What is your first reaction when you come across a Eunuch or transgender or in Indian context ‘ kinnar’ , ‘ hingra ’, or a ‘ chakka ’?, One runs away from them or at most gives them a handsome amount of money to get rid of them but the impression every citizen of this worthy country carries is that ...

This blog specifically deals with property Agreements that are ordinarily executed between Developers, the Landlord, the Tenant and the members of the Co-operative Housing Societies. This blog originated when one of my dear friend Kamal Ladia approached me for studying the Re-development (proposed) ...

Can anyone please advise on sec 138, if a PDC cheque is bounced on account of EMI, signed by a director of a pvt limited company, the loan was a commercial loan by the bank, wherein due to business loss the company could not pay the EMI amount when due. the cars were repossessed and sold by the bank...

This is on the recent order of the Delhi Government ordering closure of shops, establishments and cinema halls in the national capital on Oct 3rd & 14th on the sidelines of the Common Wealth Games - More of a security measure, this would paralyse normal life and result in loss of earnings to sh...

I’m always surprised as to why non-judicial minds are given authority to decide litigations. I’m practicing at District Kathua (J&K) since last more than nine years. According to the J&K laws, the revenue appeals are heard by the revenue officers, who either are the IAS or KAS Officers. An...

This blog originated in the felt need to ponder where it is found that Indian Public authorities are fascinated to interprete laws to their convenience and logic and issue notices as they deem fit, completely devoid of spirit of the enacted laws. In modern democracies, wide powers vest with Legislat...

Like a man write his WILL and wish that after his death his properties shall be given to these people, it appears to me that the mandate of Constitution represents the WILL of our freedom fighters to which we the contemporary people of INDIA are enjoying the legacy of Independence and breathe fresh ...

<!— @page { size: 21cm 29.7cm; margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } —> A Less interesting Case took nearly two hours of Bombay High Court (dated 24.09.2010) and the Division Bench at Court No.2 presided by Smt.Justice Ranjana Desai and Mr Justice R.V. More were constrained to observe and s...

This blog is originated in the felt need to educate myself as what transactions constitutes “Commercial purposes” within the meaning of Consumer Protection (CP)Act of 1986. Section 2(1)(d) of CP Act 1986 stipulates who is a consumer within the meaning of this Act. Following all ingredients must be s...

[Aside from the jokes begging to be made about the lead singer of U2, I would like to state for the record that this is a very serious post.] Before the QLTS scheme came into effect this month, qualifying in the UK via the QLTT route required you to gain 40 hours of contentious experience. This coul...

As I sit in my ergonomically designed chair and look out of my office window (a favourite pastime), my mind wanders to the dangers of being a lawyer in today’s day and age. While lawyers of the past have faced angry clients and been targeted by hit men, apart from alcoholism and stress-related disor...

Akshima Sarathi, a 4th year student of NALSAR, Hyderabad has won the cash prize of rupees 3 lacs for the ‘ most legally reasoned ’ student award. OK Stop! This was false news (with balls?). Anyway, if legal reasoning is your forte and if you liked playing with the LST’s legal reasoning module, the I...

Are Private Deemed Universities within the purview of Right to Information Act, 2005? Introduction In India there are 130 deemed university, out of which a significant number of them are private. [1] Deemed University status was meant to be conferred to the institutions which have created an excelle...

1st September, 2010 A total of 83 unique public votes are in. Most of them are Legal Poet’s friends. Napster didn’t join the PARTY so the votes are less. But for the bloggers the PARTY is about to begin because Legally Bindia doles the moolah to the blogger with the funniest post, the most helpful p...

I have always been thrilled by entrepreneurs. The first entrepreneur I came in ‘virtual’ contact with was Sachin Malhan who was our legal aptitude mentor at LST and used to teach through VSAT sessions. Seeing him in real life always evaded me. Thankfully, he once came to NUJS for a talk on his entre...

New Delhi In a recent study conducted by KuttaLaw Group, the researches have found that 98% of dogs owned by law firm partners are overweight and underworked. “For example Mr. Ahuja who is a partner at Ahuja & Sons law firm owns Mutt, an English Mastiff, a breed which normally weighs at 80-120 ...

The title of this blog has been taken from a blog by GABE ACEVEDO published on an American legal tabloid, Above the Law. In the blog, the columnist talks about how Indian LPOs have been marketing the growth and benefits of outsourcing in American media and “trampling all over the US legal system”. A...

“Next time, the eleven of us are on a corporate deal, or fighting it out in the court; we’ll know that you don’t win till the scoreboard says so”. Cricket in my college is a lesser religion. People worship soccer more fastidiously. Nonetheless, cricket is a religion. Interbatch tournaments, inter-co...

“Never give advice, unless asked for it thrice”- Old Chinese proverb Since the recruitment season has started at many of the law schools, I thought I’d blog about something topical for a change (instead of the usual nonsense about life in a City law firm). So, you’ve taken the first step after follo...

Hmmm. The million dollar question. What is an LPO exactly?!!!!. No one know that, some tell that its an outsourcing of legal work from western countries, some call it as global law firm which does paralegal work apart from the litigation… Folks i will tell u what it is :-). Its nothing but a center ...