“Nahin haal-e-Dilli sunaane ke kaabil, ye kissa hai rone aur rulaane ke kaabil, ujaade looteron ne wo mehel iske, jo thay dekhne aur dikhaane ke kaabil, naa ghar hai naa dar hai raha ek Zafar hai, fakat haal-e-Dilli sunaane ke kaabil”~ Bahadur Shah Zafar Delhi, a city and union territory is the national capital of…
View detailsVicarious liability is a type of “strict liability” or “secondary liability,” however unlike strict liability, vicarious obligation derives from the principal’s relationship with the wrongdoer, whereas strict liability arises from the wrong itself. It refers to one person’s responsibility for the wrongdoings of another. When it comes to vicarious liability, the usual norm is that…
View detailsIn M. C. Mehta v. Union of India, the Supreme Court was dealing with allegations arising from the oleum gas leakage from one of Shriram Foods and Fertilizers Industries’ units in Delhi on the 4th and 6th of December, 1985. One advocate practising in the Tis Hazari Court was said to have died as a result…
View detailsRecently, the Chinese government has announced a comprehensive and strict action on the rapidly growing educational tuition sector there. Under the new policy, private tutoring businesses will have to become non-profit companies. They will not be able to get listed on the stock market; will not be able to raise foreign capital. They will be…
View detailsIntroduction The legal status of dead person is an important question. Even after death can a person be considered to have any legal right? Jurisprudence tries to clarify the same. In the simplest sense a legal person or legal entity is one that can be sued and can sue. A dead person can do neither…
View detailsTerrorism is a term which is very broad in meaning and cannot be stated by one definition. People who involve in such activities have their own definition to this term. In general, terrorism point towards the criminal and brutal activities which are performed by individual or group of individuals or an organization to fulfill their…
View detailsLegal reasoning and economic reasoning are two different subjects. Economists view the law as a subject for altering incentives whereas legal scholars tend to look at laws as rules and regulations that guide the function of a society. Economists see the law as a ‘giant pricing machine.’ This points towards the economic approach of incentives…
View detailsConflicts and situations of instability exacerbate pre-existing patterns of discrimination against women and girls, exposing them to heightened risks of violations of their human rights. Conflict can result in higher levels of gender-based violence against women and girls, including arbitrary killings, torture, sexual violence, and forced marriage. Women and girls are primarily and increasingly targeted by the…
View detailsThe doctrine of the transfer of property by a ostensible owner is no different from that of ‘nemo dat quod non habet’ which means that no one can give more rights than the property he owns. Article 41 protects innocent parties from third party fraudulent activities. Loss resulting from such action will befall the person…
View detailsRapes have been a cruel reality of our society from a very long time. But what if you get bruises from the hands you thought would protect you? Your psychological trauma is inexplicable at such incidents. And custodial rapes are one such incidents where a women in police custody gets raped by the officials whose…
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