SYNOPSIS John Marshall was born on September 24, 1755 near Germantown, Virginia and died in July 6, 1835 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1780 he started his own law practice. He defends his clients against pre war British creditors. In the year 1782 he held various political offices. In 1801 John Marshall also became the Chief…
The Indian Councils Act, 1909 was named after the renowned viceroy Lord Minto as well as the secretary of state Lord Morely. This act was considered to be the success of the INC led by the moderates. The act aimed at increasing the number of non official members as well as enlarged legislative councils.Some of…
Introduction: This case is related to rights of alienation of the property of minor by ‘karta’ or ‘manger’. The main points for consideration before the Privy Council are- 1. Whether the property of minor or his interests can be alienated by the ‘karta’ or ‘manger’. 2. If yes, then under what circumstances and up to…
Arnesh Kumar vs State Of Bihar & Anr Bench- Chandramauli Kr. Prasad, Pinaki Chandra Ghose Arnesh Kumar v. the State of Bihar is a landmark judgment, which was pronounced by the Apex Court as it imposed further checks and balances on the powers of the police before an arrest under section 498-A of Cr.P.C can be done which deals with dowry cases. Facts of the…
This case is known as one of the most significant free speech cases till date because it was the first time that the Supreme Court was dealing with a direct challenge to the constitutionality of the provisions of criminal defamation. It must be noted that this case specifically was against criminal defamation. Defamation has two…
FACTS OF THE CASE: The complainant in the case in discussion is Mr. Balfour who lived in Ceylon, Sri Lanka with his wife. His wife had been sick and wanted medical treatment. She was recommended to live in England by her psychiatrist. An agreement was reached between Mr. and Mrs. Balfour that whenever Mr. Balfour…
Akhoury Anusheel* [Continued from Part I.] GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE COURT: The Court, after having heard both parties, issued general guidelines with respect to grant of a copy of the FIR to the accused and upload of the same on the official police or State government website. The accused is entitled to get a copy…
INTRODUCTION: The present case of Youth Bar Association of India v. Union of India and Another [(2016) 9 SCC 473] is a recent case and order passed by the Supreme Court in respect of the powers, role and duty of police in respect of FIR, and the availability of FIRs online on the websites of…
INTRODUCTION: The issue of reservation has been overpowering issue for a significant long time in India. It has seen seasons of separation in the instructive and work region not established on open contest and legitimacy but instead on position, class illuminating, cash partnered and social footing. This has had a two-wrinkle result. On one hand,…
1.INTRODUCTION- A verdict on Jarnail Singh vs. Lachhmi Narain Gupta was delivered by The Supreme Court on 26th September. This case is also known as the “Reservation in Promotion Case”. A five-judge bench consisting of Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Mishra, Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice RF Nariman, Justice SK Kaul and Justice Indu Malhotra,…
