ANCIENT HISTORY
This act of 1858 marked the end of the East India Company’s rule in India and the beginning of direct control by the British Crown.
What is the Government of India Act?
In this case, the Supreme Court held that any MLA, MLC, or MP who was convicted of a crime and sentenced to at least two years in jail would immediately lose their right to serve in the House.
What is "Lily Thomas and Union of India"?
This 2016 Indian film, directed by Anubhav Sinha, deals with the social issue of domestic violence and the journey of a woman seeking justice, starring taapsee pannu. What is the name of this movie?
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Under Indian family law, this term refers to the legal obligation of a husband to provide financial support to his wife during and after the marriage.
What is "Maintenance"?
This body holds the power to declare any law as unconstitutional.
What is judiciary?
This term refers to the body of law or the legal theory that the law is a set of rules and principles independent of other political and social institutions.
What is Legal Positivism?
This case saw the court use the basic structure theory to invalidate Clause (4) of Article 329-A, added by the 39th Amendment in 1975."
What is "Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain"?
This 2005 Indian legal drama film, directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, deals with the story of a lawyer's struggle to defend his client, a man accused of murdering his wife, in a court of law. What is the title of this movie?
What is "Rang De Basanti"?
This term in Indian family law refers to the legal process by which a court can declare a marriage null and void, as if it never took place.
What is "Annulment"?
This ruling upheld the practice of Jallikattu as per the 2017 Tamil Nadu Amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
What is Animal Welfare Board v. Union of India?
This legal principle, upheld in the case of Mohori Bibee vs Dharmodas Ghose, invalidated contracts made by minors in India.
What is the Doctrine of Infancy?
The verdict of this case led to the addition of clause 4 in Article 15 of the Constitution."
What is "Champakam Dorairajan v. State of Madras"?
Which 2013 Indian biopic portrays the life of the murdered criminal lawyer Shahid Azmi, known for representing lower middle-class Muslim men, and was killed in his Mumbai office in 2010?
What is "Shahid"?
This term refers to the legal principle that allows a wife to claim a share in her husband's property acquired during the marriage.
What is "Streedhan"?
This legal term refers to “let the buyer beware”
what is Caveat Emptor?
He was the first Indian to serve as the President of the International Court of Justice.
Who is Nagendra Singh?
This case highlighted the importance of an artist's moral rights, specifically the right to integrity of the work and the right to prevent distortion, mutilation, or modification of their artistic creations.
What is Amar Nath Sehgal v. Union of India?
this juror is the first to vote "Not Guilty" at the beginning of the movie "12 ANGRY MEN"
who is juror 8?
This landmark case in 1985 led to the amendment of the Hindu Succession Act, granting equal rights to daughters in ancestral property.
What is the "Prakash vs Phulavati" case?
The Court, in a 4:1 verdict held that the right to freedom of speech and expression of an individual could not be restricted for violating the dignity of another individual.
What is Kaushal Kishore vs Union of india?
This principle of jurisprudence, often associated with criminal law, states that an accused person is innocent until proven guilty.
What is the principle of Presumption of Innocence?
In the ruling it was held that while a proclamation of emergency is in operation, the right to move High Courts under Article 226 for Habeas Corpus challenging illegal detention by State will stand suspended.
What is ADM Jabalpur v. Shivakant?
This 2011 Indian legal drama film, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, follows the story of a lawyer who takes up the case of a woman accused of killing her husband and child. What is the name of this movie?
What is the "Power of Women"?
In family law, this term describes the legal process by which a child's legal ties with their biological parents are severed, making the child available for adoption.
What is "termination of parental rights"?
This provision of Bhartiya Nayay Sanhita added snatching which was not present in IPC.
what is section 304 of BNS?