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September 15, 2021

AGENDA 21

Agenda 21 is a discretional action plan developed by the United Nations and national governments at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. It is not a binding, discretional implemented action plan of the United Nations with reference to sustainable development. It is an action agenda for the United Nations, other multilateral…

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STEPS INVOLVED IN AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM:

RIGHT TO NOTICE- NOTICE= INFORMATION= KNOWLEDGE[1] This right means the right of being known. An order that is passed without giving notice to the other party is against the principle of Natural Justice and it is considered void ab initio, which means null from the very beginning. The notice must contain the following facts: Time,…

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Publication of Delegated Legislation

In the case of Sonik Industries, Rajkot vs Municipal Corporation of the City of Rajkot[1], wherein a rule was published in Gujrati level newspaper in a draft form and after considering the objections the final rules were placed at the Central office of the Municipality for inspection by people. The court in this case laid…

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Essentials of Negligence

Over the past several years the ‘tort of negligence’ has become the most common area of tort law. Negligence is said to have been committed when a person owes a duty of care towards someone and commits a breach of duty by failing to perform it resulting in legal damage caused to the complainant. In…

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Right to Information

Introduction The very existence of a democratic system depends upon equal rights for its people, freedom of speech, and a fair trial and tolerating the views of minorities. In the same way, the government represents the interests of its citizens, so it becomes essential that the government or its representatives freely express their ideologies before…

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ESSENTIALS OF TORTS

The term tort has been explained in the Chambers Dictionary, Tort is any wrong or injury not arising out of contract for which there is the remedy by compensation or damages. According to Ratan Lal and Dhiraj Lal in their book the Law of Torts, a tort means, a civil wrong independent of a contract…

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Partnership & Kinds

What is a Partnership? A partnership is a form of business where two or more people share ownership, as well as the responsibility for managing the company and the income or losses the business generates. That income is paid to partners, who then claim it on their personal tax returns – the business is not…

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Precedents as a source of Law.

A precedent is a concept or rule stated or established in a previous legal case. It contains prior legal decisions made by judges in comparable situations, and so serves as a guide for what must be done in similar circumstances in the future. In the 18th century, the Government of India act, 1935 held that decisions…

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Analysis on right of private defence

Introduction Section 96 to 106 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with the right of private defence of person and property. The provisions of these sections give authority to the person to use necessary force against wrong-doers in order to protect one’s own body and property as well as another’s body and property. One…

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Income Tax – II

Heads of income  Income is classified under 5 main heads under section 14 of the act  Income from salary Income from house property Income from capital gains Profit and gains from business and profession Other sources of income   Agricultural income  Agricultural income is any rent or revenue by means of cash or in-kind, derived from a…

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