Is the Magistrate entitled to grant Bail in crimes carrying a Death or a Life Sentence?
Bail is when a layman has a slight idea about its meaning or use. Bail means freeing a person from the custody of the police authorities or state bodies. The term bail comes into the picture when…
The Saga of Judicial Overreach and Restraint – Is Indian Judiciary overstepping its Boundary?
The Indian Judiciary has been playing an active role and is no longer a silent spectator. When the legislature and the executive fail in their duties, the Judiciary takes action in the guise of judicial review. However,…
Judicial Encroachment into Executive Domain – A Word of Caution on Judicial Overreach
The Constitution of India has imbibed within its ambit the structure of governance and the realignment of diversified social forces, as a result in providing a fabricating democratic republic that has been structured on the constitutional values…
Transparency and Independence of Judiciary – A Critique
The Judiciary is one of the three vital organs of the State as defined by our Constitution, and it has a distinct duty to play in comparison to the other two. The judiciary is one of the…
Judicious Scandal – Relooking into the Criminal Contempt Jurisprudence
The concept of criminal contempt has gained recognition in recent times with the Prashant Bhushan case where the need to consider the criminal contempt law and the scandalizing the court was put forward focusing on the need…
A Spell of Sacrosanct – Judiciary under Right To Information Act
The three organs of the government – Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary perform the functions of rulemaking, rule application, and rule adjudication respectively. It is based on the principle of separation of powers that brings accountability and keeps…
Judicial Appointments and Accountability in India – An Analysis
Judiciary is the last resort for any aggrieved person, whose legal rights have been violated, to plead for ‘Justice’. In India, the Courts are seen as the place of highest justice. Undoubtedly, our Courts continue to deliver…
Judicial Overreach- When required as a Necessary Evil?
Judicial Activism is a term used where the judiciary plays an active role to allot social justice. Or it can be said that judicial activism happens when the judiciary upholds the rights of the citizens and preserve…
Is India a (Majoritarian) Democracy? – A Socio-Legal Analysis
Majoritarian Democracy refers to the democracy that is based upon the majority of society’s citizens. It is the traditional form of democracy that is used as a political system in many countries. In ‘majoritarianism’, a majority of…
A Satire on Women Judgeship – Capable Candidate vs. Glitch in System
India is considered the world’s largest democratic nation with the world’s largest Constitution. The Constitution of India provides three organs of Government i.e. Executive, Parliament, and Judiciary. Judiciary is delegated with some of the most important tasks…
Khap Panchayat – At their Wits’ End
The word Khap finds its mention in the Rig Veda. The origin of Khap can be traced back to 600 AD, when humans were engaged in nomadic life, with hunting and gathering as their profession. A group…
Constitutionalism – A tool to curb Unlimited Power
An individual lives in a nation and is governed according to the rules and regulations of that nation. These rules and regulations determine his relationship with those who make these rules and regulations. A nation that provides…
Judicial Activism – Judiciary in Action
In recent times, we see that the Indian Judiciary is playing an active role and is not just a silent spectator of the policies. In India, there is an exploitation of fundamental freedom of the citizens, that…
Evolution of Law – A mark we missed!
The laws of Kritayuga are different from those of Treta Yuga and Dwapara Yuga, and the laws of Kali Yuga are different from those of all the previous ages- the laws of each age being according to…
Appeasement Politics – The Saintly Bigotry of Indian Politicians
Men build too many walls and not enough bridges. We live in a society where abstract forts are constructed. Beliefs and ideologies based on them are developed right from the foundation. We embrace a lifestyle owing to…
