The human right to food has its contemporary origin within the U.N. Universal Human Rights framework. The main reference point is located within the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights (UDHR) (U.N. 1948), Article 25, which states, “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the he...

The following is a hilarious story of a legal proceeding initiated against one of the greatest ruling super heroes of our times on a question as ancient as the one which arose in the second century with Clement of Alexandria ( whether Apostle Peter and Cephas of Antioch were the same person? ) The E...

The large part of law consist of various behavioral perspectives in the form of ‘Duty’ that is, mode of conduct to which people must confirm and by which their actual behavior is judged. Thus, the very concept of ‘is’ law is composed of ‘ought’. it is the ought that acquires the character of law, wh...

In the case of S.K. Alagh Vs. State of U.P. and Ors. reported in (2008) 5 SCC 662 the Hon’ble Supreme Court, at paragraph 20 thereof, observed as under: “… We may, in this regard, notice that the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act, Negotiable Instruments Act, Employees’ Provident Fund (Misc...

The forensic technology has played an integral role in solving criminal cases. D.N.A (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) tests, first discovered by Prof. Alec Jeffreys in 1985 in England has now become a credible source for identifying a person with the help of his blood, hair, sperm, muscle, nerve or tissue sa...

Imagine yourself dealing with a case where your client has been accused of murder. The Prosecution story states that your client was found with the murder weapon in his hand when the police arrived having been sitting calmly in front of the deceased for hours and showing no emotion whatsoever. Furth...

News Link from BBC : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7132124.stm | Last Updated: Friday, 7 December 2007, 09:08 GMT | E-mail this to a friend | Printable version | |---|---| | |---| | Hindu gods get summons from court | |---| | | By Amarnath Tewary Patna | | Painting of Lord Ram and Hanuman The gods have...

The two female suicide bombers who were responsible for the metro attacks in Moscow, were the widows of former terrorists. It is believed that about 30, “black widows” were trained by the Russian Bin Laden to carry more of such attacks in future. The presence of suicide bombers has become a matter o...

The High Courts in India are Courts of records. A Court of record generally has the following attributes: 1. generally has a seal 2. power to fine or imprison for contempt 3. keeps a record of the proceedings 4. proceeds according to the common law (not statutes or codes) 5. is independent of the ma...

The Controversy When the two sports stars (Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik) would tie the knot, it is believed that the two countries India and Pakistan would also share a common-bond. But the marriage between the Indian tennis star and former Pakistani Cricket Captain, scheduled on April 15, 2010 has ...

National Judicial Service has been one of the most political-legal contentious issues in the judicial history of India. The debate has continued for years. On one hand the law ministry and the legislature intends to introduce the National Judicial Service in the country where as on the other hand th...

“ There is a moment that comes in your life, if you’re queer. It’s a moment of utter loneliness, when you realize that the world isn’t exactly designed for people like us. At this point, we scavenged. We took the novels we read and changed the pronouns of the protagonists. We saw films and changed t...

HIGH (in) COURT: A Drunk Mooter Prays For A Flowing Stream of Fun If it may please the honourable court I would like to proclaim: The counsel is not ‘feelin’ well, He swears in God’s name. The night before was a trail too long, Singing li’l life’s crazy song While each and every bit of me Went ‘roun...

Suppose you have hired a wheeled vehicle drawn by animals in any municipality or cantonment area in India where such transportation is as common as wheeled vehicles (and as all of us are aware that such places are plenty in ‘Incredible India’, not in consideration of our efforts to save the world bu...

It started with Foucault. “Do not ask me who I am and do not ask me to remain the same … let us leave it to our bureaucrats and our police to see that our papers are in order.” A good way, we felt, to headline the invitational notice of a forum whose primary aims include questioning the identities w...

Hi folks, Those of you who may missed today’s TOI may not have come across an article discussing , among others , two interesting question which are pending adjudication in a PIL before the Delhi High Court. You may read the article http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Can-retired-SC-judges-advi...

Hi guys! I am Priyam….I belong to that category of unfortunate students who have always found Logical Reasoning, Critical Reasoning and verbal reasoning, massively elusive. Not only would I be confused between answer options, sometimes I would arrive at the conclusion that the question itself was wr...

Its that time of the year when suddenly the attendance sheets are almost perfect, the collars crisper, the spirits well guarded and the efficiency or the visuals of professional motion much more swifter. It’s the end of the financial year and thus the time for enhancements in the paypack. And this y...

District court lawyers in Delhi are observing a token day-long strike today to protest against increasing corruption in the judiciary as they gear up to meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Law Minister Veerappa Moily to discuss the issue. Co-ordination committee chairman and spokesman of all Delhi...

If you have noticed that whenever one sees the usage of the word “Client”, one knows that there just has to be lawyer or an architect involved since no one else in the ‘white collar’ business game ever seems to refer to anyone as “clients”. On a train/plane you are a passenger (unless you are flying...