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Introduction ‘It is entirely appropriate that all businesses be responsible for the torts of their employees’. Tort law in India is a relatively new common law development supplemented by codifying statutes including statutes governing damages. While India generally follows the UK approach, there are certain differences which may indicate judicial activism, hence creating controversy. Tort is the breach of some duty independent of […]
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The recent move of the Tamil Nadu government to make it compulsory to carry the original driver licence while driving has been temporarily stalled following its challenge by way of three writ petitions filed at the Madras High Court. Two PILs in this regard – one filed by Traffic Ramaswamy and the other on behalf of the […]
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Introduction Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place. […]
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Centre’ stand on Marital rape- Giving the impression that it is in no mood to make marital rape an offence, the Union of India yesterday made certain submissions which may be construed as patriarchal in a writ petition seeking to make marital rape an offence. The Centre, through Standing Counsel Monika Arora, in the matter of RIT Foundation […]
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The Supreme Court has held that when a cheque, which is drawn by a company, is dishonoured, the company will have to be made a party to the proceedings under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act) and failure to do so will vitiate the prosecution. Importantly, a Bench of Justices Jasti Chelameswar and S Abdul Nazeer also […]
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Last week’s landmark judgment by a Supreme Court Constitution Bench, outlawing instant Triple Talaq divorce by Muslim men, is a turning point for the Indian republic and the very idea of India. That is despite the ruling being a hesitant, split verdict. Admittedly, not everyone agrees with this assessment, and some even trivialize the parallels […]
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The flamboyant self-styled guru ram rahim singh faces charges of murder conspiracy and castration of his disciples. Three more cases, including two pertaining to murder conspiracy, are pending against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Two 10-year prison terms given to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a special CBI […]
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Chandigarh stalking case A district court on Tuesday rejected the bail pleas of Vikas Barala and Ashish Kumar, both arrested for stalking and attempting to abduct Varnika Kundu, an IAS officer’s daughter, ANI reported. Vikas Barala, the son of Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party President Subhash Barala, and his friend Kumar were arrested on August 9 for allegedly stalking and […]
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Judgment- The Supreme Court, refused to allow a woman, who is in her 26th week of pregnancy, to abort her fetus on the grounds that it suffered from Down syndrome, saying “we have a life in our hands”. We can’t terminate 26-week-old fetus.The top court said that according to a report of the medical board constituted […]
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A special CBI court on Monday sentenced Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. The Dera chief was convicted of rape on August 25. Giving details of the sentencing, CBI counsel in the case, said, “It is 20 years punishment and both the sentences shall not run concurrently. It […]
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Introduction The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is an autonomous, statutory agency tasked with regulating and promoting the insurance and re-insurance industries in India. It was constituted by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999, an act of Parliament passed by the government of India. The agency’s headquarters are in Hyderabad, Telangana, where it moved from Delhi in 2001. The IRDAI attempted to raise […]
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Date of Application The application period to enter the1st INTA Asia-Pacific Moot Court Competition will open September 18, 2017. About Inspired by the continued success of INTA’s Asia-Pacific Moot Court Competitions in the United States, INTA is pleased to launch the Asia-Pacific Moot Court Competition for the first time in Singapore. Date 24th February, 2018. Eligibility The […]
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