[Law Commission Report 283] Law Commission recommends amending POCSO Act, JJ Act and Penal Code
However, the Commission was of the view that it is not advisable to tinker with the existing age of consent under the POCSO Act.
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[O 26 Rule 10A CPC] Delhi High Court appoints IIT Mumbai as Expert Committee for scientific examination at NBCC Green View project
The Law Commission recommended an amendment of Section 75 CPC and insertion of new Rule 10A, 10B and 10C in Order 26 to meet its objective that there should be a special provision empowering the court to issue commissions for conducting scientific inquiries, when such an inquiry is needed for determination of any issue before the court as observed in its Fifty-Fourth Law Commission Report.
[Uniform Civil Code] 22nd Law Commission decides to solicit views of public/ religious organizations
On 14-6-2023, the 22nd Law Commission of India decided to solicit views and ideas of the public and recognized religious organizations about
Law Commission recommends not to change Law on Adverse Possession
Law on adverse possession in its current form ensures that there is always an owner to contentious land. This is precisely the reason why the law validates the claim of adverse possession made by the squatter only when the owner can be shown to have lost effective authority.
Law Commission recommends retaining of Sedition Law in IPC with increased punishment
The Commission also recommended that the scheme of punishment provided under Section 124-A should be amended to ensure that it is brought in parity with the other offences under Chapter VI of the IPC.
Rethinking the ‘Fruits of the poisonous tree’ doctrine: Should the ‘ends’ justify the ‘means’?
by Bharat Chugh* & Taahaa Khan**
Law Commission of India seeks public opinion on Uniform Civil Code
On 07.10.2016, the Law Commission of India notified a questionnaire inviting public to give their views for the revision and reform of
1997 Amendment to Section 28 of Contract Act, 1872 applicable prospectively
Supreme Court: Dealing with an interesting question as to the retrospective applicability of the 1997 Amendment to Section 28 of the Contract
Law Commission to examine the statutory framework for Tribunals and it’s impact on the functioning of Supreme Court
Supreme Court: Showing serious concern over the routine appeals to the highest court that result in obstruction of the Constitutional role assigned
Cricket does not flourish due to Ministers and Public Servants holding offices in State Associations or BCCI
Supreme Court: The bench comprising of T.S. Thakur CJI and FM Ibrahim Kalifulla J. accepts Justice RM Lodha panel’s recommendations almost in toto
Director of GNLU appointed as a member of the 21st Law Commission of India
Reported by Vardaan Bajaj
Court suggests Law Commission to include ‘Irretrievable breakdown of marriage’ in Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act as grounds of divorce
Allahabad High Court: The bench of Pramod Kumar Srivastava, J. held that granting divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage