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September 6, 2021

Caste and Globalization

The emergence of new economic relations during 1970s made the agricultural labourers and poor peasants aware of their economic plight and they started breaking away from the domination of powerful caste organizations like the agricultural labourers organizations, the dalit organizations and sometimes under caste-influenced class forms. Despite a number of constitutional safeguards the condition of…

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INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE – AN OVERVIEW

The International Solar Alliance was launched during the Paris Declaration in  2015. India and France are the founding members of the International Solar Alliance. The International Solar Alliance is an international organization based on a treaty that envisages cooperation between the countries that are located near the Tropic of Cancer or Capricorn and receive ample…

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Rule of strict liability

INTRODUCTION The word tort derived from the Latin term ‘tortum’,which means ‘to twist’. It includes that conduct which is not straight or lawful , but, on the other hand, twisted, crooked or unlawful. It is equivalent to the English term ‘wrong’. Tort is a civil wrong which is redressible by an action for unliquidated damages…

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Role of Bureaucracy in India

In a democratic state, Ministers are generally not matured administrators. Most of them do not know anything about the administrative process and also the administrative details. Similarly, most of them cannot carry on the administration, even of their own departments, without the help of civil servants. The government may change and if the permanent administrators…

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DOCTRINE OF COLOURABLE LEGISLATION

The doctrine of colourability is the concept that when a legislature aims to do something that it is unable to do or is beyond its capability or authority, within the limitations of its government’s constitution, it colours the law with a concealed motive or purpose, allowing it to accomplish its original hidden goal. Legislation is…

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Why ICA considers wagering as void

Why ICA considers wagering as void The history of wagering started since the evolution of mankind. It was known as gambling in ancient times and was a part of social taboo. When it came within mainstream business, the legal term betting was introduced to remove the societal stigma on gambling. But the process and methods…

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Consent of Parties in a Contract

A contract will be valid only when it is entered into by the parties having their free consent. Consent is free when it’s not induced by coercion, undue influence, fraud, mistake or misrepresentation. To understand more clearly the concept of free consent, let us take an example. Let’s assume there are two parties to a…

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Reservation for women and article 15

According to the Article 15 of Indian Constitution of India 1949:  Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth (1) The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex and place of birth or any of them (2) No citizen shall, on grounds only…

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Types of Firm and Partners

A Partnership firm can be of any of the following types- 1. Partnership at Will A partnership at will is a kind of partnership in which there is no fixed time period. In other words, when there is no fixed time period for the expiration of the partnership, it is known as partnership at will.…

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CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS IN INDIA

INTRODUCTION: One of the major laws that safeguard consumers in India is the Consumer Protection Act. The Act was introduced in 1986 and subsequently revised by the Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2002, in 2002. The full and exclusive purpose of the Law is explained in the least number of words by the long title of…

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