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September 25, 2021

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN INDIA AND THE STOCKHOLM DECLARATION

INTRODUCTION Before 1972 conference, the main laws regarding environment protection were criminal law, easement laws, tort law, laws regarding canal and water, forest law and some special laws regarding hazardous substance. Certain Constitutional provisions can also be interpreted as the environment protection laws. Initially, Indian Constitution does not talk directly about the Environment Protection, but…

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RIGHTS OF THE CONSUMER UNDER CPA 2019

The Consumer Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan on July 8, 2019. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 received the President’s assent on 9 August 2019 which has replaced the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The act came into force on 20…

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VISHAKHA AND ORS VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

INTRODUCTION: The Supreme Court of India handed down a landmark decision in Vishaka & Ors. v State of Rajasthan, which deals with aspects of sexual harassment of women in the workplace. The Supreme Court issued the well-known Vishaka rules, which mandated that both the commercial and public sectors create processes to address sexual harassment accusations.…

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BAILMENT

Section 148 of the Indian Contract Act of 1872 defines a bailment as a specific contract. It comes from the French term “bailer,” which meaning “to deliver.” Bailment’s etymological meaning is “handing over” or “changing of possession of property.” Bailment refers to the handover of goods from one person to another for a specific purpose…

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PRINCIPLES of natural justice

The principles of natural justice are mainly the sense of what is right and what is wrong theseprinciples has not been given by any statue or constitution it’s natural and given by nature. Theseprinciples are present from ancient times. The principle of natural justice basically wants thatdecision made should be free from bais, both the…

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NOTA In India

India is the largest democracy in the whole world. There are numerous elections that are conducted every year. Right from State elections, District level elections, Panchayat level elections to Central Government elections all these elections are conducted by the Election Commission of India that was established in the year 1950.  This body, the Election Commission of…

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From Head Chef to Home Chef

Gone are the times when head chefs from restaurants were our craving saviors. With the world amidst a pandemic, a home chef is our new favorite person. But will they hang around, once we are back to our old normal?  In a time where everything is at a standstill and cleanliness and hygiene is of…

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