The history of malicious prosecution may be traced back to Edwards I’s reign, when the writ of conspiracy was in use. The writ of maintenance superseded it in the 16th century, and it fell into disuse. An action on the case, which first emerged during Elizabeth I’s reign and became known as action for Malicious…
As mentioned, Dalits in India face some of the harshest discrimination and oppression. The atrociousness of acts committed against them are not of a low intensity and are not to be ignored. Over and over it is seen in the news an incident where there has been some mistreatment that is directed against a Dalit.…
With advancement in technology and digitalization of every aspect of our life the world has become a smaller place. Transactions and dealings between two entities have become paperless and digitized, the consequence of such developments is faced by law makers. Legal recognition of such electronic material and evidence has become a necessity, and because of…
Sedition is an offence which is against the government of India. According to Indian penal code sedition is defined as“Whoever, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the Government shall…
The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 is an anti-corruption Act which provides for the establishment of the institution of Lokpal which would inquire into allegations against public functionaries and matters connecting them. The Act provides for an investigation into complaints of maladministration. The office of the Lokpal is an equivalent to that of an Ombudsman.…
Sub Delegation – (Delegatus non potest delegare) „When a statute confers some legislative powers on an executive authority and the latter further delegates those powers to another subordinate author or agency, it is called sub delegation. OBJECT The necessity of sub-delegation is sought to be supported, inter alia, on the following grounds: 1. Power of…
Corporate governance is defined as the system of rules, practices, and processes by which a firm is governed. It primarily involves the balancing of interests of the company’s stakeholders i.e. the shareholders, senior level management, suppliers, customers, government and other related authorities. Corporate governance inside a company is majorly overlooked by the board of directors,…
A few days back I shared this quote picture on social media and it created a storm. Since 2012, I am working against feminism by different mediums. And since then feminists have attacked me. If you go to my Facebook profile there are more than 200 shares of this quote. Some people are angry and…
Brief Details: Relevant Citation: 1996 AIR 946 Decided on: 21st March, 1996 Court: Supreme Court of India Judge Bench: Justice JS Verma, Justice NP Singh, Justice Faizanuddin, Justice Nanavati G.T. Facts of the Case: In this case Gian Kaur (petitioner) and her husband Harbans Singh were convicted for the offence of abetment to suicide of…
Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code was a section dealing with adultery. Only a man whohad consensual sexual intercourse with the wife of another man without his consent could havebeen punished under this offense in India. The law became defunct on 27 September 2018 by ajudgment of the Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court called the law unconstitutionalbecause it “treats a husband as…
