Madhubala Solanki Editor's Note: This paper will explain the equitable doctrine of promissory estoppels and its evolution. Ingredients and applicability of the doctrine and the legal liability which arises through the promissory estoppel will be explained. Law commission report on promissory … [Read more...]
Scientific Evidence in Criminal Trials- Narcoanalysis
By Yamini Rajora, National Law University Jodhpur Editor's Note: Till recently, the courts had to rely on non-scientific evidences only because of the non-availability of proper technology. Scientific evidences are crucial to the fact finder in order to arrive at the logical consequence in … [Read more...]
Concept and Historical Background of Evidence
-Sumit Kumar Suman, CNLU INTRODUCTION The term “law” is used in different senses. In the plain sense it means any rule, regulation or canon, a dogma or a norm to which the human actions are required to conform. The entire corpus juris (body of laws) is broadly classified into two … [Read more...]
Law On Phone-tapping In India
By Priyan Garg, Amity Law School, Noida "EDITOR'S NOTE:- The recent times have exposed the diabolic methods used by government agencies all over the world for the greater good of national security. Deployment of such techniques is invasive of the fundamental right to privacy that citizens are … [Read more...]
Critical Analysis of Selvi v. State of Karnataka
Supallab Chakraborty Symbiosis Law School, Pune “Editor’s Note: The paper is a critical analysis of the landmark judgment of Selvi v. State of Karnataka inasmuch as it deals with the evidence given by narco-analysis, FMRI and polygraphs to be inadmissible.“ INTRODUCTION “It has become … [Read more...]
All logically relevant facts are not legally relevant and all legally relevant facts may not be logically relevant
Satwik Singh WB NUJS "Editor’s Note: The paper is on the relevancy of facts under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.” INTRODUCTION The Indian Evidence Act is very unique in nature. This is because it was introduced some 141 years ago. The mere fact that it was introduced so many years ago does not … [Read more...]
Distinction between relevancy and admissibility
Prakhar Maheshwari, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Editor’s note: In laws of evidence, relevant facts could depict any set of closely interrelated facts, to the extent that they rely on each other to establish an event. These facts make the event more or less likely than … [Read more...]
Case Briefs| M.C. Mehta, Section 122 IEA, Defamation IPC and Compensation
By Vivek Singh, Institute of Law, Nirma University Editor's Note: This paper is in the form of case briefs. The first case is the landmark M.C. Mehta case dealing with the Environment Pollution in the river Ganga. This case falls in the new category of tort where environmental tort has been … [Read more...]
Doctrine of Res-Gestae
By Jibin Mathew George, Amity Law School, Delhi. "Editor's Note: The author explained the various facet of the Doctrine of Res-Gestae with the help of various case laws and its interpretation from Indian Evidence Act, 1872." INTRODUCTION 5 of Indian Evidence Act lays down that evidence … [Read more...]
Sting Operations as Evidence in India
- Palak Jain, NLIU Bhopal Editor's Note: Sting operations can be classified into positive and negative sting operations based on their purpose. Positive sting operation takes place in the interest of the society, which helps to lift the purdah of the working of the government. On the other hand … [Read more...]