Law-in-Perspective

Dedicated to the cause of providing insights into law's whys and hows. Focusing on content from India but then covering the legal arena from all over the world.

4 Mar 2011

Driving Licences for Deaf: High Court rejects

Disposing a public interest litigation in a recent decision [ National Association of the Deaf v. Union of India ] a division bench of the D...

Sex-workers also entitled to life of dignity: Supreme Court

Dismissing an appeal against the conviction for murder (which the Court described as 'brutal') of a sex-worker, the Supreme Court in...

3 Mar 2011

Improperly initiated investigation not fatal for prosecution: Supreme Court

Holding that unless prejudice was caused to the cause of the accused, the Supreme Court in a recent decision [ Ashok Tshering Bhutia v. Stat...

Principles of approving scheme of amalgamation: The law revisited

Corporate law envisages sanction of a court before a scheme of amalgamation proposed by the shareholders can take effect. In this scenario ...

Appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner illegal: Supreme Court

Issuing a writ of Quo Warranto and thus quashing the notification appointing Mr. P.J. Thomas as the Central Vigilance Commissioner of India,...

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