ACT OF GOD AS A DEFENCE IN LAW Author : Tanvi Gupta Introduction: Accidents can take place due to natural forces or due to human intervention or by both. An act of god could be any natural calamities like earthquake, Tornadoes, floods, droughts etc. which have their existence ever since Earth. Natural disasters are perilous
Does not mean I accept the judgment: Prashant Bhushan while depositing draft for Re 1 fine imposed for Contempt of Court On Monday Advocate Prashant Bhushan deposited a rupee token fine imposed by the Supreme Court in the contempt case on his two tweets in the Supreme Court. Before entering the Supreme Court registry, Bhushan
HC adjourns plea seeking recognition of same-sex marriage under Hindu Marriage Act Today Delhi High Court was heard the Public Interest Litigation seeking recognition of Same-sex marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act. PIL was filed by Abhijeet Iyer Mitra, Gopi Shankar, Geeti Thadani and G. Orvasi. Same as in other marriages, gay marriage gets equal
No Immediate Demolition of Slums near Delhi Tracks Till Urban Affairs Ministry Takes a Decision: Centre Tells SC A hearing was held in the Supreme Court today to withdraw the order to remove the slum from the side of the railway line in Delhi. The matter was heard by a Bench of Chief Justice of
Judge seeks contempt action against actor Suriya for remarks on judiciary On Sunday Madras High Court judge Justice SM Subramaniam wrote a letter to Chief Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi looking for contempt proceedings against popular Tamil actor Suriya over his statements about Supreme Court upholding central government’s decision to conduct the National Eligibility cum Entrance
Theft Under IPC Author : Ashish Nagpal In criminal law, theft also known as ‘stealing’ is the unknown taking of someone else’s property without that person’s freely given consent. It is defined under Section 378 of IPC which says that , “Whoever intending to take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any
New Delhi: A PIL has been recorded within the Supreme Court seeking a heading to the Centre, states and union regions to set up expert committees to recommend steps for progressing India’s “pathetic” positioning on the worldwide Debasement Recognition List. India has been positioned at the 80th position among 180 countries and domains within the
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday lashed out at the BJP, saying the suicide by a Tamil Nadu girl student on the eve of NEET was the murder of the “Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao” motto. The 19-year-old Madurai girl and two other restorative hopefuls in Tamil Nadu had committed suicide on Saturday, provoking
NEED OF STRICT LAWS TO PREVENT ANIMAL CRUELTY Author : Yashi of Galgotias University ABSTACT- Cruelty to animals means animal abuse that is knowingly inflicted upon animals by human beings for their own gain. There are several laws to prevent animal cruelty but they are not strict, and not provide higher punishment for the animal
On Saturday Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, the pendency of judiciary cases is increasing. CJI Bobde was speaking at a recent group launch event of a book written by Justice R. Banumathi, a residential Supreme Court judge. The CJI highlighted two issues arising
