Category: Students Corner

RULES IN RYLANDS V. FLETCHER

INTRODUCTION There are some situation when a person may be liable for harm where there is no intention to cause the harm, or sometimes he may even have made some positive efforts to prevent the same. In other words, “No fault liability”. In this connection the rules laid down in two cases. Firstly, in the

Maintenance and Champerty Under Law of Tort

Author : Akshara Vijayakumar Maintenance means, without the lawful justification helping a party in civil proceedings by financial assistance. The main offence or ingredients of this offence is interfering in legal action in which the interfere has no concern. It seems that the maintenance is strictly prohibited by the common law as being a manifest

Malicious Falsehood in Tort

Author : Bhoomi Gupta Introduction Right to free speech and expression is an integral legal right, but this right is not absolute. Therefore, this right is subjected to reasonable restrictions. Any person that makes false or untruth statement regarding any other person or a corporate entity then such a person has the right to commence

Doctrine of Repugnancy

DOCTRINE OF REPUGNANCY Author : Garima Sethi BACKGROUND When India got independence in 1947 constituent assembly was formed in order to form a written constitution.  It took almost 2 years 11 months and 17 days to adopt the final draft of the constitution. The world’s lengthiest constitution is considered as ‘Supreme law of the land’.

DISCRIMINATION LAWS ISSUES

DISCRIMINATION LAWS ISSUES Author : Garima Sethi INTRODUCTION Discrimination is prevalent not only in India by around the word. This evil is practiced from time immemorial, whether it is racial discrimination, gender discrimination, discrimination on nationality, disability discrimination etc. although many provisions at international level are made that say that there shall be no discrimination