Tag: Indian Legal System

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BNSS Important Sections: A Quick Guide for Students and Practitioners

The CrPC had governed criminal procedure in India since 1973. As part of a larger overhaul of India's criminal law framework, alongside the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (replacing the Indian Penal

Prarthna Gupta August 18, 2026 Bestsellers

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Prerogative Writs Explained: Your Rights Under Article 32 and 226

Background and Constitutional Basis India borrowed the concept of prerogative writs from English common law, where such writs were originally royal commands used to control public authorities. The framers of

Prarthna Gupta August 11, 2026 Bestsellers

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Can an AI Commit a Crime? Exploring Criminal Liability in the Age of Machines

Why Criminal Law Struggles With Machines Indian criminal law rests on two pillars. The first is actus reus, meaning the physical act or omission that constitutes an offence. The second

Prarthna Gupta August 11, 2026 Bestsellers

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Criminal or Patient? Rethinking Drug Abuse Law in India

Background: Why India Has a Strict Drug Law India enacted the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) to meet its obligations under international treaties, including the Single

Prarthna Gupta August 11, 2026 Bestsellers

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Why Was CAT Created? Administrative Tribunals vs High Courts in Service Disputes

Why Was CAT Created Before the 1980s, service disputes involving government employees were filed directly in High Courts, which already carried heavy caseloads. Committees such as the Administrative Reforms Commission

Prarthna Gupta August 1, 2026 Bestsellers

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CEDAW Explained: How India’s International Commitment to Women’s Rights Shapes Domestic Law

What Is CEDAW The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an international treaty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 18 December

Prarthna Gupta August 1, 2026 Bestsellers

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Hit-and-Run, No Insurance, or Fake Documents: Who Pays Under Motor Vehicle Insurance Law?

The Legal Framework at a Glance The core law governing this area is the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (MV Act), amended significantly by the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. Alongside

Prarthna Gupta August 1, 2026 Bestsellers

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Defamation Law in India: What Counts as Libel or Slander?

In today's digital world, a single social media post, review, or public statement can reach thousands of people within minutes. While freedom of speech is a fundamental right in India,

Prarthna Gupta July 31, 2026 Bestsellers

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Filing a Case in India? Here’s the Roadmap Nobody Explains

Most people only think about how to file a case in India when they are already in distress, after a property dispute, a cheque bounce, a family matter, or a

Prarthna Gupta July 23, 2026 Bestsellers

Book Reviews

Kelkar’s Lectures on Criminal Procedure: A Critical Review by Dr. Shridul Gupta

R.V. Kelkar's Lectures on Criminal Procedure Code, edited by Renjith Thomas and Devi Jagani, remains a foundational text for understanding India's criminal procedural law. This review by Dr. Shridul Gupta,

Prarthna Gupta July 16, 2026 Book Reviews