Judgements in Electronic Form : Digital SCR

28 January 2024Posted inArticles
The Supreme Court has brought out the Digital Supreme Court Reports. It is a digital version of the official law report of the judgements of the Supreme Court of India. It presents judgments in a digital, open-access format which is useful for the law students, lawyers, and the wider public.

Names of the Accused & Victim not to be Disclosed

26 January 2024Posted inCriminal law
The names and addresses of the victim and the accused should not be printed or published in relation to the inquiry or trial of rape or any offence under Section 376, 376A, 376C, 376D or 376E of Indian Penal Code (IPC) without the previous permission of the court, says the High Court of Kerala in Saleel Raveendran v Union of India.

Data Bank should include only Wetlands & Paddylands

19 January 2024Posted inCivil law
The final Data Bank to be prepared in Kerala should contain only the details of the property which are paddy land and wetland as shown on the date on which the Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act 2008 (2008 Act) came into force, says Kerala High Court in Basil v Local Level Monitoring Committee.

Dispose Execution Petition in 6 Months : SC

16 January 2024Posted inCivil law
Executing Court must dispose of the execution proceedings within 6 months from the date of filing which may be extended only by recording reasons in writing for such delay, says the Supreme Court (SC) in Rahul S Shah v Jinendra Kumar Gandhi and Others [ (2021) 6 SCC 418].

Left over Property abutting Road forms its Part

16 January 2024Posted inCivil law
when a person who is having property abutting a public road leaves some property while constructing a compound wall and ultimately the said property became part and parcel of the public road used by all in common, it has to be inferred that the person, who left property outside the compound wall abutting the road in existence, impliedly for deemed to have surrendered the said portion of the property also as public road for his convenience and for the public at large.

President Gives Assent to three Criminal Law Bills

25 December 2023Posted inCriminal law
President gives assent to the following three criminal law bills on 25th December 2023.. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 which proposes to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 which proposes to replace the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and The Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita 2023 which seeks to replace the Indian Evidence Act.

Calculating Vehicle Compensation in Death Cases

25 December 2023Posted inMotor Vehicles Act
To calculate just compensation in a death case, the first thing to be done is to calculate the annual income or dependency or multiplicand, after deducting the tax. Then deduct the personal expenses and living expenses from it. The resultant amount is termed as annual income or multiplicand or dependency. For this exercise the claimant must establish the age of the deceased, the income of the deceased and the number of dependents.