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About 1st Amity National Judgement Writing Competition 2017 is a combined venture of Amity Law School Gurgaon and SCC Online. This is to explore the area of legal education to increase and promote qualitative legal research by looking at practical aspects of the implementation of laws studied by Law Students. The Judgment Writing Competition looks at […]
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Introduction ‘It is entirely appropriate that all businesses be responsible for the torts of their employees’. Tort law in India is a relatively new common law development supplemented by codifying statutes including statutes governing damages. While India generally follows the UK approach, there are certain differences which may indicate judicial activism, hence creating controversy. Tort is the breach of some duty independent of […]
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The recent move of the Tamil Nadu government to make it compulsory to carry the original driver licence while driving has been temporarily stalled following its challenge by way of three writ petitions filed at the Madras High Court. Two PILs in this regard – one filed by Traffic Ramaswamy and the other on behalf of the […]
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Introduction Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place. […]
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Centre’ stand on Marital rape- Giving the impression that it is in no mood to make marital rape an offence, the Union of India yesterday made certain submissions which may be construed as patriarchal in a writ petition seeking to make marital rape an offence. The Centre, through Standing Counsel Monika Arora, in the matter of RIT Foundation […]
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The Supreme Court has held that when a cheque, which is drawn by a company, is dishonoured, the company will have to be made a party to the proceedings under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act) and failure to do so will vitiate the prosecution. Importantly, a Bench of Justices Jasti Chelameswar and S Abdul Nazeer also […]
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Jagdeep Singh, the Special CBI judge who sentenced Ram Rahim Singh to twenty years’ imprisonment for rape, has been granted Z+ security, India Todayreports. Singh and his family reportedly received threatening calls from supporters of the Dera Sacha Sauda, the organisation headed by the convicted godman. Consequently, a total of 55 policemen, including 10 NSG commandos […]
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“It is fair to say that a lawyer who has participated in a moot court is rarely surprised by questions that he or she may receive from the bench!” -Honorable Timothy K. Lewis and Nancy Winkleman INTRODUCTION Society needs good and efficient judges, advocates, lawyers. Producing a good legal professional is no easy task. It […]
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In this article we will be discussing What are the 5 most important qualities of a lawyer who want to set up a law firm in detail. Being a lawyer is a difficult job. You have to wear many hats, be different things for different people and go through different phases in your career working […]
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The flamboyant self-styled guru ram rahim singh faces charges of murder conspiracy and castration of his disciples. Three more cases, including two pertaining to murder conspiracy, are pending against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Two 10-year prison terms given to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a special CBI […]
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A special CBI court on Monday sentenced Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. The Dera chief was convicted of rape on August 25. Giving details of the sentencing, CBI counsel in the case, said, “It is 20 years punishment and both the sentences shall not run concurrently. It […]
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Introduction The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is an autonomous, statutory agency tasked with regulating and promoting the insurance and re-insurance industries in India. It was constituted by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999, an act of Parliament passed by the government of India. The agency’s headquarters are in Hyderabad, Telangana, where it moved from Delhi in 2001. The IRDAI attempted to raise […]
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