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…
Mastery of Language: The Advocate’s Essential Tool
For an advocate, no tool is more crucial to professional success than a mastery of language. While this principle applies to any profession reliant on words, it is especially true in advocacy, where both written and spoken language play a decisive role. Given that a vast body of legal material is in English, this article will focus specifically on an advocate's command of the English language.
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.
The Necessity of Developing Legal Drafting Skills
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.
Right of a Hindu Woman in the Ancestral Property
Introduction The Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (HAS), in its original form did not give the daughter of a coparcener equal right to the ancestral property as that of a son.…
Trial before a Court of Session: An Outline
Introduction A Court of Session is the court, which deals with serious criminal cases and passes any sentence including death, at the district (sessions division) level. It cannot take cognizance…