Introduction: Godrej and Boyce is a manufacturing company that manufactures locks, extended durables like refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, etc. Godrej has bought land on permanent lease in a village in Maharashtra for manufacturing all the goods and also for a residential purpose to accommodate its staff. The Government of Read more…
Introduction: “A society which perceives women as pure and an embodiment of virtue has no qualms of subjecting them to virulent attack. As an embodiment of virtue, society expects the women to be a mute spectator to and even accepting of egregious discrimination within the home.” Justice DY Chandrachud Freedom Read more…
Introduction: The first thing that you need to understand is that in comparison of PMC (Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative) Bank, YES Bank crisis is the huge one. And YES Bank is not only a private bank but it is India’s fourth-largest private bank. There are many companies which are dependent Read more…
Introduction: This case is concerned with the grant of compensation to the victims of the accident in response to the civil suit filed under section 166 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1939. In this case, the court has efficiently applied the principle of multiplier, which though is subjected to the Read more…
Introduction: This was one of its kind judgement in the history of section 9 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. In 1983, the Andhra Pradesh high court held that section 9 which aims at restitution of conjugal rights is unconstitutional. It was so because it violates the fundamental rights enshrined in Read more…
Introduction: Section 319 of the code of criminal procedure, 1973 deals with the power of a magistrate to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of an offence and provides that:- 1. Where, over the span of any investigation into, or preliminary of, an offence, it shows up from Read more…
Introduction: The Supreme Court held senior activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court in a suo moto contempt case against him over his tweets about the Chief Justice of India, SA Bobde, and the apex court. The Court on August 31, 2020, ordered Bhushan to pay a fine of Read more…
Facts and History of the Case: Indian era can be divided into three phases to understand the case. They are: pre-independence, post-independence and post constitution. In the case of Queen v. Burrah[1], the Privy Council primarily held regarding the constitutionality of delegated legislation in the first phase i.e., pre-independence period. Read more…
Introduction: In Poonam Verma vs Ashwin Patel, the Supreme Court differentiated negligence, rashness, and recklessness. A person is said to be a negligent person when he/she inadvertently commits an act of omission and violates a positive duty that he/she should have performed otherwise. A reckless person knows the repercussions of Read more…
Introduction: In this case, the Supreme Court answered many relevant issues regarding section 499 &500 of I.P.C i.e Defamation. The major issue regarding Defamation is of distinction between libel and slander. Libel – when defamatory imputation is done in written form. Slander – when defamatory imputation is done in oral Read more…
Introduction: Kulbhushan Jadhav is an Indian national who was captured by Pakistani region of Baluchistan and was alleged for terrorism and spying activities for the Research Analysis Wing, Indian Intelligence Agency. He was born in Sangli, Maharashtra, India in 1970 and served the Nation as Naval-Officer in Indian Navy. He Read more…
Introduction: In the Concerned Case, a grievance recorded before the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) under Section 21 of the Customer Protection Act, 1986 asserting Compensation of Rs. 45 lakhs crediting lack in administration and clinical carelessness in the treatment of the expired, late Shri R.K. Sharma, Sr. Activities Read more…