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History of Divorce in India

History of Divorce in India : Grounds for Divorce: In most Western nations, there are approximately 16 distinct reasons for which divorces are granted. In India, however, only five main reasons are generally accepted as sufficient grounds for divorce . Adultery : While no formal definition of adultery exists, it does have “a fairly established…

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What is a Foreign Company ?

What is a Foreign Company : Foreign company” means any company or body corporate incorporated outside India which,— (a) has a place of business in India whether by itself or through an agent, physically or through electronic mode; and,  (b) conducts any business activity in India in any other manner. For U.S. federal tax purposes,…

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The Basic Rights of a Consumer

The Basic Rights of a Consumer : Right to safety Means right to be protected against the marketing of goods and services, which are hazardous to life and property. The purchased goods and services availed of should not only meet their immediate needs, but also fulfil long term interests. Before purchasing, consumers should insist on…

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Anti Competitive Agreement

Anti-competitive agreements are agreements among competitors to prevent, restrict or distort competition. Section 34 of the Competition Act prohibits agreements, decisions and practices that are anti-competitive. A particularly serious type of anti-competitive agreement would be those made by cartels. A typical example of anti competitive horizontal agreement would be agreement between two manufacturers of coal…

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Euthanasia

It hath been often said, that it is not death, but dying, which is terrible. – Henry Fielding Introduction Euthanasia is the practice or act of putting to death a person who is suffering from a terrible and incurable sickness in order to relieve their suffering. Euthanasia is also termed “mercy killing”. Euthanasia can be…

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Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Introduction An ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) is a type of employee benefit plan that gives employees a share of the company’s ownership. Employee stock ownership schemes come in the form of direct shares, profit-sharing plans, or incentives, and the employer has ultimate control over who is eligible to participate. Employee stock ownership plans, on…

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What is a Mortgage?

The word “Mortgage” is something that we have come across as children or young adults, rather frequently. However, what really are these mortgages that people and financial institutions such as banks seem to be oh-so-fond of? What allows it’s recognition and where is it legally enshrined? To have a better understanding of this, let’s have…

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HIJAB CONTROVERSY IN KARNATAKA

Should young Muslim girls be allowed to wear the hijab in the classroom. This question has polarized Karnataka and its college campuses in the last month, so there have been at least two incidents where girls’ students studying in two different colleges in the state have been denied entry into their classrooms because they were…

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Legalities in Organ Donation

Abstract The law called the Human Organ Transplantation Act (THO) was passed in India in 1994 to streamline organ donation and transplantation activities. the sale of organs made a criminal offense. With the acceptance of brain death, it was not only possible to do kidney transplants, but also to initiate other solid organ transplants such…

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