General defenses in torts

Section 76- Section 106 General Defences available in Torts Volenti Non fit Injuria (Consent) Plaintiff is the wrong doer Inevitable … More

Contribution of Revolutionaries

A group of congress broke out from the party and formed a revolutionary group. They were great patriots. They adopted … More

Public and private necessity

There are two types of necessity defences public necessity and private necessity. Necessity as a defence is defined under section … More

Assault, battery and false imprisonment

TRESPASS IN TORTS . Trespass means an unlawful act committed against the property of another person and also against another … More

Malice

When an act is done with bad intention, it is called malice. Malice is usually classified into two divisions, namely, … More

Jurisdiction

Meaning of jurisdiction Jurisdiction is defined as the ceiling of judicial authority or stage to which a court of law … More

Professional ethics in law

Professional ethics circumscribes a moral cipher governing the conduct of persons included in the practice of law as well as … More

Closure and Retrenchment

Closure Closure means permanent closing down of a place of employment or a part thereof. Here, the employer is constrained … More

Injuria sine damno and damnum sine injuria

INJURIA SINE DAMNO Injuria Sine Damno means causing injury without damage. Here Injury means any tortious Act or breach to … More

Fundamental Rights

Fundamental Rights (Articles 12-35) Enshrined in Part-III of Indian Constitution, Fundamental Rights are the basic human rights guaranteed by the … More

Indian Democracy

Democracy, literally, rule by the people. The term democracy is being derived from a Greek word dēmokratia, which was coined from demos (“people”) … More

Respondent Superior

RESPONDENT SUPERIOR The maxim Respondent superior literary means “let the principal be held responsible” This doctrine is based on the … More

Specific performance of a contract

Specific performance means the execution of a contract as made; the actual performance of a contract by the party bound … More

Types of performance in a contract

• Actual Performance When a contract has been fulfilled by a promisor in accordance with the terms of the contract, … More

Negligence

NEGLIGENCE Negligence is the act or omission done by the offender carelessly due to which the harm is caused to … More

Layoff

Layoff meaning A lay off is a temporary separation of an employee from his employer. Layoff means failure refusal or … More

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Disputes can arise in between employer and employee, employee and employee, employer and employer. What are the reasons for dispute? … More

Basic Structure of Indian Constitution

The Constitution was made in 1950 for keeping the needs of economic, social and political factors. The 1st Constitutional Amendment … More

Uses of legal maxims

Legal maxims are an established principle which is generally in a Latin language. The legal maxims are mostly from the … More

Ignorantia Facti Excusat and Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat

IGNORANTIA FACTI EXCUSAT Ignorantia facti excusat is a Latin maxim which literary means ignorance of a fact or a mistake … More