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October 9, 2021

Creation of Agency by Ratification

Chapter X of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 deals with the laws relating to a special contract named ‘Agency’. When one party delegates some authority to another party whereby the latter performs his actions in a more or less independent fashion, on behalf of the first party, the relationship between them is called an agency.…

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Sources of Hindu Law

Sources of Hindu Law Hindu Law is 6000 years old. In this span of 6000 years, it has passed through various phases. Hindu Law, despite the fact that before the advent of modern era, there was no direct law-making machinery, has shown remarkable adaptability. The study of sources of Hindu Law is the study of…

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CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE

                                                                                                                                    ABSTRACT Contributory Negligence is when plaintiff fails to exercise reasonable care and caution for his/her safety and contributes in defendant’s negligence. An employee does not wear safety helmet while working on a construction site and an accident occurs because of the negligence of other party but the failure of wearing the safety helmet contributes…

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Essential of Absolute Liability

Anything that curtails or impairs the freedom of limits of the judicial proceedings must of necessity result in hampering of the administration of Law and in interfering with the due course of justice. In India, under Section 2(a) of the Contempt of Courts Act of 1971 defines contempt of court as civil contempt or criminal…

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MISSILE WOMAN OF INDIA

TESSY THOMAS Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women   Maya Angelou Alappuzha is a small district in Kerala where she was born. Tessy’s mother was a homemaker and her father was an IFS officer. Tessy’s interest in rockets and missiles…

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Act of God

According to Sir Fredrick Pollack – “An Act of God is an operation of natural forces so unexpected to anticipate it”. According to Salmond – “An act of God includes those acts which a man cannot avoid by taking reasonable care. Such accidents are the result of natural forces and are incoherent with the agency…

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