“Terrorism has become the systematic weapon of a war that knows no borders or seldom has a face.”-Jacques Chirac Can we ever think of a society free of violence? Can the government ensure a peaceful society? What are the goals that the perpetrators ..
IS COMPUTER-GENERATED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY A VICTIMLESS CRIME ? A worldwide dimension of the this crimeWith the growth of computer technology, society is being asked to deal with issues that are profoundly changing the ways that we live and think. Techn ..
Abortion - Is the fOetus a human being with a fundamental right to life ?In a landmark judgment, Bombay High Court on 4th of August 2008 refused to grant permission for termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks after rejecting a petition filed by a c ..
LEGAL SABOTAGE IN INDIAIntroductionPrevious to 1882 there was no uniform law of criminal procedure for the whole of India. Provinces and presidency towns were guided by their own procedures. It was Criminal Procedure Code of 1882 (Act X of 1882) (her ..
FACETS OF THE JUDICIAL PROCESSABSTRACTIt has been since from the independence of the country that the judicial organizations have been playing a very vital role in the development of the country and ha ..
MIS-USING DOWRY LAWS The practice of giving a "dowry" or a gift to a woman at marriage is said to have its origins in the system of "streedhan" (women's share of parental wealth given to her at the time ..
WHISTLE BLOWERS A NATIONAL FORCE TO COMBAT CORRUPTION “The lawyers have an affirmative whistle-blowing obligation to report other lawyers violating rules of ethics.” said Hon’ble Shree. K.G. Balakrishnan, Chief Justice of India in the add ..
Hi All, would like to have the advise over a case which is still in process in high court!there was a quashe of FIR registerd, court has order on 22-april-2008 stay on proceedings to state as well as to the concern PS & IO till 8th of may 2008, ..
SERVICE TAX ON CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX:Gauhati High Court has held in Magus Construction v. Union of India that when a person is engaged in construction of residential complex for sale to various persons, it does not amount to service and ..
CUSTOM, EXCISE & SERVICE TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNALCan the Tribunal Dismiss Appeal for Non-persecutionRAJESH KUMARADVOCATE. On numerous occasions the Custom, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal dismisses and appeal in case when the appellant ..