There are situations when an individual could also be responsible for some harm albeit he’s not negligent in causing the same, or there is no
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COMPLAINTS TO THE MAGISTRATE
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 lays down the procedures for filing a complaint to the Magistrate. In a general sense, a complaint means a
DEFAMATION
Defamation is injury to the reputation of an individual. If an individual injures the reputation of another, he does so at his own risk, as
NUISANCE
A person in possession of a property is entitled to its undisturbed enjoyment as per law. However, if someone else’s improper use or enjoyment in
POWER OF PARDON IN INDIA
We are aware that President of India is the Head of Indian Republic. The President of India has been conferred with some extraordinary powers such
IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN THEORY
Irrespective of the three remedies available to parties that is: restitution of legal right, legal separation and divorce, the judiciary in India is demanding irretrievable
TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION
The Indian Succession Act 1925 includes characteristics of a legitimate Will, importance of getting a Will and the way Hindu Law governs Testamentary succession. In
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
The merger control regime in India has completed 10 years of its enforcement. While as compared to the decades of enforcement by Anti-Trust Agencies in
101 st AMENDMENT OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
The GST Constitutional (122ndAmendment) Bill’2014 became the GST Constitutional (101st Amendment) Act’2016 when the president assented the provisions of bill on 8th Sept’2016. It was
SUO MOTO COGNIZANCE
Suo Moto is derived from a Latin term which proposes an action taken by an agency, court or other central authority on their own apprehension. In simple
ABSOLUTE LIABILITY
The concept of absolute liability evolved in India after the case of M.C Mehta vs Union of India famously mentioned as Oleum Gas Leak case. This is
PRESIDENT’S RULE
Black law’s dictionary defines emergency “as a failure of the social organization to deliver reasonable conditions of life”. An emergency could even be defined as
ARBITRATION
Arbitration refers to Alternative Dispute Resolution [1](ADR) which is method for resolving disputes outside of the official judicial mechanisms. Arbitration is a procedure which the
RTI
RTI (Right to Information) Act, 2005, which was enacted on 15 July 2005 and was enforced and incorporated after 120 days from the date of
INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES
Interpretation is the primary function of a court. Sometimes the words used in a statute are not clear, explicit and unambiguous. The court needs to
MARITAL RAPE
Marital Rape means a husband having sexual intercourse with his wife without her consent or by forcing and committing assault. There is no proper definition
DIRECT AND CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
Section 3 of The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 defines evidence. There are various kinds of evidence to deal with and everyone is equally important to
VICARIOUS LIABILITY
Vicarious Liability means the liability of a person for an act committed by another person and such liability arises due to the nature of the
NEGLIGENCE
We are aware that the Indian Law of torts is totally based on the English Common Law. Thus, the laws related to negligence modified by
MAINTENANCE OF WIFE UNDER MUSLIM LAW
It is a settled position that under the Muslim Law, the Husband is bound to maintain his wife. It is the mandatory provision in Quran
