Rarest of Rare Doctrine

Rarest of Rare Doctrine under Indian Law

Introduction There are no rules-given statements of uncommon, strange, of the most value of uncommon. In a Criminal Trial, the nature and serious air of the crime are taken into a point to be taken into account for working out the right punishment. The Court shall be thought to have failed in firing, letting off […]

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ADULTERY

ADULTERY under Indian Penal Code

ADULTERY On 27 September, 2018 the Supreme Court of India had announced it’s another major verdict by decriminalising adultery aimed at upholding the right of life and freedom just a few days after the judgement on Section-377. The judgement was given by 5 judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Mishra where he […]

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Keshavananda Bharati

KESHAVANANDA BHARATI SRIPADAGALVARU VS STATE OF KERALA (CASE SUMMARY)

Title – Keshavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru and Others vs State of Kerala and Another Citation(s) – (1973) 4 SCC 225: AIR 1973 SC 1461 Bench – CJI S M Sikri and Justices  K S Hegde, A K Mukherjea, J M Shelat, A N Grover, P Jaganmohan Reddy, H R Khanna, A N Ray, D G Palekar, […]

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CARLILL VS CARBOLIC SMOKE BALL CO

CARLILL VS CARBOLIC SMOKE BALL CO (Case Summary)

Title – CARLILL VS CARBOLIC SMOKE BALL CO Equivalent Citation – [1892] EWCA Civil 1, [1893] 1 QB 256 Bench – Lindley LJ, Bowen LJ, and  Smith LJ Date of judgment – 8th December 1892 CARLILL VS CARBOLIC SMOKE BALL CO (CASE SUMMARY) Whether a General Offer made by the company is binding on it? […]

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Citizenship Amendment Act

Citizenship Amendment Act 2019: Judicial validity

What is the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019? The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 is an act that was passed in the parliament on December 11, 2019. It amends the Citizenship Act of 1955 and thus allows Indian citizenship for people belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi and Christian community, who fled from neighbouring Muslim […]

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Top Indian Law Blogs

Lawyers Gyan is in Top Indian Law Blogs List

We are very excited to share the news with you people that we are now in the Top Indian Law Blogs List by Feedspot. We are working on bringing you the latest updates from the legal fraternity, we are a bit slow these days but we promise we will be coming back with a bang […]

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Minerva Mills Case

Minerva Mills Case (Case Summary)

Title : Minerva Mills v Union Of India Equivalent Citations : 1980 AIR 1789, 1981 SCR (1) 206 Bench : Y.V.Chandrachud( Cj), P.N. Bhagwati, A.C Gupta, N.L. Untwalia, P.S. Kailsam Petitioner : Minerva Mills Ltd. & Ors. Respondent : Union Of India & Ors. Date of judgement : 31 July 1980 Facts of the case […]

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Golaknath

I.C. GOLAKNATH AND OTHERS VS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER (CASE SUMMARY)

INTRODUCTION – I.C. Golaknath vs the State of Punjab dealt with the power of Parliament to amend the Fundamental Rights provided under Part III of our Constitution. BACKGROUND – In 1953, the Punjab State Government enacted the Punjab Security of Land Tenure Act, 1953. Through the 17th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1964, the said act was […]

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Writs

Writs under the Indian Constitution

What is Writ?  Writs are a formal order from the Supreme Court or High Court ordering Indian Citizens substantive redress against breaches of their fundamental rights. Article 32 of the Indian Constitution deals with constitutional remedies which an Indian citizen can pursue from the Supreme Court and the High Court against a violation of his […]

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BERUBARI UNION CASE

THE BERUBARI UNION CASE (CASE SUMMARY)

INTRODUCTION – Re BERUBARI UNION CASE is related to the exchange of territories between India and Pakistan as per the Nehru-Noon Agreement of 1958. BACKGROUND – According to the Indian Independence Act, 1947, the boundaries of India and Pakistan were to be assessed by the ‘award’ of a boundary commission chosen by the Governor-General. The […]

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COVID19

BLOG- Supreme Court and the COVID19 issue

The nationwide lockdown implemented on March 25th due to COVID19 bought the working of all institutions to a standstill. Supreme Court, the apex court of India has also been hampered by this pandemic but opened up with a virtual way of functioning with the use of video conferencing but with reduced strength. With so many […]

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Advocate Jeetender Gupta

Online Internship Opportunity at Advocate Jeetender Gupta: Applications Open

About the Advocate Advocate Jeetender Gupta, a first-generation lawyer, is an Advocate-On-Record at the Supreme Court of India, with regular practice since 2011 at the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court, Punjab-Haryana High Court, NCLT, NCDRC, DRT, CCI & District Courts. The area of specialisation primarily involves handling White Collar Crimes such as economic offences, cyber […]

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