The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Hima Kohli observed that wills cannot be proved only on the basis of their age and the presumption under Section 90 as to the regularity of documents more than 30 years of age is inapplicable when it comes to proof of wills, which have to be proved in terms of Section 63(c) of the Succession Act 1925 and Section 68 of the Evidence Act,1872.
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Plato famously wrote in the Socratic dialogue ‘Republic’ that “our need will be the real creator” and this passed through the crevices of time, eventually turning into the English proverb ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’. This stands true when the increased digitisation of Indian Judiciary is observed as its rapid pace can be traced back to the helplessness faced during the Covid- 19 pandemic.
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Supreme Court Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain of Delhi High Court gave their insights on the advantages of mediation and its role in helping people in creative and convenient manners. Mediation being an alternate dispute resolution mecahnisam has multifaceted advantages such as saving time, expeditious remedy, creative solutions, lessening the burden on courts and several others.
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Justice Prathiba M. Singh was recently speaking as a keynote speaker in a seminar titled “IP In Metaverse & Publicity Rights - Protecting Buildings and Sculptures” where she took the audience through the entire journey India as a country has gone through to come at par with the world in terms of Intellectual Property Rights.
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Intellectual Property rights have spanned as far as the human imagination can go and while we may reduce them to the traditional approach of logos, trademarks on commodities and colours and shapes, they can go as far as the designs of buildings, personality traits such as the voice of a celebrity and even find a place in our virtual avatars in the metaverse. In an interesting seminar conducted on behalf of ‘Anand and Anand’ all these figments of desires with regards to IP laws came alive on Monday.
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When Suchita's sister was preparing for her entrance exams to various law schools, she started going through her books and notes. And that's how her fascination towards a career in law began. From getting through NLSIU, Bangalore to working in top law firms and MNCs, Cleantech Solar's General Counsel talks about her illustrious journey and much more in this interview with Krishnendra Joshi, Editorial Lead, BW Legal World.
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March 8 is globally celebrated at the Women’s Day and while there are hundreds of articles and marketing gimmicks which float about women and their rights around this day, it originally aims at acknowledging the movements of women rights and their struggles over time for basic rights and equality. While the women around us have fought and won the fight for universal female suffrage and have broken several glass ceilings, their misfortune refuses to leave them when it comes to a workplace dominated by their men counterparts. Such is a plight of women lawyers in India when it comes their cruel and misogynistic objectification in their field.
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On this women’s day let’s #EmbraceEquity with women in law. The International Women's Day website says, "Equity isn't just a nice-to-have, it's a must-have.
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