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CONVICTS HAVE RIGHTS AS WELL

  Raj Kumar Makkad   17 November 2009 at 12:46

INDIA'S prison law and policy needs total review. For example, India's Prison's Act 1894 permits " whipping" for prison indiscipline.This remains on India's statute book though it's been abolished in Andhra, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pr ..


Posted in Criminal Law |   1530 Views


Opression and Mismanagement - an interesting issue

  Member (Account Deleted)   16 November 2009 at 18:36

Earlier, I have written few articles on oppression and mismanagement under section 397/398 of Companies Act, 1956. After looking into an interesting angle while dealing with a Company issue, I have decided to present that inviting comments fro ..


Posted in Corporate Law |   975 Views


Status of Information Technology in Indian Courts

  Prakash Yedhula   15 November 2009 at 10:50

Status of Information Technology in Indian CourtsEver since NIC took up computerization in Supreme Court in 1990, many applications have been computerized which have impact on masses i.e. litigants. Following are some of the applications which have b ..


Posted in Others |   2460 Views


Report Card of India & China at a glance

  Raj Kumar Makkad   15 November 2009 at 10:32

This paper* to attempts to compare the competitiveness of India and China over the last decade: China's GDP was three times that of India in 2007. China's share of GDP to the world was 10.8%, which was double that of India. The average annual growth ..


Posted in Corporate Law |   976 Views


A YEAR AFTER 26/11, STILL VULNERABLE

  Raj Kumar Makkad   15 November 2009 at 10:32

Fifteen days from now, India will be commemorating the carnage of 26/11 and pledging never to let it happen again. If past record is any indicator, it is virtually impossible to see this pledge through though preventing a terrorist strike for one yea ..


Posted in Constitutional Law |   932 Views


JUST WRONG ''THE CJI CAN ADVISE DINAKARAN TO STOP WORK.''

  Raj Kumar Makkad   15 November 2009 at 10:31

It is strange that Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran, against whom serious charges of encroachment and illegal occupation of public land, acquisition of wealth beyond known means and abuse of office have been levelled, still continues ..


Posted in Legal Documents |   2564 Views


IN PARDONING CRIMINALS YOU BETRAY VICTIMS

  Raj Kumar Makkad   15 November 2009 at 10:31

AT THE time of the national and state assembly elections, earlier this year, an NGO provided considerable detail to show that our legislative assemblies and parliament had come to be populated by a disproportionately large number of millionaires. The ..


Posted in Criminal Law |   1117 Views


ABOVE THE LAW

  Raj Kumar Makkad   15 November 2009 at 10:31

It has now been established that rules were bent when Manu Sharma, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of model Jessica Lall, was given parole. Sharma had sought parole on three grounds: to participate in the religious rites of his late gra ..


Posted in Constitutional Law |   935 Views


Privacy Law Reforms And Privacy Regulation Simplification

  Raj Kumar Makkad   15 November 2009 at 10:31

Executive SummaryLast month, the Federal Government announced that it will overhaul the privacy laws of Australia and implement a consistent privacy law regime. These changes will represent the most material reforms to Australian privacy law since th ..


Posted in Corporate Law |   824 Views


Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on GST

  jyoti    15 November 2009 at 10:31

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on GSTQuestion 1 : What is the justification of GST ? Answer : There was a burden of "tax on tax" in the pre-existing Central excise duty of the Government of India and sales tax system of the State Go ..


Posted in Taxation |   2170 Views