Event Call for Submissions by Etching the Path: Issue 8 [Submit by: december 20, 2020] 1 Dec 20202 Dec 2020 About Etching the Path Etching the Path is monthly E-Magazine that aims in providing the legal information to the legal fraternity. The objective of ETP is to provide the opportunity…
Legal Notes Contempt of Court -A debate 29 Nov 2020 Introduction– The issue of contempt of Court is in current affairs nowadays due to contempt proceedings against renowned Advocate and father of 'Public Interest litigation', Prashant Bhushan. He was found…
Legal Notes Prohibition against self-incrimination 20 Nov 2020 Introduction “An accused, until proven guilty is innocent” is the common phrasein criminal law. It means law presumes the accused as innocent even if he is guilty of the offense…
News Update Meghalaya HC refuses to quash a criminal case against journalist over Facebook post 17 Nov 2020 In Patricia Mukhim v. the State of Meghalaya, The matter is with regard to an incident that occurred in the month of July 2020 wherein a group of boys while…
News Update Madras HC reiterates SC’s ban on advocates doing money lending business with their clients 17 Nov 2020 In Ilakkia Raja v. T. Umamaheswaran, the purpose of filing the present petition was to quash the proceedings taken place by the Judicial Magistrate for the offenses punishable under Section…
News Update Himachal Pradesh HC states that the scope of judicial review is limited in a policy decision like the opening of government colleges 17 Nov 2020 In the case of Ashok Negi v. State of Himachal Pradesh, writ petitions were filed “pro bono publico” claiming inaction on part of the respondent-State Government in not opening certain colleges,…
News Update Kerala HC states that contemptuous comments which are necessary to be published do not amount to defamation 17 Nov 202017 Nov 2020 The Managing Editor, the Chief Editor and the Printer and Publisher of a daily newspaper appeared before the court to quash the proceedings initiated on the allegation of the offence…
News Update Rajasthan HC initiates action against Magistrate who issued arrest warrant despite existing anticipatory bail order 17 Nov 2020 The petitioners, Nanuram Saini and Vinod Kumar were granted anticipatory bail by the High Court in the year 2003, in connection with the FIR registered against them on cheating charges.…
News Update NGT ban on bursting crackers not adhered to in NCR 16 Nov 2020 The National Green Tribunal has recently imposed a "total ban" on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the NCR from November 9 midnight to November 30 midnight…
News Update NGT asks CPCB and DPCC to issue suitable directions for compliance with proposals in 3 plants 16 Nov 2020 Directions have been given to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for the waste-to-energy plants in Ghazipur, Okhla and Bawana. The court order came following a September 24 report…
