Constitutional Law

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A foreign driving licence may be valid in the country where it was issued, but that does not automatically mean the holder is legally authorised to drive in India. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently highlighted this important distinction while upholding compensation in a fatal motor accident case…

India’s criminal law system witnessed a major change with the introduction of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). The BNS replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) as the principal law defining offences and punishments, with the new criminal-law framework coming into force from 1 July 2024. Ministry of Home Affairs For anyone dealing with…

In a major verdict clarifying electoral integrity and statutory transparency, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a candidate’s later acquittal in a criminal matter does not remedy the deliberate non-disclosure of that pending case at the time of filing nomination papers. Affirming the annulment of a Panchayat election,…