Second Schedule-Constitution of India

[Articles 59(3), 65(3), 75(6), 97, 125, 148(3), 158(3), 164(5), 186 and 221]

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There have been some Amendments to the Second Schedule of the Constitution in 2015 by the 100th Amendment Act. Very Important. Please click here to download the full 100th Amendment Act of the Constitution.KEEP READING

Third Schedule-Constitution of India

[Articles 75(4), 99, 124(6), 148(2), 164(3), 188 and 219]
Forms of Oaths or Affirmations

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There have been some amendments to the Third Schedule of the Constitution in 2015 by the 100th Amendment Act. Very Important.KEEP READING

Fourth Schedule-Constitution of India

[Articles 4(1) and 80(2)]

Allocation of seats in the Council of States

To each State or Union territory specified in the first column of the following table, there shall be allotted the number of seats specified in the second column thereof opposite to that State or that Union territory, as the case may be.KEEP READING

Section 115 CPC – Revision. (1) The High Court may call for the record of a case which has been decided by any Court subordinate to such High Court and in which no appeal lies thereto, and if such subordinate Court appears- (a) to have exercised a jurisdiction not vested inKEEP READING

Section 114 CPC – Review. Subject as aforesaid, any person considering himself aggrieved- (a) by a decree or order from which an appeal is allowed by this Code, but from which no appeal has been preferred, (b) by a decree or order from which no appeal is allowed by thisKEEP READING

PART VIII (113-115) – REFERENCE, REVIEW, AND REVISION Section 113 CPC – Reference to High Court. Subject to such conditions and limitations as may be prescribed, any Court may state a case and refer the same for the opinion of the High Court, and the High Court may make suchKEEP READING

Section 307 IPC. Attempt to murder. Whoever does any act with such intention or knowledge, and under such circumstances that, if he by that act caused death, he would be guilty of murder, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years,KEEP READING

Glossary of Hindu Law

Important Words Of Hindu Law

1. Marriage- A union of two sexes, male and female. It is considered as sacrament under Hindu law.

2. Domicile- It is a place where the person actually resides. It can be different from the native place of a person.

3. Legitimate- It means anything which is acceptable in the eyes of the law. Like a legitimate child.KEEP READING

161. Power of Governor to grant pardons, etc, and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases. The Governor of a State shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of anyKEEP READING

Article 72. Power of President to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases.  (1) The President shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence-KEEP READING

Section 211 of the Indian Penal Code – False charge of offence made with intent to injure Whoever, with intent to cause injury to any person, institutes or causes to be instituted any criminal proceeding against that person, or falsely charges any person with having committed an offence, knowing thatKEEP READING

Law News from January 2021 for Students and Advocates

1. It has been observed by the Supreme Court that the husband’s relatives cannot be accused of an offence under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act.

Following observation was made while hearing a case in which the mother in law of the complainant was accused under the provisions of Section 498-A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and the Muslim Women Act.KEEP READING