– Tanishka Khokhar, Salwan Public School In simpler terms, evidence that cannot be considered or presented to the jury or the judge is defined as ‘inadmissible evidence’. Largely, the evidence must be relevant to the case to be considered admissible. As per the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “Admissibility and receivability are not clearly distinguished. ItContinueContinue reading “Inadmissible Evidence”
Category Archives: Indian Judiciary
Education & Guidelines for LGBTQA+
LGBTQA rights have been a topic of discussion for a long time around the world and has gained a lot of importance in India recently. It was only in 2017, when people of the LGBT community were allowed to express their sexual orientation under the Right to Privacy under the Indian Constitution. The Right to Privacy was declared a fundamental right in the same year in the historic KS Puttaswamy versus Union of India (SC, 2017) case.
Socio-Legal aspects and provisions for Live-in Relationship in India
‘Live-in Relationship’ as defined in Alok Kumar v. State: “Live-in relationship is a walk-in and walk-out relationship where neither any strings are attached, nor does it create any legal bond between the parties. It is a contract of living together which is renewed every day by the parties and can be terminated by either of the parties without the consent of the other party and one party can walk out at will at any time.”
Ensuring Right to Decent Burial in Post Covid-19 India
Asthi Visarjan is a very significant ritual in the Hindu religion which basically means immersion of the left ashes collected from Antim Sanskar (last rites)of a dead person. But in the time of Covid-19 the basic meaning of “Asthi Visarjan” i.e., immersion of ashes have been misunderstood as ‘Bodies’ now. And we saw that ‘Bodies’ContinueContinue reading “Ensuring Right to Decent Burial in Post Covid-19 India”
[Book Review] The Execution of Bhagat Singh: Legal Heresies of the Raj
The Execution of Bhagat Singh: Legal Heresies of the Raj is an exceptional contribution to the Legal and Constitutional History of India. This book is authored by Professor Satvinder Juss who is currently a professor of law at King’s College London. This book is divided into eleven chapters covering range of social, political and legalContinueContinue reading “[Book Review] The Execution of Bhagat Singh: Legal Heresies of the Raj”
HONOR KILLING: A BLAZING VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
By: Nazneen Zafar !! In the words of B.R. Ambedkar, “Political tyranny is nothing compared to social tyranny and a reformer, who defies society, is a much more courageous man than a politician who defies government.” Even after so many years of independence, in the newly liberalized India, who proud its democracy, the marriage isContinueContinue reading “HONOR KILLING: A BLAZING VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS”
MEDIA TRIAL: A HINDRANCE IN DISPENSATION OF JUSTICE
By: Syed Mohammad Aamir Ali & Mohd Imran “Fair is foul and foul is fair” recollecting the lines enshrined in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, one could indisputably perceive what it contemplated acceptable today may conceivably be malevolent and vice versa perchance deplorable now and adequate in future. To understand the antagonism of free trial andContinueContinue reading “MEDIA TRIAL: A HINDRANCE IN DISPENSATION OF JUSTICE”
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