Introduction The importance of IPR was deliberated on for the first time in the ‘Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property’ (1883) and the ‘Berne Convention’ for the protection of Literary and Artistic work (1886). Both treaties are administered by WIPO. India is a member of WTO (World Trade Organisation) and therefore, a party to its TRIPS…
View detailsThe Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, commonly referred to as the NDPS Act, is an Act of the Parliament of India that prohibits a person the production/manufacturing/cultivation, possession, sale, purchasing, transport, storage, and/or consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance. The Act extends to the whole of India and it applies also…
View detailsThe transgender protection bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha on July 19, 2019, by the minister of Social Justice and Empowerment and passed by Rajya Sabha on November 26, 2019. According to the bill, a transgender person is the one whose gender does not match with the gender assigned at birth. It prohibits discrimination…
View detailsIntroduction Capital punishment also known as Death penalty is a practice sanctioned by the state to put a person to death as a punishment for a crime. A prisoner who has been sentenced to death and awaits execution is commonly referred to as being “on death row”. Capital crimes, capital offences or capital felonies are…
View detailsINTRODUCTION Every company once incorporated have to follow certain procedures. It becomes very crucial to know the scope within which a company can carry on its business activities i.e., a list of do’s and don’ts. Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association act as important corporate documents by laying down the same. MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION…
View detailsThe Indian Penal Code considers cheating to be a criminal offence. It is done in order to get an advantage or acquire money from another person via deception. The individual who deceives another is well aware that he or she is putting the other person in an unfavorable situation. Cheating is a criminal offence under…
View details1. Right to Silence The foremost one is the right to silence which states that it’s the choice of accused to stay quiet or not to say anything in his own favor or against until or unless his lawyer is consulted, or he is being presented in front of the magistrate. In India, one of…
View detailsThe word empowerment means enabling one to gain control over one’s life and claiming one’s right. Women empowerment is the movement that ensures the participation of women in the social, economic, and political sphere. It is the upliftment of the female gender. Earlier, women were sidelined, they were nonexistent in society. But time, women began…
View detailsINTRODUCTION The doctrine of precedent refers to the doctrine that the court is to follow judicial decisions in earlier cases, when the same questions or points are raised before it in subsequent matters. According to Salmond, the phrase ‘the doctrine of precedent’ has two meanings. In its loose sense, it means that precedents are reported,…
View detailsSection 498A of IPC deals with the cruelty against married women in india by his husband and his relatives. It was added in 1983 for the protection of married women on the basis of idea that there should be institutionalisation of law and policy to criminalize domestic violence. The section was enacted to deal with…
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