HOW TO FILE ONLINE CYBER COMPLAINT Author : PRACHETA SHUKLA (University of Lucknow) INTRODUCTION Cyber crime is an emerging threat with the increase in the internet usage over the last decade. The process to register a cyber crime FIR can be a bit daunting for some victims of cyber crimes. In the present times of
DOCTRINE OF APPORTIONMENT OF DAMAGES IN INDIA Author : Akshara Vijayakumar What is Contributory negligence? When the plaintiff by his own want of care contributes to the damaged caused by the negligence or wrongful conduct of the defendant, he is considered to be guilty of Contributory Negligence. In law of tort, when plaintiff sue a
LAWS RELATING TO CONTEMPT OF COURT Author : Priya Sharma Definition of contempt of court given by Lord Diplock in the judgment of attorney-general v. Times Newspapers ltd. Is defined as “The term ‘contempt of court’ is a generic term descriptive of conduct in relation to particular proceedings in a court of law which tends
Case Name : Kanhaiya Kumar vs State of NCT Delhi Author : Khushboo Chopra Introduction Kanhaiya Kumar, the then student of Jawahar Lal Nehru university student’s union president was charged in sedition case lodged in the year 2016 by the Delhi police. Sedition is a non bailable offence due to which Kanhaiya was in the
TORTIOUS LIABILITY What is a tort? The word ‘tort’ has originated from a Latin term called ‘tortum’, which means ‘to twist something’. Thus, “tort” refers to a conduct that is not straight or lawful, but twisted, crooked or unlawful. It is similar to the English word ’wrong’. The Law of Torts includes various ‘torts’ or
Case Name : Shreya Singhal v. Union of India Author : Vaibhavi Batra EQUIVALENT CITATION (2013) 12 SCC 73 BENCH Justice Jasti Chelameswar and Jutice R.F. Nariman INTRODUCTION A major amendment was made in the year 2008, which introduced Section 66A in the Information Technology Act, 2000. This Section penalized sending of ‘offending messages’ on
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL HARASSMENT Author : Shanti Gupta MEANING OF HARASSMENT Harassment is one sort of discrimination. Any unwanted physical or verbal behaviour which humiliates an individual is understood as harassment. A wide selection of behaviour which is offensive in nature is roofed under harassment. Harassment is targeting a private with unwanted and intentional behaviour
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TORT AND CRIME Author : Gouri Kailash INTRODUCTION This article intends to provide an insight of the crime or tort distinction. Earlier before these laws were developed both the law of crimes and law of torts were seen as similar to each other. A person who was wronged could either proceed with the
White Collar Crimes in India Author : Mrinal Kedar Introduction: White-Collar crime also mostly known as Corporate Crime is a term coined and defined by Edwin Hardin Sutherland in 1939, who was an American sociologist and was considered to be one of the most influential criminologists of the 20th century. He defined White-Collar crime as
Law against illegal police custody Author : Mrinal Kedar Introduction: Whenever there is a crime, the criminal is arrested based on that crime, whether it is civil or criminal. It is the solemn duty of the law officers to uphold justice by making these arrests to create a sense of security in the mind of
