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May 22, 2021

Different Theories of Punishment in India

Punishment is the act of imposing an unpleasant and undesirable act on a group or an individual. Punishment is a wide concept that has been used since time immemorial. The concept of punishment stems from the sense of justice. Legally, Punishment is given by a person in authority for various reasons. As civilisations grew and…

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History of Companies Act

The history of Indian Company Law began with the Companies Act 1850, which was modelled on the British Companies Act 1844. Between 1850 and 1882, the Companies Act was amended many times and the Act of 1882 replaced all the previous laws and remained in force till 1912 though amended many times. The Indian Companies…

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Remedies in Torts

Remedies in Torts (Introduction) –Remedies for Tort are of two kinds- 1) Judicial 2) Extra Judicial Judicial Remedies refers to those remedies that are afforded by the law and a person has to approach the Court of Law in order to obtain such remedies. These are of the following kinds- 1) Avoiding of Damages/ Compensation…

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Murder vs. Culpable

In a Venn diagram, murder would be in the inner circle and culpable homicide would be on the outer circle. Hence all Murders are Culpable Homicides but all Culpable Homicides are not Murders. Homicide is derived from the Latin term “homo” which means man and the Latin term “caedere” which means to kill. Hence, it can…

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