Indian Law and Jurisprudence

The guidelines, to remain in effect till a suitable law was enacted for witness protection, were issued by a Bench of Justice Usha Mehra and Pradeep Nandrajog on a petition filed by Neelam Katara.

Central Vigilance Commission is constituted under Central Vigilance Commission Act of 2003.

Public opinion is not a source of law.

The so-called provision in the Central Vigilance Commission Act envisages that CBI, before conducting an enquiry into an offence committed by officers of the rank of joint secretary or above in any government department or in any public sector undertaking, has to take prior approval of the central government.

Under the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 'Prisoner' means a person undergoing a sentence of imprisonment under and order passed by a criminal court including the courts established under the law for the time being inforce in contracting states.

A waqf is an unconditional and permanent donation of movable property with the ownership of God by a muslim for a religious and charitable cause.

According to section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the dishonor of cheque results in awarding punishment of imprisonment for a term which may be extended to two years or with fine which may extend to twice the amount of the cheque or with both.

The Hanafi school is one of the four religious Sunni Islamic schools of jurisprudence(fiqh). Hanafi is the fiqh with the largest number of followers among Sunni Muslims.

Under the administrative structure for primary education in Punjab, the Block Primary Education Officer (BPEO) holds the authority to oversee and recommend disciplinary actions.

The draft policy proposed classifying offenses into four codes: Social Welfare, Correctional, Penal, and Procedural. Political offense code is not one of the proposed categories.

Justice P. N. Bhagwati, along with Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer, is widely recognized as a pioneer of Public Interest Litigation in India, which allowed the judiciary to address grievances of the marginalized.

In re Delhi Laws Act (1951) is a landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of India concerning the limits and constitutionality of delegated legislation.

Under the Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, an appeal lies to the Supreme Court if the High Court has on appeal reversed an order of acquittal and sentenced the accused to death.

Habeas Corpus is a writ used to bring a prisoner or other detainee before the court to determine if the person's imprisonment or detention is lawful.

The writ of Habeas Corpus is issued to command the production of a person who has been detained, ensuring that the detention is lawful. It is the primary remedy for unlawful custody.