The term patent finds it’s roots from the Latin word patere, which means “to lay open”. It is a shortened version of the term letters patent, which was an open document issued by a monarch or government granting exclusive rights to a person. In modern times, the term patent usually refers to the right granted…
View detailsIndia stands as the largest democracy around the globe populated by 1.3 billion people. This democracy has outlawed human trafficking constitutionally and has manifested the fundamental right of being free from exploitation for every person. On the 9th day of January 1953, India had endorsed to the trafficking convention and was prompted to the “Convention…
View detailsA contact has been defined in section 2(h) of Indian Contract Act 1864 as “contract- an agreement enforceable by law”. Indian Contract Act defines agreement in Section 2(e) as “Every promise and every set of promise forming the consideration for each other is an agreement”. There is a bit of difference between agreement and contract…
View detailsIndependence of Judiciary means independence from Executive and Legislature, but not independence from accountability. – Prashant Bhushan The Judicial system works independently however its judges’ are appointed by the President. He acts on the advice of the council of ministers and Article 124(2) of our Constitution mandates the President to appoint judges after consulting with…
View detailsInsolvency Laws and the Covid-19 effects Introduction: Owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the suspension of new insolvency cases, as well as the NCLT and the appellate tribunal transitioning to virtual trials, seem to have slowed the speed of resolution for distressed assets and realization for creditors. The article deals with the impact of the pandemic…
View detailsIntroduction Prime minister Narender modi on 13 october kicked off PM Gati Shakti a national master plan for synchronising connectivity infrastructure projects across modes of transport, and said it will help india realise its dream of becoming the “business capital” of the world. It is a project on which 100 lakh crore fund is declared…
View detailsBackground Declaring a state of emergency is a very serious matter. It violates the normal structure of the Constitution and affects the rights of the people; therefore, such a declaration should only be made under special circumstances, not just to keep an unpopular government in power. This happened in June 1975, when a state of…
View detailsIn a hypothetical situation, where a company has been asking the employees to either leave the job or take leaves without pay, due to cost-cutting- who will be held liable for the loss that the employees are suffering which is against their will? This brings into the conditions of infringement of Article 19(1)(g). A novel…
View detailsReservation is a controversial and highly debatable topic in India. Furthermore, the main aim behind the reservation was the empowerment of the weaker sections of society. So, let’s learn all about it with this essay on reservation in India. Background of the Reservation PolicyReservation in India refers to the practice of reserving a certain percentage…
View detailsWhen we read this maxim, somehow we can take a basic idea of this maxim like in simple words it wants to depict that if the justice is delayed and got after many years then it is supposed to be that there is no justice delivered to victim because of its much delay. The great…
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