Legal Notes Magazine - June 2018

In this issue

LEGALNOTES made an attempt to bring under its radar the hotly used power of the judiciary: suo motu cognisance. With civil authorities failing at multiple levels, the courts have taken up the responsibility to intervene in issues of grave concern to the public. But how far were they able to accomplish the tasks at hand? A look at the effectiveness of these interventions. We have also introduced a new section, LN Essay where we attempt to tackle an issue from every dimension. The essay this time features 'Sunset Laws' where Justice Panachand Jain tries explaining why a designated timeframe for every law made in India is the need of the hour. 23 days! That was the amount of time a 72-year-old man spent in a mental hospital for no fault of his. A journey of 10 years from the lower to the higher court, Ram Kanwar suffered deeply to end a case that was never his in the first place. In addition, we take a retrospective look at RERA. A ground report on what is its situation in various states and how successful was it in bringing solace to hard-hit homebuyers. The International section features the story of 104-year-old Australian man who stirred the debate on whether it is finally time for the world to accept euthanasia.