Worker Strikes

INTRODUCTION The world is undergoing significant changes and developments right now, particularly in the commercial sector, which has seen the establishment of numerous industries, companies, and organizations. In order to raise their concerns or demand any kind of adjustment in their respective company or industry, employers must have some kind of process or activity availableRead More

Nikesh Talwar Shah v Union of India

Case Number Writ Petition (Criminal) 67/2017 Equivalent Citation (2018) 11 SCC 1 Petitioner Nikesh Talwar Shah Respondent Union of India and Ors. Bench Justice R. F. Nariman Decided on November 23, 2017 Relevant Act/ Section Article 21 of Constitution of India, 1949; Section 45, 65 and 71 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Brief FactsRead More

Consent for sexual intercourse on pretext of false promise of marriage?

INTRODUCTION Marriage brings two individuals together as spouses and their bond is recognized by the community in the form of marriage rituals. Different religions perceive the concept of marriage from different perspectives. Hindu marriages are considered to be a union of two souls so that they can perform dharma (responsibility/duties). The Christian marriage happens forRead More

Pandit M.S.M. Sharma v. Sri Sri Krishna Sinha & Ors

Court Supreme Court of India Case No. 122 of 1958 Citation 1960 SC 1186; 1969 AIR 395; 1959 SCR Suppl.(1) 806. Petitioner Pandit MSM Sharma Respondent Sri Sri Krishna Sinha & Ors. Date of Judgment 12/12/1958. Bench Chief Justice Sudhi Ranjan Das.Justice Natwarlal H. Bhagwati.Justice Bhuvneshwar P. Sinha.Justice K. Subbarao.Justice K.N. Wanchoo. Facts The applicantRead More

Social Security for Workmen

Introduction Social Security is defined as the protection or security that is provided by a community to its members, ensuring that they have proper access to healthcare and a surety of a steady and regular income, especially during unemployment or post-retirement phases. It is classified as a basic human right by the United Nations. ItRead More

India’s Mental Peace – MHCA, 2017

INTRODUCTION In India, it has been calculated that 7.3% of teenagers suffer from a mental disease. Numerous variables can contribute to the emergence of a psychiatric condition, which can then interfere with daily functioning and generate distress that impairs it. A person’s upbringing, parenting methods, social interactions, and local environment can all have an impactRead More

Virtual Courts in India – Prospects and Challenges

Introduction Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the whole world including India had gone into lockdown. Even the courts were shut down for a while in March when directed by the Supreme Court of India. The centre and the state governments had put down restrictions that made it difficult for the courts to function. As inRead More

Jorawar Singh Mundy v Union of India & Ors

CASE NUMBER Crl.A. No 14/2013 CITATION W.P. (C) 3918/ 2020 BENCH Justice Pratibha M. Singh DECIDED ON 12. 04. 2021 RELEVANT ACT/SECTION Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Article 21 of the Constitution. BRIEF FACTS The petition was filed by the petitioner for the removal of the judgment titled, ‘Custom v Jorawar SinghRead More