My Lord, Is the ‘Internal Disturbance’ in Manipur equivalent to a ‘War’? “In support of his contention that a war-like situation was and is prevailing in Manipur, Learned Attorney General submitted that, under Section 121 of IPC, ‘war’ is not necessarily conventional warfare between two nations and even organizing and joining an insurrection against Government […]
Read more "Internal Disturbance I"“Under Section 24A of The Advocates Act, 1961 a person convicted of even a most heinous offence is eligible to be enrolled as an Advocate after expiry of 2 years from expiry of his sentence. This aspect needs urgent attention of all concerned. Apart from the above, we do not find any reason to hold, […]
Read more "Section 24A of The Advocates Act, 1961"“On February 1, 2011 when Himgiri Express left Shahjahanpur Railway Station with hundreds of men on roof top and headed towards Rosa town, an accident took place at Hathaurda Railway Over Bridge near Mohammadabad. The Railway Over Bridge was not tall enough and the gap between the roof of the coach and the bottom of […]
Read more "Compensatory Jurisprudence of Constitutional Courts III: Himgiri Express"“It is not open either to parties to a lis or to any third parties, to determine at their own, that an Order passed by a Court is valid or void. A party to the lis or a third party, who considers an Order passed by a Court as void or non est, must approach […]
Read more "Setting Aside Orders"“The interpretation of Section 56 of the The Contract Act, 1872 came up for consideration in Satyabrata Ghose v. Mugneeram Bangur & Co., (1954) SCR 310 It was held by this Court that the word ‘impossible’ has not been used in the sense of physical or literal impossibility. It ought to be interpreted as impracticable […]
Read more "Section 56 of The Indian Contract Act, 1872 I"“Different situations can arise in the interplay between The Companies Act, 1956 and The Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 [for instance, in the matter of winding up of a company: i) where winding up proceedings are pending, but no order of winding up has been passed against the company, and a reference is […]
Read more "SC Resolves Conflict Between SICA & Companies Act"In a Judgment, indicative of clerical errors and incorrect citations, at least, the following is clear: “The Chief Justice exercises judicial power while passing an order under Section 11 of The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and thus can examine the question as to whether the claim which has been raised before him survives and […]
Read more "Section 11 of The Arbitration Act II"Section 32-A of The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 reads as follows: “32-A. No suspension, remission or commutation in any sentence awarded under this Act – Notwithstanding anything contained in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 or any other law for the time being in force but subject to the provisions of Section 33, […]
Read more "Section 32-A of The NDPS Act"Justices A.K. Goel and A.M. Khanwilkar have allowed State of West Bengal v. Aswini Kumar Mahato, [Civil Appeal No. 4689 of 2011] against a Calcutta High Court order in which it was held, once an employee retires on attaining age of superannuation, concerned authority has no jurisdiction to pass an order in a disciplinary proceeding […]
Read more "Pension Cuts under Proviso (a), Rule 10(1) of The West Bengal Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefit) Rules, 1971"SC in Lakshmi Rattan Engineering Works Ltd. v. Assistant Commissioner Sales Tax, Kanpur, AIR 1968 SC 488 had the occasion to consider the meaning of the expression ‘entertain’ in the context of The Uttar Pradesh Sales Tax Act, 1948. It was held that the expression has the meaning of ‘admitting to consideration’. An appeal under […]
Read more "Deposit under Section 18 of SARFAESI Act"Dr. Rini Johar v. State of M.P. [Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 30 of 2015] has brought back memories of Rudul v. State of Bihar, (1983) 4 SCC 141 that heralded a new era of compensatory jurisprudence in Indian legal history. Rini and Gulshan Johar were arrested in 2012 without following the procedure of arrest. SC held, […]
Read more "Compensatory Jurisprudence of Constitutional Courts II: Rini Johar"“There is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.” Legal Eagles traces the journey of […]
Read more "A Review of “Legal Eagles”"My Lord, What is the Doctrine of Mutuality? “The said Doctrine is predicated on the principle enunciated in Styles v. New York Life Insurance Company, (1889) 2 TC 460, 471 (HL) by Lord Watson in the following words: “When a number of individuals agree to contribute funds for a common purpose, such as the payment […]
Read more "The Doctrine of Mutuality I"My Lord, If an Arbitration Clause stipulates, dispute under contract ‘is to be settled and referred to Arbitration in London’ and further stipulates, ‘English Law’ will apply, does that expressly exclude applicability of Part I of Arbitration Act? Yes. “The parties have clearly intended that the Arbitration will be conducted in accordance with English Law […]
Read more "Express Exclusion of Part I of The Arbitration Act"I am an Advocate, not an Academician. The practical impact of a Judgment interests me. Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, [Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 184 of 2014] pronounced recently, is a significant weapon in my hand. Explanation 1 to Section 499 of The Indian Penal Code, 1860 reads as, “It may amount to defamation to […]
Read more "Section 499, Indian Penal Code II"“Since the inception of mankind, many lacs have suffered from different types of physical handicaps (today about 600 million people suffer from such handicaps). But, many of them overcame all kinds of handicaps and achieved distinctions in various fields. Sarah Bernhardt – French actress was disabled by a knee injury. Her leg was amputated in […]
Read more "Able Disable All People Together I"“The entire basis of this Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel has been well put in a Judgment of Australian High Court reported in Commonwealth of Australia v. Verwayen, 170 C.L.R. 394, by Deane, J. The statement, based on various earlier English authorities, correctly encapsulates the law of Promissory Estoppel with one difference under our law – […]
Read more "Promissory Estoppel IV"“Under Article 19(6) of The Constitution, the State has to conform to two separate and independent tests if it is to pass constitutional muster – the restriction on the fundamental right must first be a reasonable restriction, and secondly, it should also be in the interest of the general public. Perhaps the best exposition of […]
Read more "Reasonable Restriction I"In Keshav Mills Co. Ltd. v. CIT, (1965) 2 SCR 908 a Constitution Bench enacted circumstances in which a Reference to a Larger Bench would lie. It was held, in revisiting and revising its earlier decision, SC should ask itself whether in the interest of the public good or for any other valid and compulsive reasons, […]
Read more "Referred to Larger Bench IX: Atiabari Tea, (1961) 1 SCR 809 and Automobile Transport, (1963) 1 SCR 491"2 in Balveer Singh v. State of Rajasthan [Criminal Appeal No. 253 of 2016] have carved an exception to what 5 held in Dharam Pal v. State of Haryana, (2014) 3 SCC 306. Dharam Pal was authored by Altamas Kabir, CJI. My Lord, Can a Sessions Court take cognizance of offence, under Sections 304-B and […]
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