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Though Land Acquisition Act 1894 (hereinafter referred as "Act of 1894") today stands repealed with the enactment of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred as "Act of 2013")...

Arbitrability means whether a matter can or cannot be settled through arbitration and whether certain type of disputes only falls under the jurisdiction of a tribunal or the state courts...

The Covid-19 Pandemic has changed the dynamics of the world. As people are increasingly being confined to the safety of their homes, there are certain professionals who have had to step up to the challenge...

The concept of Res Judicata finds its evolvement from the English Common Law system, being derived from the overriding concept of judicial economy, consistency, and finality...

The concept of Regularisation of services is a means to condone any procedural irregularity and is meant to cure only such defects which are attributable to notions followed while making appointments...

The term `minor' originated from French term `minuere' which translates to `smaller or lesser'. In India, there are dozen of statutes which deals with the law related to minors, namely, Indian Majority Act, 1875;...

The Constitution of India confers various powers on High Court which are provided under Articles 225 to 228, of which the powers conferred under Article 226 and 227 are extraordinary in nature and are said to be endowed upon the High Court to ensure proper and effective administration of justice...

It is said that the preamble is the key to understand the underlying philosophy of an Act and is a declaration by the legislature of the reasons for the passing of the statutes to which it is prefixed...

The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 has governed the field of acquisition for more than 120 years and the country has witnessed an era of Compulsory Acquisition as the Act bestowed unbridled and wide powers in the State for acquiring...

Under the criminal justice system, the offender for any offence is required to be punished as per law of land. It is duty of the State/prosecution to prove the guilt of the accused for the criminal charges framed against him, beyond the shadow of reasonable doubt. However, Plea Bargaining is a concept wherein an agreement is executed between the State and the accused whereby if the accused pleads guilty for the offences committed by him...

The framers of the Indian Constitution had a vision in their minds while framing the Constitution of India, to foresee certain aspects which although were not acceptable 71 years ago but which could become an integral part of the society with the change and evolution in society and thus...