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Law & Behold
Presently on Hold. Law & Behold is a legal podcast presenting recent and interesting judgments from courts in India. Listen to a fascinating story of a case that has been decided by the Supreme Court of India or one of the High Courts. A primer on legal education, the podcast is presented in Hin...
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Gaming: Regulation and Data Protection ft. Abhishek Malhotra
In this Bonus Episode of Law and Behold, I interview Mr. Abhishek Malhotra, Managing Partner of TMT Law Practice on different aspects of Gaming Laws....
Kidnapping for Ransom: 364A IPC
Prateek Gupta, was a student in VIth standard in St. Mary’s High School, Rezimental Banzar, Secunderabad, Hyderabad was kidnapped on his way back home...
Reservation in Promotion
Leesama Joseph was appointed in 1996 to the post of Typist/clerk in the Police Department on compassionate grounds, after her brother had passed away...
Deportation
Government of India submitted an undertaking in 1994 to not deport Sri Lankan Tamils to Sri Lanka against their wishes. Does that undertaking still st...
Taxing Religious Institutions
Does the exemption provision in Kerala Building Tax Act, 1975 apply to building housing nuns and students? Tune in as we discover why cases are decide...
Externment
What is externment? What are the necessary features of an externment order. Tune in as we discover what the Bombay High Court said on this issue.
Dismissal from Service
Even if the proven offence relates to dishonest conduct of the employee. There cannot be any hard and fast Rule that once the misconduct of theft is p...
Specific Performance
Where the contract for no fault of the plaintiff becomes impossible, Section 21 of Specific Relief Act, 1963 enables award of compensation in lieu and...
Appearing to be Guilty
“The presumption of innocence is the general law of the land as every man is presumed to be innocent unless proven to be guilty. Alternatively, certai...
Senior Citizen
The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act, 2007 and Delhi Rules 2009 are welfare legislations. Senior Citizen Act and rules have b...
RJB: Raid, Jail and Bail
Sonu, who is in custody under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), w.e.f. 29.11.2019 for possessing 18.44 grams of heroin...
Manipulating Court Record
A writ petition was filed by Naveen Singh before the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench being for issuance of writ of mandamus to ta...
Limitation: Appointment of Arbitrator
This episode discusses two important issues (i) the period of limitation for filing an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliatio...
Circumstantial Evidence
Jayashree was married to Shivaji Chintappa Patil in 1995. They were blessed with two children. On the fateful night of 23rd March 2003, Shivaji and J...
Crime & Commerce Ft. Mohit Negi
The transaction relating to goods took place in Gujarat, the representations and meeting took place in Gujarat, the goods were shipped from a port in...
Land Rights
Joginder and Karamveer who are the residents of Village Sarsad, Tehsil Gohana, District Sonepat encroached upon the panchayat land and constructed the...
Najeeb: Bail under UAPA
Professor TJ Joseph while framing the Malayalam question paper for the second semester B.Com. examination at the Newman College, Thodupuzha, had inclu...
Advocate on Record
The institution of Advocate on Record is specific to the Supreme Court of India. The question which is raised in the present case is whether an Advoca...
Trailer-Season 2
Welcome to Season 2 of Law and Behold! A weekly podcast full of facts, fun and law. Presenting to you the latest and most interesting judgments from C...
Heroin
The Police says that it recovered 15.07 grams of Heroin from the flat of Suresh Thakur. He was arrested and put into jail. The drugs were apparently p...
Oh Calcutta!
Cavalier Enterprises alleged that Kolkata Municipal Corporation has illegally put a lock on its lifts. The real story turned out to be a lot different...
Manufacturing Defects
On 08.12.2010 Krishan Bhatia purchased one Honda Activa scooter from Satnam Motors Pvt. Ltd. at Jaipur for Rs. 52,500/-, but the bill invoice mentione...
Attempt to Murder
Dr. Jaydeep A Patel was going to his laboratory from his residence at around 4.45 p.m. on 3.12.2002, in his Indica Car being driven by his driver Jign...
Amputation
Anthony Swamy, a painter by profession was travelling in a bus. The bus meets an accident and hits a lorry. Anthony suffers grievous injuries. His lef...
Charas
Cannabis or marijuana is grown in ample amount in Himachal Pradesh. The Indian law mandates severe punishment for trading in contraband, especially in...
Over Wait
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts an exam for entry as Assistant Commandant in the Central Armed Police Forces. A written exam is fo...
Quarantine- COVID-19
A photojournalist comes in contact with a Pizza Delivery person, who was later diagnosed as positive for coronavirus. The Govt came and directed the p...
Termites Ate Them
A property dispute! It started in 2007-08, seven years later, the notary who attested the documents claims that the notary registry has been eaten up...
Court Martial
A non commissioned officer in the Indian Army is accused of breaking-in at the middle of the night. A Court Martial follows. A culmination of a 21 yea...
Corruption in Education
An MBBS Student in a Deemed University in Gujarat is asked to cough up Rs. 20 Lakhs for an NOC. What follows is a tale of corruption. Charge and Disch...
Celebratory Firing
A happy wedding in Uttrakhand is shattered by gunshots. Two people die, and the shooter is the groom’s father. The trial court awards life imprisonmen...
Honourable Acquittal
Innocent until proven guilty, right? Well, that is not always the case. Especially when you are in a government service or an applicant for one! The M...
Cat Food: Animal Rights during Lockdown
The Kerala High Court allowed a cat owner to travel during the lockdown to get food for his pets. Did you know that international law recognises five...
Seat, Venue & Place: Arbitration Ft. Shashwat Awasthi
Why an Indian Company in the business of air purifiers had its air being put tight before the Supreme Court? The Apex Court has delivered an important...
Money Laundering Ft. Shantanu Singh
What is Money Laundering? Know its history, present and future as we discuss a very important judgment from Punjab and Haryana High Court.
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Telecom Sector in Peril: Understanding AGR Ft. Aayush Jain
The Telecom Sector in India is in peril. It is a key contributor to the Indian economy but in debt of Rs 4 lakh crore. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea...
Seed Battle
Is a small scale farmer, who purchased seeds from a Company with a buy-black clause, a consumer? The Supreme Court has answered the same. In this epis...
Land Acquisition Ft. Aayush Jain
A Five Judge Bench of the Supreme Court delivered a landmark verdict on land acquisition. In this episode, we understand what land acquisition is, why...
Virtual Currencies in India: RBI Ban and Supreme Court
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) effectively banned virtual currencies in April 2018. This March, Supreme Court set that ban aside. Do you hold BitCoin, Li...
Fantasy Sports or Gambling? Ft. Kshitiz Sharma
Many High Courts have held that Fantasy Sports based online games like Dream 11 are not gambling websites. Rajasthan High Court has also delivered a j...