A Sanction is Must for Legal Action Against Public Servant: SC

                                                      REPORT BY- RIDDHIMA BHADAURIA  The supreme court in June has asserted that a criminal protest against a police officer or a public servant cannot be engaged without previous sanction or assent from the government as is said under section 197 of the code of criminal procedure. The bench comprising Justice R Banumathi and Indira BanerjeeRead More

Kasturilal Ralia Ram Jain v. State of U.P.

Case number  105 of 1963  Citation  AIR 1965 SC 1039 Bench Gajendragadkar, P.B. (CJ) Wanchoo, K.N. Hidayatullah, M. Dayal Raghubar Mudholkar, J.K. Decided on 29th September, 1964 Relevant section 300(1) of the Constitution of India  Brief facts  Ralia Ram was one of the partners of a firm that deals in bullion and other goods atRead More

Remedies in Tort Law

The author Nadeem Siddiqui is a second-year student of B.L.S L.L.B from Government Law College. Mumbai. INTRODUCTION The action undertaken by a person to receive compensation or to punish the person who has violated his right is known as ‘legal remedy’. There are different types of legal remedies available. For example, you can get compensationRead More

Rylands v. Fletcher (1868)

This article is written by Anushka Singh, a second-year student, pursuing BBA-LLB at Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University. This article analyses the case of Ryland v. Fletcher which established the rule of strict liability under tort law. INTRODUCTION The principle of strict liability was first established in this case. Rylands v. Fletcher is anRead More

Religionism Over Secularism

This article is written by Tulip Das, currently pursuing BBA L.L.B(H) from Amity University Kolkata. In this article, the author aims to describe how the Ram Janmabhoomi Puja and alliance of BJP to Hinduism are leading the way to extinguish of secularism as a concept in India. INTRODUCTION A future historian might record the 5thRead More

Coercive Interrogation: Is there a Right to Remain Silent

This Article is Written by Manav Sony, a student at Amity University, Kolkata. The Article talks about coercive interrogation along with some important case laws which were decided under this head. INTRODUCTION Coercive Interrogation has become one of the top methods in order to seek information from the culprits. Thanks to various terrorist attacks becauseRead More

Polluter Pay Principle

This Article is Written by Akanksha Chowdhury from Amity University, Kolkata. This Article talks about Polluter Pays Principle along with some landmark cases which were decided and also led to the formation of this important doctrine which is a need of an hour. INTRODUCTION The Polluter Pay principle was first introduced in 1972 by theRead More

N. Nagendra Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh

This article has been written by Tanya Gupta, a student pursuing BA LLB from Ideal Institute of Management and Technology and School of Law, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi.  This article focuses on the brief explanation of the case N. Nagendra Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh, AIR 1994 SC 2663. INTRODUCTIONRead More

Indian Jurisprudence on Environmental Human Rights

This article is written by Siddhi P. Nagwekar, a student of Karnataka State Law University’s Law School. This article deliberates upon the constitutional provisions on environmental human rights and its applicability in the cases that have come before the Courts in the recent past. INTRODUCTION Environment is defined under Section 2(a) of The Environment (Protection)Read More

Supreme Court Discards the Judgment of High court of Punjab and Haryana

                                                        Report by-  Eshna Thakur                                                                          The Supreme court, On 30th July 2020 passed this judgment. A bench comprising the Honourable Justice N.V Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Krishna Murari.  The criminal case appeal number is 492 – DBA of 1996. Previously the High court of Punjab and Haryana passed a judgement  convicting theRead More