Panchayati Raj is the system of local self governance in India. Panchayats are the bodies which are run and managed by the people who are elected by the local people through elections at village level. Through 73rd Amendment Act Panchayati Raj was instituted and was given a constitutional mandate. Various committees were formed to work…
The Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) was passed in the year 1967 under the Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi . UAPA is an Indian law which aims to prevent the unlawful activities in India and associated with India. It effectively prevents the unlawful activities associated in India. It is also known as Anti-Terror law.…
INTRODUCTION Living in India, you must have experienced Sec 144 of CrPC (Criminal Procedure Code), 1973 being imposed on you or on anyone you know. Sec 144 of CrPC has been the talk of the town whenever something concerning or threatening to the peace of any area takes place. Basically Sec 144 of CrPC comes…
Retrospective Operation is generally not given to such statutes as would lay new duties or attach new disabilities in respect or transactions already past or would interfere with vested rights or in which legality or past transactions would be involved.when a substantive law is changed during the pendency of a case in a court of…
THE DEFENCE COUNSEL The adversary system of criminal trial, which we have adopted, assumes that the State using its investigative resources and employing a competent prosecutor would prosecute the accused, who, in turn, will employ an equally competent defense counsel to challenge the evidence of the prosecution. Therefore, both the Constitution of India and the…
A crime is a wrong not only against the individual victim but also against the State. Therefore, the State takes upon itself, at least in case of serious offences, the responsibility of prosecuting the accused person. The Central Government and each State Government have power to appoint prosecutors for conducting prosecutions and other criminal proceedings…
“Rest is the best contemplation.” – Dalai Lama. INTRODUCTION Right to sleep is a fundamental Right under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution and is subject to protection by the Court[1]. Rest is an organic goal. It isn’t debatable. Any level of tiredness will weaken execution and disposition. Rest is the point at which our…
INTRODUCTION Corruption is a global problem and no country in the world is free from its menacing grip. It refers to a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted with a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power…
The doctrine of prospective overruling was first recognised in America in the early 1900s when the legal jurisprudence in the country shifted from the age-old Blackstonian theory. The doctrine slowly developed in America and was soon accepted by English jurists and English Courts. It was recognised and adopted in India for the first time by the…
RERA stands for Real Estate Regulatory Authority which came into existence as per the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, an act passed by the Parliament in 2016 that came into effect with its 92 sections fully from 1st May, 2017. It aims to protect the purchasers and also to boost the investments. It establishes…
