Husband’s right to get Maintenance from his wife
Husband will get maintenance A deserving husband of a woman married under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 has every right to get maintenance. But no other law of similar kind…
Parents & Senior Citizens: Maintenance & Welfare
The parents and senior citizens, who are neglected by their children, can now claim need-based maintenance from their children. This is claimed on the strength of the law - Maintenance…
Need for Strengthening Subordinate Judiciary
Strengthening subordinate judiciary – consisting of district and below level courts – is a much needed but grossly neglected reform. It has the potential to address the ever increasing problems…
Lok Adalats & Legal Service Authorities
Introduction Lok Adalat means people’s court. It is an Alternate Dispute Redressal (ADR) mechanism periodically being conducted under the stipulations in the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The legal services…
Liquor ban on Highways: A Judicial Extra vaganza
The Supreme Court’s (SC’s) ban of liquor sale within 500 meters of national and state highways is a classic case of unwarranted judicial law making and flagrant violation of the…
Keshavananda Bharati Case
The Supreme Court (SC) judgment in the Keshavanand Bharati case (Keshavananda Bharati v State of Kerala: AIR 1973 SC 1461), delivered exactly 47 years ago on 24th April 1973, stands out in Indian legal history as a beacon light.
Justice Karnan Episode Foregrounds the Need for Holistic Judicial Reforms
Introduction Leaving aside the flamboyant drama surrounding the issue what Justice Karnan episode foregrounds is the urgent need to save Indian judiciary from its multiple organ failure through a set…
Command of Language: Essential for Advocates
Introduction Nothing else is more crucial for an advocate for his professional success than his command of language. In fact the command of language is the key to success in…
Laws governing Indian Citizenship
Introduction The people in Indian Territory are divided into two categories: citizens and non-citizens. Indian Constitution provides distinct rights for citizens and non-citizens. In fact citizenship defines the relationship between…
Partition: Its Law, Principles & Practices
Partition is the division of jointly held properties, along with the associated rights, into different portions and delivery thereof to the respective persons. In partition the joint ownership comes to an end and the respective parties are vested with the eligible shares.
Need to Develop Skills in Legal Drafting
A lawyer needs to write a lot compared to any other professional. Writing is a skill which anyone can acquire. Without good drafting skills no lawyer can survive.
Writing is not just confined to constructing grammatically perfect sentences, with proper spelling and punctuation. It is much more than that.
Law relating to Revision in Criminal Cases
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.