What is the object of granting compassionate employment?
Death makes no distinction between the young and the old or the rich and the poor. Death is certain but its timing is not certain, it may happen at any…
State Largesse – Method that should be adopted by The State and/ or its agencies/ instrumentalities.
Rights of the State as the owner and lessor of largesse (allotment of land, grant of quota, permit licence, etc.) can be transferred only by adopting a fair and transparent…
CLS Panel Discussion on New Criminal Laws: Impact on Personal Liberty and Freedom
The Constitutional Law Society of National Law University Odisha is organizing a Panel Discussion on 7th September, 2024 on the theme of “India’s Three New Criminal Laws Overhaul: A Fresh Coat of Paint or a…
Law for adjudication and determination of one-time settlement in matrimonial dispute.
A marriage can be dissolved by the courts on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown of marriage only when it appears that it has become impossible to save the marriage, all…
About Sale and Purchase of Land
The issue of registration of a document is with the State, which requires compulsory registration of documents so that it is not deprived of revenue by way of stamp duty…
Whether a party to a divorce proceeding can be compelled to a mental health examination?
A sound mind indisputably is a key to a happy married life. A party to the marriage must have normal and sound mind so as to live a happy marital…
Types of sentences prescribed U/s 307 of the IPC
When an act would constitute the offence punishable as an attempt to murder under Section 307, IPC? If a man commits an act with such intention or knowledge and under…
What is Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering (PML) Act, 2002?
Section 19 of the PML Act reads: Power to Arrest – (1) If the Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director or any other officer authorized in this behalf by the Central…
What is Further Investigation?
The dictionary meaning of ‘further’ (when used as an adjective) is ‘additional; more; supplemental’. ‘Further’ investigation therefore is the continuation of the earlier investigation and not a fresh investigation or…
What are the alternatives before a Magistrate when a “Final Report” is filed?
Wherever a final report forwarded by the Investigating Officer to a Magistrate under Section 173(2)(i) of the CrPC is placed before him, several situations may arise. The report may conclude…