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Media - needs to be Tamed

Media is known to be the 4th pillar of democracy,Â yet it fails in achievingÂ the constitutional goals of our democracy, as rather than being a mode of achieving the ideals, it digraces itself into trivial matters that act more as an irritants than something fruitful. The pre-independent India

Selection of a person does not always govern fixation of his seniority

Selection of a person does not always govern fixation of his seniority

A selection to the post is only recognition and/or acceptance of possession of the prescribed qualification, age, merit and ability etc., of a person to join a post. It will not confer any seniority to a person at this stage Appointment to post and not selection is a determining

Second marriage cannot be a ground to disentitle parent of custody of child, though it is a factor to be considered while granting custodial rights

Second marriage cannot be a ground to disentitle parent of custody of child, though it is a factor to be considered while granting custodial rights

Law gives priority to parents where it comes to the custody of their children. However, another person (third person) can go to Court and ask for custody. This kind of request for custody is not always related to bad behaviour by the parents. Sometimes, the child's well-being requires

Ordinary leave cannot be granted to convict/detenu in absence of any complaint regarding unlawful detention of convict.

Ordinary leave cannot be granted to convict/detenu in absence of any complaint regarding unlawful detention of convict.

Relatives of convict filed writ of habeas corpus under Art. 226 of Constitution of India for grant of ordinary leave for one month to convict/detenu. Grant of emergency or ordinary leave, amounts to a suspension of sentence in the exercise of executive power of State. The power of the

Magistrate has ample jurisdiction to reopen proceedings for taking possession of secured assets and subsequent filing of report of Advocate Commissioner would not affect its legality

Magistrate has ample jurisdiction to reopen proceedings for taking possession of secured assets and subsequent filing of report of Advocate Commissioner would not affect its legality

Act of Magistrate in reopening proceedings for taking possession of secured assets and taking a report of Advocate Commissioner on record that was not placed before him earlier, is purely administrative and not judicial adjudication of inter se rights in respect of a subject matter of secured assets. Submission of

Stamp duty or registration fees cannot be levied for the conversion of 'Partnership Firm' into 'Limited Liability Partnership'

Stamp duty or registration fees cannot be levied for the conversion of 'Partnership Firm' into 'Limited Liability Partnership'

Upon conversion of a registered partnership firm to a Limited Liability Partnership under the provisions of the Limited Liability Partnership Act, all movable and immovable properties of erstwhile registered partnership firm, automatically vest in the converted Limited Liability Partnership. The transfer of assets of the firm to the Limited Liability

Matrimonial discord & â€œirretrievable breakdown of marriageâ€ as a ground for divorce

Introduction: Â BEFORE the Supreme Court of India, on a regular basis, petitions are filed seeking exercise of power by it under Article 142 of the Constitution of India to dissolve the marriages which are totally unworkable, emotionally dead, beyond salvage and thus, have broken down irretrievably. Under the existing