Portuguese controlled large part of the Western Coast of India since the early 16th century. However, with time, continuous wars and the rise of English East India Company in the 18th century and later the establishment of Crown rule in 1858 over the majority of Indian subcontinent, the Portuguese were left only with Goa. Even…
View detailsEstablished in the year 2004, on November 18, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) is a subsidiary of the India’s Ministry of Finance. The FIU-IND is tasked with the responsibility of gathering information and facts about the offenses which fall under the category of money laundering as per the Indian laws. It communicates all its findings…
View detailsSalient features of the 59th Amendment of the Indian Constitution* Introduction: The country’s rulers expect the constitution to serve as a form of mass anesthesia. ‘In an emergency, we have assumed the authority to suspend the right to life and liberty.’ ‘With the declaration of an emergency, we now have the authority to kill you…
View detailsAn injunction is a court’s direction to one or more parties in a civil trial to refrain from performing, or less frequently to perform specific conduct or acts. Preliminary, or temporary, injunctions are usually issued before the start of a trial; they expire when the proceeding is resolved or at an earlier time specified. Permanent,…
View detailsIntroduction The Specific Relief Act, 1877 codified the law of specific relief in India. The Law Commission considered this provision in its Ninth Report, which was later replaced by the current act of 1963. The Specific Relief Act of 1963 addresses remedies granted at the discretion of the court to enforce individual civil rights. In…
View detailsIntroduction A constitutional amendment modifies a polity’s, organizations, or other sorts of entity’s constitution. Frequently, amendments are included directly into the pertinent portions of an existing constitution. On the other hand, they can be added as extra additions (codicils) to the constitution, modifying the form of government without changing the wording of the original document.…
View detailsIntroduction: Indemnity and guarantee contracts are a type of contingent contract governed by Contract Law. Simply put, indemnity means protection against loss in the form of monetary compensation. Indemnity occurs when one party promises to compensate the other party for a loss caused by the promisor’s or any other party’s actions. The guarantee, on the…
View detailsIntroduction At present, the products of intellectual creativity such as inventions, designs, know-how and artistic works serve an important role, and in order to promote such creative activity, inventions, industrial designs, literary and artistic works, layout-designs of integrated circuits, trade secrets and so on are given protection.Furthermore, trademarks and other such signs are also protected…
View detailsSection 126[i] of the Indian contract act defines a contract of guarantee as a contract to perform the promise or discharge the liability of the defaulting party just in case he fails to meet his promise. To represent a contract of guarantee, there should be a concurrence of the principle-debtor, the creditor and therefore the…
View detailsIntroduction: When there is a breach of contract, liquidated damages and/or a penalty are due. While the terms penalty and liquidated damages may sound similar, there is a distinct difference between them. In this article, we will look at the laws that govern the payment of compensation in the event of a contract breach. Penalty…
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