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July 6, 2021

Singapore’s Law to Regulate Fake News

Singapore’s much anticipated legislation to regulate and control the spread of fake new and misinformation or the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) was finally came into effect from October 2, 2019 after much of debate, discussion and deliberation in the Parliament. Backdrop and Introduction: Mr. K. Shanmugam, Minister of Law and Home…

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village and childhood

Looking back on life, the time of childhood was the best time. When we were little and the tress, houses, sun, sky, moon and stars all of it was a little bit higher for us. And this world still has magic in it. The village provides an outstanding aura every time we went back there.…

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Sale and agreement to sell

Contract of Sale is governed by the The Sale of Goods Act, 1930. Section 4(1) defines the contract of the sale as –a contract whereby the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods to a buyer for a price. For a valid Contract of Sale, there must be certain essentials like: There…

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POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE

This phrase simply means, “He who pollutes, pays.” The ‘Polluter Pays’ principle states that people who cause pollution should pay for the costs of removing it in order to avoid harm to human health or the environment and also compensate the victim. A factory that creates a potentially dangerous material as a by-product of its…

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RIGHTS OF AN ARRESTED PERSON IN INDIA

In India, we operate on a system that is based on the principle of ‘innocent until proven guilty’, with adequate focus on the principles of natural justice. While the laws of the country allow concerned authorities to act and arrest those who commit offences, there are certain restraints. These restraints take the form of rights…

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conditions and warranties

All of us who have bought electronic items or similar devices, ask about the warranty periods. In some cases, you may have seen that even the warranty is sold separately as a commodity. But does the law say about it? While making a contract of sale of goods the buyer and seller enters into some terms and…

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Synopsis of IPC, CPC, CrPC

INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860:-India’s official criminal code is the Indian Penal Code (IPC). It is a comprehensive code that aims to cover all aspect of criminal law. The code was developed based on the suggestions of India’s first law commission, which was constituted in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833 and led by Lord…

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Domestic Violence

                                                             Introduction Part-1 In our society, the torture of women was common for a long time. They were victims of domestic violence.  They were harassed physically as well as mentally.  Domestic violence affects the women in respective of their age, religion, caste, or class. It not only affects the person and her children but also…

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what is euthanasia

Euthanasia, likewise called benevolence killing, act or practice of effortlessly executing people experiencing difficult and hopeless sickness or debilitating actual problem or permitting them to kick the bucket by retaining therapy or pulling out fake life-support measures. Since there is no particular arrangement for it in most overall sets of laws, it is typically viewed…

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