Common law and Civil Law

The two main categories of the legal system in which the countries of the world fall into are –1. Common law2. Civil lawRoughly 150 countries follow the civil law system and around 80 countries follow the common law system Understanding common law

Collegium System of India

What is a collegium? The system under which a forum comprising of the chief justice of India with four other senior-most judges of the supreme court decide the appointment, transfer, and promotion of a judge. It has no mention in the constitution

ALL ABOUT PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION

What is PIL? PIL stands for public interest litigation. The litigation is conducted according to the common interest of the people with the motive to solve a grievance. Here, public interest means the advantage or benefit of the public as a whole.

VOYEURISM

WHAT IS VOYEURISM? Voyeurism is a crime under IPC 1860, section-354C, it is the viewing or capturing the private acts of a woman or a girl, where she thinks that no one is watching her. This can include a female in a

HOW TO FILE AN RTI

Right To Information Act 2005 RTI is enacted by the Parliament of India. It was enacted on 15 June 2005 and was assented to on 22 June 2005. It commenced on 12 October 2005. It covers the whole of India and also

Domestic violence in India

WHAT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? Domestic violence may be described as any kind of violence in which a person suffers from a biological relative but in the typical sense, what is the violence suffered by a woman by males and her family. Domestic

IP due diligence in M&A

Introduction The process of evaluating the risks and situations through which a company can pass is a complicated one. It is really important to take due diligence before taking every step in a company and any of its procedures. The process of

INDIAN ARBITRATION PRACTICE

Arbitration is an Alternate Dispute resolution (ADR) to resolve the matters outside the Court with the consent of both parties in a lesser time and cheaper way. The dispute is decided by the Arbitral tribunal headed by one or more Arbitrators to