Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Law, University of Jammu.
Specialized in Administrative and Constitutional Law. LLM in the year 2019.
Gold Medalist in LLM.
Done B.A LLB from Dogra Law College, University of Jammu in the year
2018. Got membership of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association Jammu in the year 2019.
Enrolled under Bar Council of India through All India Bar Examination (AIBE) in the year 2019. Got "Young Researcher Award 2020" and "Research
Excellence Award 2020" By the Institute Of Scholars (InSc) unit of SDPL.
Author of book titled "Euthanasia: Global Scenario And Its Status In India".
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The inherent power of the court is that which is inherent in a court by the very fact of its being empowered to exercise any jurisdiction at all so that it comes within the express sense of the...
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It is well established rule of jurisprudence that all judicial proceedings must be conducted in the presence of parties and before the court. The statements of witnesses must be made before the...
Section 79 to 82 and Order 27 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 lay down procedure where suits are brought by or against the Government or Public officers. The provisions provides for the proce...
The execution of decree is very important but a very difficult task, it is not so easy as it is considered. Many times, many questions arise before the court executing the decree e.g. execution...
Execution is the medium by which a decree-holder compels the judgment-debtor to carry out the mandate of the decree or order as the case may be. It enables the decree-holder to recover the frui...
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The main objective of justice and judicial procedure is to protect preserve and enforce the rights of parties. This is done through the judgment and decree. So long as judgment and decree are n...
The codes of civil procedure provides for four kinds of costs: General costs- Sec. 35 Miscellaneous costs- order 20A. Compensatory costs for false or claims or defences- sec. 35-a. Let ...
Section: 10 deals with the doctrine of res sub-judice and section-11 deals with the doctrine of res:judicata. Section -10 provides the rule with regard to stay of suits where things are under...
Decisions given by court of law are either decree or orders or Judgments. A Judgment is given in consequence of a decree and is pronounced by the court after hearing the case and can either be ...
A suit can b e disposed of on first hearing in following way: Parties not at issue. Where at the first hearing of a suit it appears that the parties are not at issue on any question of law o...
Summon occupies an important place in judicial administration. It is well known word I judicial procedure. Normally, it is a convenient method by which any party, individual, witness or defenda...
When one party affirms and other party denies a material proposition of fact or law, then only issues arise. If there is no specific denial, the question of framing issue does not, generally, a...
The defendant or plaintiff has liberty to transfer a suit or appeal from one Court to the another Court of the similar rank and if Court satisfied with the contents of the application for the t...
It is established law that the suit should be filed in the proper court and in such court which is competent to hear such cases. For this, all types of jurisdiction of the court should be taken...
A plaint is a legal document which contains the written statement of the plaintiff's claim. A plaint is the first step towards the initiation of a suit. In fact, in the very plaint, the content...
Before 1859, there was no uniform codified law relating to procedure of civil courts in India. In those days the crown courts at presidency towns and the provincial courts at mofussils were gov...
Trial by media is a phrase popular in the late 20th century and early 21st century to describe the impact of television and newspaper coverage on a person's reputation by creating a widespread ...
India, at present, does not have an independent statute protecting privacy; the right to privacy is a deemed right under the Constitution. The right to privacy has to be understood in the conte...
Obscenity is a kind of mind pollution and a social problem affecting the society at large. It can be defined as any picture, photograph, figure, article, write up, video, etc. or a public act w...
Every person has the right to protect his/ her fame like body and property. Actually, the right of protection of fame is more important than the right of protection of body and property. A ...
In India, as in several advanced economies, there is only one body for Self-Regulation in Advertising the ASCI, which is concerned with safeguarding the interests of consumers whilst monitori...
Media is considered as the fourth pillar of democracy, it is the eyes and ears of this society and ideally perform the function of a moral watchdog of the public interests. Correspondingly, pro...
The Executive in Indian Democracy is shielded by a special power to keep the information secret under the Official Secrets Act. Though the Constitution speaks about freedom of speech and expres...
The Media freedom is curtailed when it tends to insult the state under Sedition which is a crime under I.P.C., if it results in loss of reputation of an individual i.e., defamation, and when it...
Press and Electronic media has to report the proceedings of the Parliament and State Legislatures. In the process they may confront the privileges of the parliamentarians. Any defiance of legis...
Media simply refers to a vehicle or means of message delivery system to carry an ad message to a targeted audience. Media like TV, Radio, Print, Outdoor and Internet are instruments to convey a...
Freedom of PressAlthough Article 19 does not express provision for freedom of press but the fundamental right of the freedom of press implicit in the right the freedom of speech and expression....
The freedom of speech and expression is a very important fundamental right under the Constitution. It is indispensable for the development of one's own individuality and for the success of parl...
We are all aware that in the Pyramid of Courts of Justice in India, the Supreme Court is the Apex Court of the Country and is also considered the highest Court of appeal under Article 124 of ou...
A guardian is a person appointed to look after another person or his property in India, as per the personal laws of the religion into which the minor was born. He or she takes on the responsibi...
