iNTERPRETATION OF STATUTES… Strict Interpretation of Penal Statutes: Principles, Cases, and Modern Judicial Approach in India 04/12/202522/12/2025 Penal statutes — laws that prescribe punishment for offences — have always played a crucial role in maintaining law and order in society. Because these laws directly affect the personal…
Law… Contempt of Court: Meaning, Kinds, Defences & Landmark Case Laws 18/11/202516/11/2025 A strong judicial system is essential for any constitutional democracy. Courts must be able to function freely, independently, and without fear. To protect this independence and ensure public confidence in…
Administrative Law… Bhagalpur Human Rights Case: A Landmark in Indian Judiciary 14/10/202514/10/2025 The Bhagalpur Human Rights Case stands as one of the most disturbing yet transformative moments in India’s legal history. Emerging from Bihar in the early 1980s, it exposed the harsh…
BNSS… K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra: A Turning Point in Indian Criminal Jurisprudence 10/10/202512/10/2025 Introduction Few criminal cases in Indian legal history have intertwined emotion, morality, and law as profoundly as K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra (AIR 1962 SC 605). Beyond its…
CPC… CPC Procedural Devices: Reference vs. Revision vs. Review 06/10/202509/10/2025 This article examines three procedural devices - Reference, Revision, and Review - under the CPC, which function as self-corrective and supervisory mechanisms to ensure uniformity, legality, and justice within the…
CrPC… State of Jharkhand v. Govind Singh (2004): A Landmark Case on Circumstantial Evidence 03/10/2025 Introduction Criminal jurisprudence in India rests on the fundamental principle that “it is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.” This principle ensures that courts must…
Jurisprudence… Understanding Substantial & Procedural Law 24/09/202521/09/2025 The legal system of any country rests on two fundamental pillars - substantial law and procedural law. While substantial law creates, defines, and regulates rights and duties, procedural law lays…
Constitutional Law… Understanding Montesquieu’s Separation of Powers 22/09/2025 The concept of separation of powers is central to constitutional law, ensuring that liberty is preserved by preventing the concentration of authority in a single body. This principle finds its…
BNSS… Lalita Kumari Case: Mandatory FIR Registration Explained 21/09/202518/10/2025 Introduction The Indian criminal justice system rests on the foundational principle that ubi jus ibi remedium - where there is a right, there must be a remedy. Yet, for many…
Law Exploring Feminist Jurisprudence: Key Theories & Case Law 01/03/202501/03/2025 Introduction Feminist jurisprudence is a critical legal theory that examines how laws have historically perpetuated gender inequalities and seeks to reform them for a just society. ⚖️ The roots of…
Dr. Ganesh Visavale 