MISINTERPRETING THE JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE “We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is, and the judiciary is the safeguard of our property and our liberty and our property under the Constitution”. ..
The letter written by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) to the Prime Minister seeking his intervention in initiating impeachment proceedings against asitting judge of Calcutta High Court, has triggered a debate again regarding corruption in higher jud ..
The Indian Succession Act came into effect on 30thSeptember, 1925. As per S. 4, Part II of the Act shall not applyif the deceased was a Hindu, Muhammadan, Buddhist, Sikh orJaina. Section 20 of Part III of the Act is not applicable to anymarriage cont ..
White collar jobs attract law grads Fedup with a corrupt system and unwilling to play second fiddle toseniors, young lawyers are turning their backs on the court room andwalking into corporate law jobs Lawyershave always enjoyed a special, if not alw ..
SHOULD LAWYERS BE BROUGHT UNDER THE COPRASujata Iyengar*Gautam Narasimhan *A three Judge bench of the Supreme Court in Indian Medical Association v. y.p. Shanta1 affirmed the growing activity in the field of consumerism and consumer protection. The C ..
INDIAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM: Need and Remedies India leads in the information technology world. India is showcasing its achievements all over in information technology for the past two decades. Indian judiciary perhaps th ..
The untouchbles Itis the first time ever that a Chief Justice of India has grantedpermission to an investigating agency to register a criminal caseagainst members of the higher judiciary. It happened last week whenChief Justice K G Balakrishnan al ..
As much as we speak about the dominance of the Indian IT industry all over, the Indian judiciary has shown surprising lack of interest in harnessing the power of IT in its own backyard. Use of computers doesnt mean application of technology. Even in ..
Child Marriage: laws & flawsArvind JainEvery year, on the auspicious day of 'Akshaya Tritya', more popularly known as 'Akha Teej', thousands of gullible minor children (including infants) are forced to tie the marital knot (Read-'noose'). The tra ..
Corruption and WomenCorruption is defined as "the abuse of public office for private gain"[1] Corruption is termed as a plague, which is not only contagious but if not controlled spreads like fire in a jungle. Its virus is compared with HIV le ..