Hindu Marriage Act

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 An Act to amend and codify the law relating to marriage among Hindus. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows- Preliminary 1. Short title and extent. 2. Application of Act. 3. Definitions. 4. Overriding effect of Act.KEEP READING

Hindu Succession Act

Hindu Succession Act, 1956 An Act to amend and codify the law relating to intestate succession among Hindus. Be it enacted by Parliament in the seventh year of the Republic of India as follows:- Chapter I of Hindu Succession Act – Preliminary 1. Short title and extent. 2. Application ofKEEP READING

Hindu Minority And Guardianship Act

Hindu Minority And Guardianship Act, 1956 An Act to amend and codify certain parts of the law relating to minority and guardianship among Hindus. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows- Short title and extent. Act to be supplemental to ActKEEP READING

Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act

An Act to amend and codify the law relating to adoptions and maintenance among Hindus. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:- Chapter I of Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act – Preliminary 1. Short title and extent. 2. Application of Act.KEEP READING

Hindu Disposition of Property Act

Hindu Disposition of Property Act, 1916 An act to remove certain existing disabilities in respect of the power of disposition of property by Hindus for the benefit of persons not in existence at the date of such disposition. WHEREAS it is expedient to remove certain existing disabilities in respect ofKEEP READING

Retracted Confession Under Indian Evidence Act

What is Retracted Confession
A retracted confession is a statement made by an accused person before the trial begins, by which he admits to having committed the offence, but which he rejects at the trial.

Evidentiary Value of Retracted Confession
It is unsafe to base the conviction on a retracted confession unless it is corroborated by trustworthy evidence. Here are two important cases related to the evidentiary value of a retracted confession.
1. Bharat vs State of UP, 1971.
2. Manjit Singh vs CBI, 2011.KEEP READING

Maintenance under CrPC

According to section 125 of CrPC, a person having sufficient means is bound to maintain:-
I. His Wife (unable to maintain herself).
II. His legitimate or illegitimate minor child, whether married or not (unable to maintain himself/herself).
III. His legitimate or illegitimate child (not a married daughter) who has attained majority, if the child is physically or mentally abnormal or having any injury by which he/she is unable to maintain himself/herself.
IV. His father or mother (unable to maintain himself/herself)KEEP READING

June 2021 - Law News for Students and Advocates

1. After a key meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi with officials and cabinet ministers, decided to cancel the class 12th CBSE exams!

2. Due to frivolous cases, the matters relating to national importance get ignored unfortunately. During the vacations, 95% of the cases brought before the vacation bench are frivolous, said Justice Chandrachud, concerning the valuable and precious time of the judiciary.KEEP READING

Difference Between Culpable Homicide and Murder

Section 299 of the Indian Penal code talks about culpable homicide and section 300 of IPC deals with murder.

There is a faint line difference between both of them. This frequently causes problem to advocates, legal practitioners that where to lie the case, if not minutely understood this difference.

Culpable homicide is a genus and murder its species. “All murders are culpable homicide, but all culpable homicides are not murder.”KEEP READING

May 2021 - Law News for Students and Advocates

1. “Now the water has gone over our head. Enough is enough,” said Justice Sanghi of Delhi High Court, getting shaken by the deaths of eight patients due to lack of oxygen supply in Delhi.

The Delhi High Court has issued strict directions to the centre for providing the allocated quantity of oxygen today itself ‘by whatever means.’KEEP READING

Information About CLAT Exam

Common Law Admission Test abbreviated as CLAT is an entrance examination for getting admission in National Law Universities all over India. This exam is conducted every year.

There are 22 national law universities, except NLU Delhi, who in consortium organize this exam every year. For conducting such a significant level exam, every year, a university is authorized as a convener to conduct this exam.KEEP READING