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The Supreme Court has coordinated the State of Uttar Pradesh to respect the pending bills of previous Additional Advocate General (AAG) Ranjit Rao, inside a time of two months. The course was given by a set of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Navin Sinha in an interest recorded by Rao against a judgment of the Allahabad […]
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A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the vires of Section 354(5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which provides for the method of execution of death sentence in India – hanging by neck till the convict is dead. The petition, which has been filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra, has relied extensively […]
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In this article, we focus on the provision of Article 35A of the Indian Constitution and discusses how Article 35A is making Fundamental Right a myth in the State of Jammu & Kashmir. “If I may say so, if things go wrong under the new Constitution, the reason will not be that we had a […]
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India’s Top Lawyer Harish Salve is our all-time favorite professional. The one that we aspire to be. He is a role model for all professionals on how one can balance professional work with personal life and work hard while enjoying the fruits of that work. Salve also represents the ideal mix between technical perfection and […]
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Fali S. Nariman, the other grand old man of Indian law, is the anti-thesis of Ram Jethmalani. Fali is known to be quick tempered and very impatient with his juniors and the instructing attorneys. A conference with him will leave you feeling breathless and helpless. Nariman will shoot ten questions at you at the same […]
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Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act, 2005 THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Act, 2005 1. Short title, extent, and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall come into force […]
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Ram Jethmalani: Ram Jethmalani is the quintessential lawyer. Loud, irascible, never afraid of a fight, given to seeking publicity, he fits the text book definition of a lawyer as seen in Hindi films. In fact, the memorable role of the scheming lawyer Indrajit Chaddha brilliantly played by Amrish Puri in the film Damini is supposedly […]
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Everything you do as a lawyer, and everything your stuff does for you and your clients, go on to shape your brand. It goes without saying that doing things well is key to building a brand. However, it is important to understand just doing your job well doesn’t build a brand. A strong brand in […]
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It seems you cannot be kept away from the news. You are hitting the headlines almost every day. I speak my mind on issues that matter. Since so few speak the truth, I get more space than others do. How can I stop answering questions? As long as you are in public life, you cannot […]
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA CONTENTS PREFACE PREAMBLE PART I THE UNION AND ITS TERRITORY ARTICLES Name and territory of the Union. Admission or establishment of new States. 2A. [Repealed.] […]
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Nirmala Sitharaman, who just took oath as the new Cabinet member, has been given the Defence Ministry portfolio, according to a report of Times Now. Incidentally, she has become the first dedicated woman defence minister of India and only the second woman to hold the crucial ministry after Indira Gandhi. Modi, in his third Cabinet […]
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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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