Author : Prity Kumari, Central University of South Bihar The term Murder and Culpable Homicide are the two most confusing concept in the Indian Penal Code, 1860. There is a very thin line difference between the terms. All murders are culpable homicide but all culpable homicides are not murders. In the arena of Penal Code,
Author : Rahil Joshi What is Jurisprudence? Jurisprudence or legal theory is that the theoretical study of law. Scholars of jurisprudence seek to elucidate the character of law in its most general form and supply a deeper understanding of legal reasoning, legal systems, legal institutions, and the role of law in society.[1] Jurisprudence is just
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to consider a PIL filed by retired bureaucrats in which the government was accused of mismanagement of the covid-19 epidemic in the country. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, a bench headed by Justice LN Rao including Justice Ajay Rastogi said that despite the advisory issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs
Senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan filed a review petition against the Supreme Court’s decision in the contempt case. Prashant Bhushan was recently found guilty of contempt. For this, he was fined one rupee as a punishment. However, Prashant Bhushan has paid the fine. But, he has exclusively said that he does not accept this
Rights of unmarried mother Author : Sandeep Rana Abstract This article throws lights on the case ABC vs. State (NCT)[i] of Hon’ble Supreme court, where the parens patiae jurisdiction of SC duly exercise to secure the future of several hapless children who are born out of wedlock and thereafter abandoned by their fathers. The apex
The Central Government has released the guidelines related to Unlock-5 on Wednesday. The cinema hall, theaters, multiplexes have been allowed to open with conditions from 15 October. Entertainment parks outside Containment Zones and similar spaces have also been allowed to open. Strict lockdown will remain in effect until 31 October at Containment Zones. State governments
Today, the Supreme court accepted the recommendations made by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) regarding refund of air tickets booked during lockdown due to COVID-19. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Justice Subhash Reddy and MR Shah said that the petitions would be disposed of in the context of DGCA proposals and the
The Supreme Court today sought Maharashtra Legislative Assembly’s response on journalist Arnab Goswami’s plea challenging the show cause notice for initiation of breach of privilege motion against him for the reportage on actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde said that the court understands the seriousness of the
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court regarding the Hathras gang-rape case. The petition has sought a CBI or SIT to investigate the case. The PIL has been filed by Delhi residents Satyama Dubey, Vikas Thackeray, Rudra Pratap Yadav and Saurabh Yadav. Along with this, there has been a demand to transfer the
Unnatural offences under IPC Author : Ashish Nagpal Introduction The year 2018 changed the way we look at gender, sex and sexuality in much of a broader sense. The judgement of the Supreme Court in Navtej Johar vs Union of India holding that the consensual same sex marriage under section 377 of the Indian Penal
