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Raja Raja Chola I, the Emperor who shaped Chola History to its Peak

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The pages of history are graced by numerous illustrious names, but few shine as brightly as Rajaraja Chola. Born as Arulmozhivarman in 947 AD, this sovereign’s reign transcends mere rule; it is a symphony of conquest, culture, and architectural grandeur that resounds through the ages. Rajaraja Chola, the scion of Sundara Chola and Vanavan Mahadevi, ascended the throne in 985 AD following the demise of his elder sibling, Aditya II. From his early years, Rajaraja was groomed in the art of governance and the rigors of warfare, preparing him to steer the ship of state. His ascension marked the dawn of an era of unparalleled expansion and consolidation. Rajaraja Chola was not just a ruler but a conqueror par excellence. His early campaigns subjugated the Chera and Pandya kingdoms, cementing his dominion over southern India and securing vital maritime trade routes. His prowess extended northwards, engulfing the Ganga and Chalukya kingdoms into the Chola fold. Yet, his naval exped...
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Coma Patient and Testimonials before Court of Law

     The Rampage of Second wave of covid 19, Lock down imposed and as usual, I took asylum to OTT Platforms to vent off boredom.      A movie Starring Manoj Bajpayee named "Silence" featured in Zee 5 has a Scene which mooted a question that a coma patient could become a witness of a crime. That Proposition slightly Sounded Strange that How a coma patient become a witness? The question mooted Should be like this "whether a Coma patient could testify as a witness?" Coma:       Coma is a condition of unresponsiveness in which patients lie with their eyes closed, do not respond to attempts to arouse them, and show no evidence of aware ness of self or of their surroundings. [1]   Many Medical literatures are available and many researches are being performed in respect of conciousness & Responsiveness of Coma patients. There are so many causatives for Coma or Comatase. An acute brain injury or a cardiac arrest is one of the most ...
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Revival - A possible Thing?

Revival – A possible Thing?       It was old Madras, Pre Independence Era. Barristers and greatest Lawyers had their reign over Madras High Court at that time. Judges like Muthuswami Iyer adorned the adjudicating Position. It was probably the Glorious era of Indian Judiciary.      A suit for damages filed by one Chettiyar ( I have forgotten his name) against Madras Tramways Company. Probably the quantum of compensation was very high and hence the suit was filed under the original civil jurisdiction of letters Patent of Madras High court. The case of the plaintiff was that the were some cracks occurred in his house due to the jolting caused by Tramways which was owned by the defendant company namely Madras Tramway Company Ltd.,      The defendant company has engaged Barrister Nugent Grant, a great cross Examiner, for defending the suit. The case was posted before the Master and Chief Examination of PW1 was recorded. At that time Chief Examinat...
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Absence of 66A - A Paradise for Hate Speeches

In Shreya Singhal Case, A bench constituting Chalmeshwar and Rohinton Nariman JJ., delivered the judgment declaring Section 66A of Information technology Act 2000 ( Amended in 2008) as unconstitutional. It is one of the landmark judgments on Right to speech and expressions, certainly, a cross over since  Benett Coleman case ( AIR 1973 SC 106)  which redefined the freedom of press. The Apex court has already established the freedom of press in many cases and especially after the notorious internal emergency period.       Some girls who ‘liked’ a post condemning the violence orchestrated on the occasion of the death of Bal Thackrey were booked under section 66A of Information technology Act. In Persuant to lodging of FIR they were arrested. Certainly this kind of situation exhibited the ‘draconian’ shade of the legislation. Shreya Singhal, a Delhi based Law student filed a writ petition before the Apex court challenging the constitutionality of Section 66A of...
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Comment & Contempt

Recently Supreme Court has slapped contempt proceedings against senior Advocate Prashant Bhushan in which Twitter India has been added as party. Dehors the law relating to Liability is Intermediaries Under Information Technology Act, I though of making a right up Regarding fair comment/criticism and contempt of court. (A separate blog post on intermediary is on pipeline).       As per section 2 (c) of Contempt of courts Act, Any one who commits the following acts would be liable the for the indictment for criminal contempt.  Scandalises or tend to scandalise or lowers or tends to lower the authority of any court  Prejudices or interfere or tends to interfere with the due course if any judicial proceedings Interfere or tends to interfere with or obstructs or tends to obstruct the administration of justice in any other manner.     The Privy council in a judgment in  Andre Paul vs Attorney General of Trinidad  AIR 1936 PC 141 has observed t...
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