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Legal Education, its Scope

I am profoundly grateful to Dean Hafeezul Rahman for inviting me to inaugurate the Ninth Annual All India Law Teachers' Conference. I confess of having at first a feeling of hesitation in accepting the invitation, for, belonging to the practising branch of lawyers I felt that I could not

The Constitution the Court and the Human Rights

Text of the Sri K. T. Vetrivelu Mudliar Memorial Endowment Lecture delivered at Coimbatore. I am grateful to the Coimbatore Bar Association for inviting me to deliver the Sri K. T. Vetrivelu Mudliar Memorial Endowment Lecture. Why? Because this gives me an occasion to dwell on a great man and

Threats of Independence of Judiciary

It would not be out of place for me to say a few words about the threats to the independence of our judiciary on this occasion. I propose to enlist before you some of the ills that are afflicting our judiciary and posing great danger to its independence. The first

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA)

* What is RERA: - RERA stands for Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 t. The parliament of India passed this Act. This Act protects the interest of home buyers. With the help of this Act, buyers will get the complete right to learn every detail of the projects. Government

Dispel a Legal Myth

“Ignorentia facti excusat, ignorentia juris non excusat” This legal Latin maxim which translates to- * Ignorance of facts is excusable * Whereas, ignorance of law is non excusable. Any act done under a mistaken impression of a material fact is excused. Acts and contracts made under a mistake or an ignorance of

Righteous' rights

‘Right’ as an English word conveys various meanings depending upon its usage but since the purpose of writing this piece is to examine ‘Rights of an individual’, it would be appropriate to zero in on the meaning assigned to it in the dictionary which is proximate to the intended discussion.

Juristic writings & law courts

The old doctrine that no jurist who had never been a Judge can be quoted in a Court of Law as an authority has been exploded. Lord Eldon observed in 1814 that a writer who had held no judicial situa. tion could be cited as an authority in Court (Johnes