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October 20, 2021

General Defences under Tort

When an action is brought against the defendant by the plaintiff which covers all the essentials of that tort, the defendant would be liable. But he can avoid his liability by taking plea of some defences. Defences are of two types – specific offence and general defence. Specific defence are peculiar to some particular wrongs,…

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SCHOOLS OF MUSLIM LAW

Schools of Islamic Legal Thought otherwise called Madhahib in Arabic, emerged because of the independent interpretation of the general principles of the Quran and Sunnah by different prominent scholars over the centuries. Each school was designated under the name of its founding scholar. These schools were set up very early in Islamic history. The purpose…

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ROLE OF IPR IN BIODIVERSITY

The Indian PersepectiveIndia has a rich variety of biodiversity and is one of the 12 mega-diversity centres. It is also considered to be the centre of origin of various crops, plants, cattle, sheep, spices etc and greatly contributes to the world’s biodiversity. As India is a signatory to both the Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights Agreement…

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IS RED WINE GOOD OR BAD FOR HEALTH?

In a country like India, drinking alcohol is not much appreciated by our elder generation because they might feel that it is the root cause problems of family issues, health problems, and financial instability, and to some extent they are right but what if alcohol intake is good for your health? The question is interesting…

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