Battery is the intentional and direct application of any physical force to the person of another. It is the actual striking of another person, or touching him in a rude, angry, revengeful, or insolent manner.A battery includes an assault which briefly stated is an overt act evidencing an immediate intention to commit a battery. It…
View detailsBACKGROUND Novartis AG was the largest Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company in the world. Novartis challenged the dismissal of its patent application by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) which was an anti-cancer medication marketed under the names “Gleevec” or “Glivec”, developed from the “Beta Crystalline”. The company claimed that the life-saving drug would reach both developing and developed nations.…
View detailsIntellectual property is a product of human intellect and the rights granted on it allow its owner to benefit from the fruits of this intellectual endeavour by creating a monopoly over it. Such a benefit is not always a natural right but requires recognition by a statute. The burden of proof is defined in section…
View detailsUnemployment can be defined as a person above a specified age not being in a paid or self-employment but currently available for the work during the reference period. Sometimes, the word ‘unemployment’ is misunderstood as the people who are actively looking for work come under the category unemployed but those who have left their work…
View detailsIn British Era, Section 124 A was not a part of Indian Penal Code, 1860. But this Section was inserted into IPC by the IPC Act, 1870. By an amending act of 1898, this provision was later replaced by Section 124 A. According to the British Era Law, under the old IPC, “Exciting or attempting…
View detailsUNIFORM CIVIL CODE The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) calls for the formulation of one law for India, which would apply to all religious communities in matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption. The code comes under Article 44 of the Constitution, which lays down that the state shall endeavor to secure a Uniform Civil Code…
View detailsIn 1979, the Mandal commission, or the socially and educationally backward classes commission (SEBC) was established in India under prime Minister Morarji Desai it was headed by B.P Mandal. Dr B.R Ambedkar the lead author author of Indian Construction. According to him legislation doesn’t change people that’s why he started and did not believe that…
View detailsINTRODUCTION From archaic times, human beings are indulged in trading, whether obsidian or barter trading, for the betterment of themselves. With the passage of time, they realised the need of some specific set of rules and laws, to govern, to ensure no cheating, and to introduce justified trading system. Keeping the need of the hour…
View detailsA party is said to be ‘aggrieved’ when something that they may have been enjoying has been taken away from them by another party. This is an infringement of a party’s rights and it is treatable by law.A legal remedy is one such treatment. When the aggrieved person is taken back to the position that…
View detailsNowadays, we come across different dynamics of relationships but something that is talked about for a while now are live in relationships. Especially, in India where almost all families believe in the old school idea of marriage and then living together, the concept of live-in relationship doesn’t really fit well. Definition and Meaning: There is…
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