Movie: OMG Oh My God! Starring: Paresh Rawal, Mithun Chakraborty, Govind Namdeo, Mahesh Manjrekar and Akshay Kumar as Lord Krishna Directed by: Umesh Shukla Year of Release: 2012 OMG Oh My God! is an official remake of the 2001 Australian comedy ‘The Man Who Sued God’. Originally the makers had adopted the film ‘The Man…
The distinction between private law and public law remedy was, fairly, settled by the Apex Court in LIC vs. Escorts India Ltd [(1986) 1 SCC 264], wherein a Constitution Bench has held thus: If the action of the State is related to contractual obligations or obligations arising out of the tort, the Court may not ordinarily…
Movie: The Rainmaker Starring: Matt Damon, Danny Devito, Mickey Rourke and Danny Glover Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola Year of Release: 1997 The Rainmaker sees the law from the eyes of a novice lawyer, who has just entered the profession and wants nothing other than making it big in the profession. He however suffers from…
‘Trials are too important to be decided by juries’ Movie: Runaway Jury Starring: John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz Directed by: Gary Fleder Year of Release: 2003 At it’s first glance, the title seems funny. However, when you probe and delve further into the movie, the title seems appropriate. The movie ‘Runaway…
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh in Secretary to Govt. Public Works and Transport Department, Andhra Pradesh and Ors. vs. Adoni Ginning Factory and Ors.[1] noted at para 28- “Freedom of contract is one thing. Right under a contract or right to performance of a contract is another. It is only the former that is…
Movie: Witness for the Prosecution Starring: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton Directed by: Billy Wilder Year of Release: 1957 There is certain penchant for old classic movies, they are enigmatic and yet so simple. The film adaption of the Agatha Christe who-dunnit novel really holds this close. The stellar performance of Charles Laughton…
“If you want to change the system, be a part of it.” Movie: Shahid Starring: Raj Kumar Yadav, Baljinder Kaur, Prabhleen Sandhu, Md. Zeeshan Ayyub, K K Menon and Vipin More Directed by: Hansal Mehta Year of Release: 2012 Shahid is the story of a young man’s long stint with the law. First as a…
Writers: Harper Lee (based on her novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”), Horton Foote (screenplay) Director: Robert Mulligan, Star Caste: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning book written by Harper Lee, and published in the year 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird, is one of the best legal movies in Cinema…
The Verdict is not a typical over the rung court room thriller. The movie deals with moral code of a lawyer, more than it deals with the law. Movie: The Verdict Starring: Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, Jack Warden, James Mason Directed by: Sidney Lumet Year of Release: 1982 The opening sequence shows Frank Galvil (Paul…
We chose this movie in light of the recent Charles Hebdo shootings that took place and resulted in the death of twelve innocent people, who were doing nothing but exercising their right to freedom of expression. We have a right to expression and everyone has the right “not to read them” if it offends them. This…
Difference between the issue of new shares by a company and the transfer of shares already issued by a shareholder In the first case, it is the company which issues and allots the new shares. In the second, the transaction is a private arrangement and the company comes into the picture only for the purposes…
…Well, they say books are your best friend; they indeed are. However, sometimes it’s not a bad idea to leave them on your shelf and go beyond those black and white letters. This new year, we present you, ‘aaLAWchak‘. An Aalochak is a critic. In this section, we will talk about, criticize and review films…