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November 26, 2021

ARBITRATION PROCEDURE

WHAT IS ARBITRATION Arbitration is a type of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and it is used when the parties fail to settle their dispute through litigation. Contrary to litigation, in Arbitration, the parties are at freedom to choose their own tribunal (arbitrator(s)). The decision of the Arbitrator(s) is binding on both the parties and enforceable…

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ANALYSIS ON SOURCES OF HINDU LAW

The phrase “source of law” has several connotations. It may be the authority which issues rules of conduct which are recognized by Courts as binding. In this context, ‘source of law’ means ‘the maker of law’. It may mean the social conditions which inspires the making of law for the governance of the conditions. In…

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Divorce by Mutual Consent

Since 1976, the Hindu Marriage Act has included mutual consent as a reason for divorce. The Special Marriage Act of 1954 was the sole Indian regulation that allowed for divorce by mutual consent prior to 1976. 1 If the marriage fails and the parties agree, a person married under the provisions of this Act may…

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