The Overlooked Stakeholders: Rights of Illegal Occupants in Land Acquisition
The Land Acquisition Act, 1894, provided the legal framework under which the Government was supposed to acquire land and determine the compensation for those with legitimate interests. It explicitly targeted only those holding a legal interest in the land, such as owners or formally recognised tenants, for compensation, and remained silent on the rights of […]
From Policy to Progress: Analysing Saudi Arabia’s New Investment Landscape
Introduction Saudi Arabia’s new investment laws are set to replace the Foreign Investment Law of 2000 (‘FIL 2020’) in February. Amid a 56% fall in Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Direct Investment (‘FDI’) in 2023 from 2022, and an overall 9% drop in the West Asian countries, the country’s 2016 programme, these latest laws are expected to […]
Is the Proximity Test Really Foolproof? Breaking Down one of the Most Trusted Parameters for Demarcating Attempt
Introduction Voluntas reputabitur pro facto, i.e., the will is taken to be the deed, is a maxim that underpins the culpability of attempt by stressing on the gravity of ‘objective.’ With no definition provided in the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, reliance is exclusively placed on judicial precedents for identifying an action as an attempt. It assumes […]
