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Hindu Intestate Succession and Legal Heirs – a comprehensive guide

– Abul Kalam Azad Sulthan, Advocate, High Court of Judicature at Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court & Partner, Spicy Law Firm. Introduction Succession law in India is a complex and multifaceted area that deals with the distribution of property and assets after an individual's death. One crucial aspect of succession law is intestate succession, [...]

Right to Information Act vs. Official Secrets Act in India: A Comprehensive Analysis

– Abul Kalam Azad Sulthan, Advocate, High Court of Judicature at Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court & Partner, Spicy Law Firm. Introduction In a democracy, the balance between transparency and secrecy forms the bedrock of effective governance. Transparency ensures accountability, empowering citizens with access to information about governmental operations. Conversely, the need for confidentiality [...]

Giving Criminal Colour to Civil Dispute as per Indian Law: An In-Depth Analysis

– Abul Kalam Azad Sulthan, Advocate, High Court of Judicature at Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court & Partner, Spicy Law Firm. In the complex landscape of Indian jurisprudence, a significant and often contentious issue is the overlap between civil and criminal law. Many times, what essentially should be addressed as a civil dispute is [...]

Landmark Judgments that shaped the modern democratic India – Part 1

– Abul Kalam Azad Sulthan, Advocate, High Court of Judicature at Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court & Partner, Spicy Law Firm. M.C.Mehta v. Union of India dated 20.12.1986 AIR 1987 SC 1086 - (1987) 1 ACC 157 - (1987) 1 SCC 395 Coram: Justice P.N. Bhagwati, Justice Ranganath Misra, Justice G.L. Oza, Justice [...]

India – UAE Strategic Conclave 2019

Spicy Law Firm is honored and proud to be a part of the Indian delegation to UAE. AACC is a supporting organization of the event for the past three editions and Advocate Abul Kalam Azad Sulthan, Partner, Spicy Law Firm is leading the legal team on behalf of the Legal Services Committee, Asian Arab Chamber [...]

Postmortems – A Medico Legal Sacrilege

– Abul Kalam Azad Sulthan, Advocate, High Court of Judicature at Madras and Madurai Bench of Madras High Court & Partner, Spicy Law Firm. The post-mortem, although the correct term is Necropsy[1] (meaning 'After death examination'), but that term is rarely used and widely called as Autopsy (meaning 'See it for yourself') is the key to [...]

Asian Arab Awards 2019

We are honored to inform that the Asian Arab Chamber of Commerce (AACC) Conference is to be held on 30th March 2019 at Taj Krishna, Hyderabad. The Conference Highlights: *THOUGHT LEADERS CONCLAVE The Asian Arab Leaders Conclave will be a power packed evening with Industry Captains from the Industry as well as Policy Makers coming [...]

Climate Change and Tourism – Part 2

I will choose 4 hill stations and describe the impacts of increased number of tourists due to Climate Change. i. Ooty (Tamilnadu), ii. Manali (Himachal Pradesh), iii. Munnar (Kerala), and iv. Araku Valley (Andhra Pradesh). Ooty: It is a wonderful hillstation with lots of place for sightseeing and due to increased number of tourists, the [...]

Climate Change and Impact on Tourism – Part 1

For example, I am taking two places. i) Kanyakumari - a famous coastal pilgrimage and tourist centre and ii) Kodaikanal - Hill Station in Tamilnadu. i) Kanyakumari - It is already a hot place usually but did not fail to attract tourists from abroad and all parts of India due to its long heritage, beautiful [...]

Important Central Acts & relevant sections: Part 1: The Advocates Act, 1961

– Compiled by Abul Kalam Azad Sulthan, Advocate, Madurai Bench of High Court of Judicature at Madras.   Section 16: As per this section, advocates are classified as two categories. 1) Senior Advocates and 2) other advocates. Section 17: A roll of advocates shall be prepared and maintained by the State Bar Council Section 18:  Transfer of Advocate's [...]

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