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Filing a false affidavit or swearing to a false affidavit is a serious offence and can have significant legal consequences. 1. What is an Affidavit? An affidavit is a sworn written statement of fact that is used as evidence in legal proceedings. 2. Filing false affidavit is an Offence When a person submits a false…
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It is fundamental that a party approaching the Court must come with clean hands, more so in child custody matters. Any fraudulent conduct based on which the custody of a minor is obtained under the orders of the Court, would negate and nullify the element of trust reposed by the Court in the concerned person.…
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At common law courts took action against a person who was shown to have made a statement, material in the proceedings, which he knew to be false or did not believe to be true. The offence committed by him is known as perjury. Dealing with the history of the offence, Sanford H. Kadish in ‘Encyclopedia…
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Doctrines in Law or Legal Doctrines are established principles, rules, or theories that guide legal reasoning, interpretation, and application. 1. Introduction: Legal Doctrines Legal Doctrines are fundamental ideas that underpin legal systems and help shape judicial decisions. Doctrines often emerge from judicial decisions, statutory interpretation, and legal scholarship. 2. Definition and Purpose: Doctrines in Law…
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Supreme Court judgment on whether it is right to enforce a contractual liability by imprisoning a debtor in the teeth of Art. 11 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 1. Case Citation Supreme Court: Jolly George Verghese & Anr vs The Bank of Cochin1980 AIR 470, 1980 SCR (2) 913 Bench: Krishna…
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Supreme Court’s landmark judgment (Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer) on bail or jail. 1. Case Citation Supreme Court – Gudikanti Narasimhulu and Ors vs Public Prosecutor, High Court Of Andhra Pradesh – 1978 AIR 429, 1978 SCR (2) 371. Bench: Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer 2. Judgment ORDER KRISHNA IYER, J.: “Bail or jail ?”- at the…
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“The survival of our democracy and the unity and integrity of the nation depend upon the realisation that constitutional morality is no less essential than constitutional legality. Dharma lives in the hearts of public men; when it dies there, no Constitution, no law, no amendment, can save it.”~ Nani A. Palkhivala “A democracy without discipline…
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