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A complete legal guide to property registration in India, covering the registration process, required documents, stamp duty, registration charges, applicable laws, and essential legal tips for property buyers.
Learn how logo trademark registration works in India, including trademark search, class selection, application filing, examination, opposition, and registration.
This article examines Lok Adalats, India's "people's courts", and asks whether they provide access to justice for the poor. It covers how they are organised, their jurisdiction, and how awards are made under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. It then sets out their advantages: procedural flexibility, no court fees, final and binding awards, and preserved relationships between parties. It also identifies weaknesses, including enforcement through civil courts and the exclusion of non-compoundable offences. It distinguishes "access" to justice (a forum to approach) from access to "justice" (a fair outcome), and concludes that Lok Adalats succeed on the first but are doubtful on the second, because poor litigants may settle out of necessity rather than choice.
The Delhi High Court has ruled that airline pilots can qualify as “workmen” under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, despite earning high salaries. The Court emphasised that the **nature of duties, rather than salary or designation, is the key factor** in determining workman status. The judgment clarifies the labour law rights of pilots performing skilled and technical functions and examines the distinction between operational command and managerial or supervisory authority.
Legal Aid for Persons with Disabilities in India: Reality vs. Promise examines the gap between India’s legal framework and the actual accessibility of justice for persons with disabilities. The book/article explores Article 39A, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, and NALSA schemes, while highlighting barriers such as inaccessible courts, communication difficulties, limited awareness, procedural challenges, and attitudinal discrimination. It also discusses practical reforms needed to ensure inclusive, accessible, and disability-sensitive legal aid and access to justice in India.
War Crimes are considered as the most outrageous violations of the international humanitarian law. It involves the encompassing acts of wilful killings of innocent civilians, torture, unlawful deportation and the use of prohibited deportations during conflicts.
Artificial intelligence (AI) has created deepfake technology, which has become one of most dangerous by-products. It allows people to create very realistic fake videos, photos, as well as audio that can fool even experts. In India, where massive digital population use digital platforms and AI tools, has witnessed a step increased in deepfake-related crimes, such as sexual harassment, political misinformation, financial scams, and cyberbullying.
For far too long, the Indian criminal judicial system has been harsh upon the victims. In the light, it might look that the prosecution and trial are done for justice to the victim. However, backstage the victim suffers the most. The offender centric approach of the judiciary, renders the victim and their dependants to suffer physically, psychologically and economically. This is because in most cases punishing the offender is prioritized than to provide relief to the victim. It creates a gap and
ILLEGAL SAND MINING IN INDIA: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
A Plethora of criminal proceedings end not with trials but with Plea Bargaining. This concept was originated in America and also used by the
Workplaces should maintain an environment of productivity, growth, and opportunities. But nowadays this work places like public sectors and
As a penultimate law student and an aspiring Company Secretary, my interest lies in corporate law and the various intricacies surrounding it