Right of Senior Citizen to evict Daughter-in-law

25 July 2021Posted inFamily, Marriage & Divorce
When a senior citizen approaches a writ court to direct the eviction of his son and daughter-in-law from a shared household, it must be viewed from the prism of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. This is the remark that the Calcutta High Court made on 23rd July 2021 in the case Ramapada Basak & Anr v. State of West Bengal & Ors while deciding a plea by two senior citizens (petitioners) seeking the eviction of the son and daughter-in-law from their residence.

Sedition Law in India : An Overview

24 July 2021Posted inCriminal law
The Section 124A of Indian Penal Code (IPC) lays down in broad terms what sedition is. Sedition generally means conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the legally established authority of the State. In a democracy every citizen has the right to question the government. Any criticism becomes sedition only when it leads to incitement of violence or overthrow of rule of law. Sedition is closely allied to treason. Any criticism becomes seditious only when it should have a pernicious tendency to create public disorder or disturbance of law and order.

Restrictions on Cash Transfers in India

19 June 2021Posted inUncategorized
Cash, in the form or coins or currency notes, has been the major form of money used for financial transactions in India. But giving and accepting cash without knowing the restrictions imposed on cash transfers by the Income Tax Act and other statutes may put you in great trouble. This is an attempt to compile some of such restrictions at one place.

Remedies when FIR is not Registered

15 June 2021Posted inCriminal law
Under Section 154(3) CrPC any person aggrieved by the refusal of the Station House Officer to record the First Information Statement (FIS) relating to the commission of a cognizable offence can send such substance of information in writing by post to the Superintendent of Police in the area and the Superintendent can conduct an investigation himself or through any of his subordinate officer.

How to obtain Call Data Records (CDRs)?

10 June 2021Posted inConstitutional law, Criminal law
A Call Data Record (CDR) is a set of information relating to the mobile phone calls, of a mobile user, for a particular period. However, the CDR does not include contents of a telephone conversation or messages exchanged. The CDR is available with telecom operators. The record contains critically sensitive information such as Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Numbers (MSISDNs), International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), and location details of mobile subscribers. This string of information of the CDR includes details such as the name of the subscriber, the details of calls made by this subscriber during a given period, the duration of each call, whether the call terminated normally or abnormally, location of the caller, location of the call recipient, and such other details.