in the Ancestral Property Since 2005

Posted inProperty & Succession
The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (HSA), in its original form did not give the daughter of a coparcener equal right to the ancestral property as that of a son.   Therefore the act was amended in 2005 to counter balance the gender. After the amendment, the daughter of the coparcener in a Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) has got equal rights, liabilities, and duties as her brothers. Hence any ancestral property has to be shared equally among all coparcenary members including women since 2005.

Family Settlement : Its legal Status

Posted inProperty & Succession
A family settlement is an agreement mutually worked out by a settler among his family or by family members among themselves as to how the common property should be distributed and hold separately in accordance with the agreement. It settles the division or distribution of common property that the family members already own as a common property. It can be used to dispose of a self-acquired property in consideration of marriage or for any charitable or religious purpose.