A person has the right to execute an Advance Medical Directive to know their decision regarding the manner and extent of medical treatment given to their body, in case they are incapacitated to...
The MRTP Act was introduced to provide that the operation of the economic system does not result in the concentration of economic power in hands of few. Through this article, an overview of the...
A prenuptial agreement or premarital agreement is an agreement or a contract that is signed by the couple who intends to get married or is soon ready to tie the knot or stay together in the for...
As per the Indian law, confidentiality clause or non disclosure clause in a contract bounds two or more parties or all the involved parties to ensure and agree that specific type of information...
Maritime LawOver the centuries, the maritime law has developed since the colonial times which are considered as a wide ranging branch of law. The inception of the maritime law can be traced d...
Indian Constitution has enshrined the basic right to equality and the right to life respectively, for every citizen of India. This means that every individual who is a citizen of our country ha...
The Power of Attorney (POA) is basically a means via which a person has the ability to authorise another individual to undertake decisions on his behalf regarding certain important aspects. The...
The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 was amended by the Benami Transaction (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016, in which substantial provisions were added to the existing Act to provid...
Alienation refers to the transfer of the ownership of property rights, for instance, sales, gifts as well as mortgages. The first step for any individual who has acquired a property in India by...
Mental Health Act, 2017 defines a guardian as a person who is appointed to look after another person. They have to assume the care and protection of the person for whom they are appointed as a ...
Online shopping in India comes with certain risks especially because you have to make a purchase without seeing or testing the product, whether it's clothing, cosmetics, personal care items, sh...
HIV/AIDS is one of the biggest challenges faced by India. There are about three million people suffering from HIV/AIDS in India. The socioeconomic condition of the country coupled with the tra...
All forms of space technology are employed in our daily lives to predict weather using satellites (INSATS), remote sensing, satellite transmissions in our televisions, and the GPS that we are s...
Initiation of Insolvency proceedings by Debtor Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), in case of an entrepreneur (Corporate Debtor) in debt may submit an application under Sectio...
Over the years, genetic tests have become more popular and affordable. For a few thousand rupees, basic predictive genetic tests can now be ordered online. According to the National Institutes ...
In the middle 1800s with the increasing uprising of the British in India, regular episodes like poor pay, racial ruthlessness, increasing cultural indifference, poor terms of pensions, etc. wer...
The exchange market or Forex is a globally decentralized or OTC (Over the top) marketplace for the trade of currencies. This market determines exchange rates for each global currency. It holds ...
When a child does not have a birth certificate, he/she may be denied access to ancillary services like health care and education. A lack of identification and support will eventually make life ...
Digital technology and new communication systems have made dramatic and drastic changes in our lives as most business transactions are being made with the help of computers. The business communit...
The transgender community in India faces a variety of issues which include problems relating to marriage, property, electoral rights, adoption, etc. to name a few. After the judgment in the cas...
In India, the term maintenance is defined by Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 as well as personal laws. The term ‘maintenance in Indian law refers to an entitlement to fo...
On 15th July 2021 Supreme Court bench led by CJI NV Ramana expressed their concern about the unbridled use of sedition law against the city which has again reignited the public debate over this...
Asthi Visarjan is a very significant ritual in the Hindu religion which means immersion of the left ashes collected from Antim Sanskar (Last Rites) of a dead person. But in the time of Covid-19...
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) on 25.02.2021, notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines...
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The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 alters the MTPA 1971 to raise the upper limit for abortion from 20 to 24 weeks for certain types of women. The Amendment raises the up...
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Over the last few decades, concern and outrage over the prevalence, magnitude and impact of violence against women has grown to the point that any form of crime against women is now recognized ...
Comparative law is an educational discipline in which, the legal systems of different countries are studied. This has led to the development of various branches of law, such as constitutional l...
India is one of the most biodiversity in the world, also one of the most ancient civilizations in the world. Therefore, it has a very rich treasure of traditional knowledge. It can be defined a...
Geographical indications means any indication which define the goods as originating in the territory of a country or a region or locality in that territory, provided a given quality reputation ...
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Uniform Civil Code seeks to replace personal laws based on the scriptures and customs of each major religious community in India with a common set of rules governing every citizen. A will is ma...
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All over the world, marriage began as a sacrament (religious ceremony). Hindus took marriage as indissoluble (unable to be destroyed) even after death. Whereas, Muslims took marriage as a contr...
Girdawari is a crop harvest inspection. When the crops ripen and become ready for harvesting, the Patwari must visit each field and record the result of crops in the register of Khasra Girdawar...
The Oxford Dictionary defines the word mutation as an action or process of change in the form or structure. In revenue parlance, the mutation is the transfer of right or ownership by any legal ...
Under section 21 of the Land Revenue Act Svt. 1996, a record prepared at the time of settlement or revision of an Estate is known as Record-of-Rights. It contains the Shajra Nasab of the landho...
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Dying Declaration is admissible in evidence being hearsay evidence. This piece of hearsay eviden...
Natural justice is an expression of English common law, and involves a procedural requirement of...
The term International Law or Law of Nations has been used in contradistinction to the National ...