Minority Rights in India Author : Sheetal Maggon Introduction What does the term minority mean? The Oxford English Dictionary defines minority as “the smaller number or part, especially a number or part representing less than half of the whole”. “A group of people who, because of their physical or cultural characteristics, are singled out from
Importance of Intellectual Property Rights Author : Sheetal Maggon Introduction Before understanding importance and the concept of intellectual property rights, it is important to know the meaning of the word intellectual property. As the name suggests, intellectual property is the type of property which is invented by the beautiful creation of god i.e. minds of
THE DOCTRINE OF COMMON EMPLOYMENT Author : Akshara Vijayakumar The Doctrine of Common Employment was divided in two positions. That is, by Position of England and by Position of India. Position in England The Doctrine of Common Employment was an exception to the rule that a master is liable for the wrongs of his servant
ACT OF GOD AS A DEFENCE IN LAW Author : Tanvi Gupta Introduction: Accidents can take place due to natural forces or due to human intervention or by both. An act of god could be any natural calamities like earthquake, Tornadoes, floods, droughts etc. which have their existence ever since Earth. Natural disasters are perilous
Does not mean I accept the judgment: Prashant Bhushan while depositing draft for Re 1 fine imposed for Contempt of Court On Monday Advocate Prashant Bhushan deposited a rupee token fine imposed by the Supreme Court in the contempt case on his two tweets in the Supreme Court. Before entering the Supreme Court registry, Bhushan
HC adjourns plea seeking recognition of same-sex marriage under Hindu Marriage Act Today Delhi High Court was heard the Public Interest Litigation seeking recognition of Same-sex marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act. PIL was filed by Abhijeet Iyer Mitra, Gopi Shankar, Geeti Thadani and G. Orvasi. Same as in other marriages, gay marriage gets equal
No Immediate Demolition of Slums near Delhi Tracks Till Urban Affairs Ministry Takes a Decision: Centre Tells SC A hearing was held in the Supreme Court today to withdraw the order to remove the slum from the side of the railway line in Delhi. The matter was heard by a Bench of Chief Justice of
Judge seeks contempt action against actor Suriya for remarks on judiciary On Sunday Madras High Court judge Justice SM Subramaniam wrote a letter to Chief Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi looking for contempt proceedings against popular Tamil actor Suriya over his statements about Supreme Court upholding central government’s decision to conduct the National Eligibility cum Entrance
Theft Under IPC Author : Ashish Nagpal In criminal law, theft also known as ‘stealing’ is the unknown taking of someone else’s property without that person’s freely given consent. It is defined under Section 378 of IPC which says that , “Whoever intending to take dishonestly any movable property out of the possession of any
New Delhi: A PIL has been recorded within the Supreme Court seeking a heading to the Centre, states and union regions to set up expert committees to recommend steps for progressing India’s “pathetic” positioning on the worldwide Debasement Recognition List. India has been positioned at the 80th position among 180 countries and domains within the
