by The Legal Blog | Dec 13, 2011 | Judiciary, Legal Concepts, Legal Ethics
Justice Dr. B.S. Chauhan Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in State of Punjab Vs. Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar has examined the concepts of ‘Judicial Bias’ and the Doctrine of Waiver. The Supreme Court has held that the issue of bias should be...
by The Legal Blog | Dec 3, 2011 | Criminal Law, Legal Concepts
Justice P. Sathasivam Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in K.N. Govindan Kutty Menon Vs. C.D. Shaji was called upon to decide whether a settlement award passed by the Lok Adalat, recording the settlement, can be considered as a decree of a civil court and...
by The Legal Blog | Nov 27, 2011 | Cheque Bounce Cases, Criminal Law, Legal Concepts
P Sathasivam Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in Anita Malhotra Vs. Apparel Export Promotion Council had the occasion to examine the liability of a director for issuance of a cheque by a Company, in the light of the fact that the said Director had...
by The Legal Blog | Nov 5, 2011 | Family Law, Guest Article, Legal Concepts, Succession
Guest Post : ‘A Fit Case for Review’ by R.Ramachandran R. Ramachandran critically examines the latest Supreme Court judgment in Ganduri Koteshwaramma and Anr. v Chakiri Yanadi & Anr. by Justice R.M. Lodha. We have covered a post on the...
by The Legal Blog | Oct 30, 2011 | Interpretation of Statutes, Legal Concepts
Justice Ganguly Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in Maharashtra University of Health and others v. Satchikitsa Prasarak Mandal & Others has examined and explained the meaning of ‘Ejusdem Generis’ as a rule of interpretation of statutes in our...
by The Legal Blog | Oct 23, 2011 | Criminal Law, Evidence, Legal Concepts
Justice P. Sathasivam Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court in Surinder Kumar Vs. State of Haryana has discussed the law relating to the evidentiary value of a dying declaration and whether such a piece of evidence can be the sole factor for convicting an...
