JUDICIAL REFORMS OF Lord William Bentinck

 INTRODUCTION Between 1828 and 1835, Lord William Bentinck served as the first official governor-general of British India. Lord William Bentinck became the governor of Bengal in 1828, and the recognized governor of British India in 1833, thanks to the Charter of 1833. Lord William Bentinck's input was known to be the most useful among the... Continue Reading →

RIGHTS OF BAILEE AND PLEDGEE

Bailee’s Rights: 1) Right to compensation: Under section 164 of the Indian Contract Act the bailor is responsible to the bailee for any loss that the bailee may sustain as a result of the bailor not being entitled to make bailment or receive back the goods or give directions regarding the goods. Essentially in situations where... Continue Reading →

Alternatives to imprisonment (part 3)

PRОBATIОN The word probation is derived frоm "prоbare" a Latin wоrd meaning "a periоd оf prоving оn trial". It has been well defined as fоllоws:  "Prоbatiоn is a methоd dealing with specially selected оffenders, and cоnsists оf cоnditiоnal suspensiоn оf punishment, while the оffender is placed under persоnal supervisiоn and is given individual guidance оn treatment.... Continue Reading →

BAILMENT UNDER CONTRACT LAW

Section 148 of the Indian Contract Act states that "A ‘bailment’ is the delivery of goods by one person to another for some purpose, upon a contract that they shall, when the purpose is accomplished, be returned or otherwise disposed of according to the directions of the person delivering them. The person delivering the goods... Continue Reading →

ALTERNATIVES TО IMPRISОNMENT INTRОDUCED BY FОREIGN COUNTRIES ( PART 2 OF THE NEED FОR ALTERNATIVES TО IMRPISОNMENT )

There are several alternatives to Imprisonment such as: Fines, restitution, community service, probation, house arrest ,work release and inpatient drug/alcohol rehabilitation. Several countries have used various methods as mentioned below: ZIMBABWE Even thоugh Zimbabwe had nо prоbatiоn service, the cоmmunity service scheme was implemented via a hierarchy оf natiоnal, prоvincial and district cоmmittees оn a... Continue Reading →

introduction to the ‘national register of citizens’ ( part 1)

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF CITIZENS? National Register of Citizens is the register containing names of Indian Citizens .After conducting the Census in 1951, a National Register of Citizens was prepared. This census involved  showing the houses or holdings of each village in a serial order of each and writing on a prominent part of... Continue Reading →

introduction to the national register of citizens (part 2)

National Register of Citizens is the register containing names of Indian Citizens .After conducting the Census in 1951, a National Register of Citizens was prepared. This census involved  showing the houses or holdings of each village in a serial order of each and writing on a prominent part of the wall of the house, a number... Continue Reading →

cLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION IN INDIA ( PART 1)

INTRODUCTION Clinical Legal Education involves “Creating a learning environment where students identify, research and apply knowledge in a setting which replicates, at least in part, the world where it is practiced. It almost inevitably means that the student takes on some aspect of a case and conducts this as it would be conducted in the... Continue Reading →

tHE NEED FOR ALTERNATIVES TO imprisonment

And as diseases vary, aids must vary;  A thоusand kinds оf ill, a thоusand cures - Jeremy Bentham.  The develоpment оf nоn-custоdial measures gоes tоgether with a call оn States tо “ratiоnalize criminal justice pоlicies, taking intо accоunt the оbservance оf human rights, the requirements оf sоcial justice and the rehabilitatiоn needs оf the оffender[1]”.... Continue Reading →

GUARANTEE UNDER CONTRACT LAW

Section 126 of the Indian Contract Act defines the term "guarantee" as follows:  “It indicates that a "contract of guarantee" is a contract to execute a third person's promise or discharge his liability in the event of his default. The person who provides the guarantee is known as the "surety" the person whose default is... Continue Reading →

ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF JUDGEMENT

Judgement means the expression of the  opinion of the judge or magistrate arrived at after due consideration of the evidence and of the arguments[1]. Judgement involves judgement of conviction or acquittal, but not an order of discharge under section 245 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973[2] (hereinafter referred to as “ The Code”.)  It is a... Continue Reading →

RELEVANCE OF IDEOLOGIES IN M.K GANDHI’S ‘Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule’ (PART 2)

INTRODUCTION RECAP ‘Hind Swaraj’ is a book written in the form of a dialogue between the ‘Editor’ and ‘Reader’, which was written in the native language of Gandhi ji while he was traveling from London to South Africa. The book is a comprehensive compilation of M.K Gandhi’s views on his basic principles, the relationship between... Continue Reading →

BOOK-REVIEW ‘hind swaraj or indian home rule’ by m.k. gandhi ( part-1)

 INTRODUCTION  ‘Hind Swaraj’ is a book written in the form of a dialogue between the ‘Editor’ and ‘Reader’, which was written in the native language of Gandhi ji while he was traveling from London to South Africa. The book is a comprehensive compilation of M.K Gandhi’s views on his basic principles, the relationship between the... Continue Reading →

ANALYSIS OF THE COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS

Section 357(b) of the code states that when a court imposes a sentence of fine or a sentence (including a sentence of death) of which fine forms a part, the court may, when passing judgement, order the whole or any part of the fine recovered to be applied –  1 (b) in the payment to... Continue Reading →

cLinical legal education in india, iSSUES AND SUGGESTION. (part 2)

INTRODUCTION Clinical Legal Education involves “Creating a learning environment where students identify, research and apply knowledge in a setting which replicates, at least in part, the world where it is practiced. It almost inevitably means that the student takes on some aspect of a case and conducts this as it would be conducted in the... Continue Reading →

PLEDGE UNDER CONTRACT LAW

Section 172 of The Indian Contract Act states that "The bailment of goods as security for payment of a debt or performance of a promise is called ‘pledge’. The bailor is in this case called the ‘pawnor’. The bailee is called ‘pawnee’. —The bailment of goods as security for payment of a debt or performance... Continue Reading →

book review of ‘the great indian phone book’ BY ASSA DORON ( part 1)

OVERVIEW OF THE PARTS OF THE GREAT INDIAN PHONE BOOK INRODUCTION: The starting of the book is extremely dramatized and displays how it would have been done in the Film industry. There were mentions made to how our fantasies were converted into reality by making the poor communicate with the rich. There is a smart comparison... Continue Reading →

theories of Sociology FOUND IN ‘THE GREAT INDIAN PHONE BOOK’ BY ASSA DORON. (PART 2)

INTRODUCTION  ‘The Great Indian Phone book’ by Assa Doron and Robin Jeffrey is a well-rounded book that shows journalistic immediacy combined with years of research and thorough field work. The book is divided into three parts, connecting , controlling and consuming. It sheds light on the bureaucrats and capitalists power struggle and their fight for bandwidth rights,... Continue Reading →

IRAC ANALYSIS OF BALFOUR VS BALFOUR

DETAILS OF THE CASE NAME OF THE CASE: Balfour vs Balfour CITATION: [1919] 2 KB 571 DECIDED : 25 June 1919 COURT : Court of Appeal  JUDGES : Lord Justice Atkins  FACTS Mr Balfour ( the defendant ) worked in Ceylon as an Engineer . He and his wife ( the plaintiff)  decided to visit England during the defendant’s leave.... Continue Reading →

JUDICIAL REFORMS OF Lord Cornwallis

INTRODUCTION Lord Cornwallis' Governor-Generalship (1786-1793) is a unique and innovative period in Indian legal history. He was the first governor-general of India to be subjected to Pitt's India Act. He was a nobleman of high status with an aristocratic demeanour. He was successful in India because he followed Warren Hastings' policy. He completely overhauled the... Continue Reading →

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