Aparna Mishra (Writer) | The Legal Lama

What if a Person Fails to Commit Suicide?

Life is a gift of God and he alone can take it. Suicide is the act of ending one's own life. Phil Donahue says "Suicide is a permanent...

D.P. Choudhary and Ors. v. Kumari Manjulata

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Oct 30, 20212 min read

D.P. Choudhary and Ors. v. Kumari Manjulata

Case Name - D.P. Choudhary and Ors. v. Kumari Manjulata on 4 April, 1997 Case Citation - AIR 1997 Raj 170 Parties Involved - Appellant -...

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Oct 30, 20213 min read

Can You Sue The Media For Defamation?

Reputation is something that every person holds very dearly. It allows one to live with dignity in society. A person works hard to earn...

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Oct 22, 20213 min read

Manu Sharma v. State (NCT of Delhi)

Case Name: Sidhartha Vashisht @ Manu Sharma vs State (NCT of Delhi) on 19 April 2010 Citation: Criminal Appeal No. 179 of 2007...

Is Circumstantial Evidence Enough For A Conviction?

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Oct 22, 20213 min read

Is Circumstantial Evidence Enough For A Conviction?

It is said that a person can lie but the circumstances don't. When someone commits a crime, no matter how much he tries he leaves some...

Yash Raj Films Pvt Ltd. v. Sri Sai Ganesh Productions and Ors.

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Oct 15, 20212 min read

Yash Raj Films Pvt Ltd. v. Sri Sai Ganesh Productions and Ors.

Case Name: Yash Raj Films Pvt Ltd. v. Sri Sai Ganesh Productions and Ors. Case Citation: CS(COMM) 1329/2016 decided on 8th July 2019 The...

What Happens When You Infringe Copyright?

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Oct 15, 20214 min read

What Happens When You Infringe Copyright?

Creating work is always a tedious and difficult process. The one who creates the work puts a lot of creativity and hard work into it. So...

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Oct 8, 20212 min read

Revanasiddappa v. Mallikarjun

Case Name - Revanasiddappa & Anr vs Mallikarjun & Ors on 31 March, 2011 Citation - 2011 (86) ALR 450 Bench - G.S. Singhvi, Asok Kumar...

Can Children Born From Live-in Relationship Inherit Property?

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Oct 8, 20213 min read

Can Children Born From Live-in Relationship Inherit Property?

Compatibility is an important component of a partnership. Marriage is considered a sacred bond where not just two people but two families...

Savitaben Somabhai Bhatiya v. the State of Gujarat & Ors.

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Sep 29, 20212 min read

Savitaben Somabhai Bhatiya v. the State of Gujarat & Ors.

Case Name - Savitaben Somabhai Bhatiya v. the State of Gujarat, Appeal (crl.) 399 of 2005 Petitioner - Savitaben Somabhai Bhatiya...

Can a woman get maintenance if she is in a live-in relationship with a married man?

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Sep 29, 20213 min read

Can a woman get maintenance if she is in a live-in relationship with a married man?

A live-in relationship is an arrangement wherein two adults with their own consent share a household without marriage. The two adults...

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Sep 24, 20212 min read

Jassa Singh & Ors v. State of Haryana

Case Name - Jassa Singh & Ors v. State of Haryana, Citation - Criminal Appeal No. 1404-05 of 1999 decided on 8th January 2002 Parties...

Can You Kill Someone Who Trespasses Your Property?

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Sep 24, 20213 min read

Can You Kill Someone Who Trespasses Your Property?

Trying to protect one’s property when it is in danger is a natural reaction of a human being. They may also use force for the same but to...

S. Nambi Narayan v. Siby Mathew and Others

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Sep 17, 20213 min read

S. Nambi Narayan v. Siby Mathew and Others

Case Name - S. Nambi Narayan v. Siby Mathew and Others Citation – Civil Appeal No. 6637-6638 of 2018, 14 September 2018 Parties Involved...

What to do when a loved one is wrongfully arrested?

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Sep 17, 20213 min read

What to do when a loved one is wrongfully arrested?

The arrest is definitely an unpleasant situation in anyone’s life. When your loved one is arrested for a crime that he/she has not...

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Sep 10, 20212 min read

Rani Sethi v. Sunil Sethi

Case Name: Rani Sethi v. Sunil Sethi Case Citation: Civil Appeal no. 169/2009, decided on 31 March 2011 Relevant Sections: Section 24 in...

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Sep 10, 20212 min read

Can a husband claim alimony?

India is a patriarchal society which means not only did men have more freedom they also had more responsibility. Equality can be achieved...

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Sep 3, 20214 min read

Lalita Kumari v. State of Uttar Pradesh

Case Name - Lalita Kumari v. the State of Uttar Pradesh Case Citation - (2014) 2 SCC 1-A (Criminal writ petition no 68 of 2008, decided...

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Sep 3, 20212 min read