High Court Of Judicature At Madras (Decided on 3rd July 1874) This case[1] seems to be the exception of the principle of strict liability[2]. When we think of strict liability the first thing comes in our mind is Rylands v. Fletcher,[3] [4] in which it was held that even if the Read more
Facts: Friedrich Nottebohm was born in Hamburg Germany and was its citizen. In 1905, for the purpose of starting his business in trade, banking, and plantations with his brothers, Friedrich Nottebohm moved to Guatemala. He resided in Guatemala until 1943, however, he never acquired the Guatemalan citizenship. Friedrich Nottebohm visited Read more
“A teacher cannot be without character. If he lacks it, he will be like salt without its savour. A teacher must touch the hearts of his students. Boys imbibe more from the teacher’s own life than they do from books. If teachers impart all the knowledge in the world to Read more
Facts of the Case: It’s a Special Leave, which arises from the judgment of the High Court of Delhi, where the first appeal of the appellant was dismissed. Appellant, is an unwed mother, and she is well educated, has a proper and good stable job, and also financially capable as Read more
INTRODUCTION Section 154 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 lays down procedure regarding the information given to the police in cognizable cases and provides for the manner in which such information is to be recorded. An analysis of Section 154 is as follows: The information is to be given to Read more
INTRODUCTION The present discussion on the case ‘K.M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra’[1] is one of the most famous cases in the judicial history of India. In this case the Navy commander, K.M. Nanavati was convicted under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife’s Read more
Introduction The “Basic Structure” doctrine is an Indian judicial principle, propounded by Justice Hans Raj Khanna. It says that there are certain basic structure in the Constitution, which can’t be amended by the Parliament. The doctrine thus forms a basis of the power of the Supreme Court to struck down Read more
INTRODUCTION This case derived its importance from the case of Shankari prasad v. Union of India[1] where the issue discussed was whether the fundamental right to property that was controlled by the parliament in the process of abolishing the Zamindari system was constitutional or not. It was held that it Read more
Introduction Before the Maneka Gandhi case[1] in 1978, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India undertook a positivist approach while deciding all the cases. The parliament makes laws. The judiciary is perceivable as a pillar of democracy which sticks to the literal meaning of the constructed law. During this case, the Read more
INTRODUCTION Mohd. Ahmed Khan vs Shah Bano Begum case is one of the revolutionary cases of the Supreme Court. It dealt with the issue of maintenance; which has to be given to an aggrieved divorced Muslim woman by her husband after the divorce. The Supreme Court in this case referred Read more
Introduction The contribution of women in today’s society is undeniable. The growth and development of our nation today has brought a radical change in the status of women. There were days when men were the sole earners of the family. In the present era, Indian women not only take care Read more
This judgment is pivotal in the jurisprudential history of the country as it discusses about the balance of powers between important democratic institutions of our nation in the backdrop of constitutional supremacy. A constitutional bench consisting of 13 judges delivered this nearly 800 pages long judgment in the wake of Read more