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.

20 Feb 2017

Lawyer not liable for 'professional misconduct' unless 'gross negligence': Supreme Court

Holding that 'human errors' are possible even by lawyers, the Supreme Court in a recent decision has declared that a lawyer cannot...

11 Feb 2017

No liquor bar near National or State Highways : Supreme Court

Taking note of the "alarming statistics on the occurrence of road accidents" which "have claimed human lives and caused deb...

No encroachment on public roads, even for religious reasons: High Court

In an earlier post of 2009 we had covered a direction passed by the Supreme Court to the effect that no construction of temples could be ...

Tax also a part of discount given by seller: National Consumer Commission

In its decision in Aero Club (Woodland) versus Rakesh Sharma [Revision Petition No. 3477/2016, order dated 04.01.2017] the National Con...

4 Jan 2017

Parliament can condemn citizens without giving them opportunity to defend: Supreme Court

Can the Parliament pass a resolution condemning a former judge of the Supreme Court? Can the Parliament condemn a person without offer...

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