Interim maintenance and maintenance under s.24 and s. 25 of HMA or under s.125 CrPC or under DV act. These provisions bind a person who has an obligation to support and maintain his family. Initially when these cases are filed on say a husband they become adamant they deny to recognize their duty which can […]

Is Media doing ‘Contempt of Court?’ Presumption of innocence is the core of criminal jurisprudence. The presumption of innocence available to accused under the fundamental principle of criminal jurisprudence that every person is presumed to be innocent unless he is proved to be guilty by a competent court of law[1]. An accused person is given […]

Anticipatory Bail envisaged in 438 CrPc with an intent to protect people who may face arrest due to false accusation.As there was no remedy for a false complaint earlier and the accused person have to apply for Bail after his arrest which could cause maligning of the image of the accused person if the complaint […]

The National Green Tribunal or the NGT is a specialized tribunal which was formed by NGT act 2010. The tribunal comprises of chairperson, 10-20 Judicial members and 10-20 expert members. The jurisdiction of the tribunal is restricted to only civil disputes where the subject matter is environment related issues. The tribunal also serves as an […]

What to do when a patent granted is infringed by some other party who for its corporate gains is using your products for a commercial purpose and hence giving you a competition in the market in a market in which you should have a monopoly. The remedy for above problem is to file an Infringement […]

Patents when granted form a property for the Patent holder, bestowed with several rights and monopoly over the invention. A patent forms an Intellectual capital for a firm and an asset for an individual. Like any other movable property, A patent can be conveyed to other person for a consideration and as per the terms […]

Some of the Changes in the New Companies Act,2013 23. Public offer and private placements (1) A public company may issue securities— (a) to public through prospectus (herein referred to as “public offer”) by complying with the provisions of this Part; or (b) through private placement by complying with the provisions of Part II of […]

The trial of Nirbhaya’s case is now over and the five accused were convicted and awarded highest form of punishment as per the law. But how the four accused before the Saket court defended their case. Although I personally feel that there should be no defense to their heinous acts, which shook the conscience of […]

The doctrine of severability is a guardian of our fundamental rights, suppose if any of the provisions in an act/statue is contrary to our fundamental rights then that provision only would consider being void and it is not the whole act that becomes void. The nature of the provision is material, suppose if any of […]

Patents are known for their inventiveness, novelty and non-obviousness. Patents when granted give its holder an exclusive sovereign right to have a monopoly over the patented product or a process. A patent is granted only when an application for the patent is presented to the patent office and the patent office publishes the patent application […]