Category: Students Corner

HOW TO FILE ONLINE CYBER COMPLAINT

HOW TO FILE ONLINE CYBER COMPLAINT Author : PRACHETA SHUKLA (University of Lucknow) INTRODUCTION Cyber crime is an emerging threat with the increase in the internet usage over the last decade. The process to register a cyber crime FIR can be a bit daunting for some victims of cyber crimes. In the present times of

LAWS RELATING TO CONTEMPT OF COURT

LAWS RELATING TO CONTEMPT OF COURT Author : Priya Sharma Definition of contempt of court given by Lord Diplock in the judgment of attorney-general v. Times Newspapers ltd. Is defined as “The term ‘contempt of court’ is a generic term descriptive of conduct in relation to particular proceedings in a court of law which tends

Kanhaiya Kumar vs State of NCT Delhi

Case Name : Kanhaiya Kumar vs State of NCT Delhi Author : Khushboo Chopra Introduction Kanhaiya Kumar, the then student of Jawahar Lal Nehru university student’s union president was charged in sedition case lodged in the year 2016 by the Delhi police. Sedition is a non bailable offence due to which Kanhaiya was in the

TORTIOUS LIABILITY

TORTIOUS LIABILITY What is a tort? The word ‘tort’ has originated from a Latin term called ‘tortum’, which means ‘to twist something’. Thus, “tort” refers to a conduct that is not straight or lawful, but twisted, crooked or unlawful. It is similar to the English word ’wrong’. The Law of Torts includes various ‘torts’ or
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