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PLEDGE

A type of bailment is a pledge. Pawn is another name for pledge. Bailment of commodities as a security for the return of a debt or loan advanced, or the execution of an obligation or promise, is referred to as a pledge. Pledger or Pawnor is the person who pledges the commodities as security, while…

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What is Civil Law?

Law is one of the most important things in a country. No Country can function if it doesn’t have laws. Law is a set of legitimate rules, statutes, and precedents, which are applicable within a given jurisdiction. Whenever one hears law all that comes in mind is Justice for one. And punishment of the same is…

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Offences against the state and its Misuse

While the majority of crimes are committed against particular people or pieces of property, certain types of crimes can have a broader impact, sometimes targeting the federal government or country as a whole. Unlike crimes that solely violate state laws, these types of acts violate federal law and are handled within the federal court system.…

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doctrines in company law

DOCTRINE OF ULTRA VIRES: The process of doing an act which is beyond the legal power and authority of the company and these acts does not create any legal relationship and thus is absolutely void. In the case of Eastern countries Rly. vs. Hawkes[1], it was held that the legal personality of the company exists…

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AGENDA 21

Agenda 21 is a discretional action plan developed by the United Nations and national governments at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. It is not a binding, discretional implemented action plan of the United Nations with reference to sustainable development. It is an action agenda for the United Nations, other multilateral…

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STEPS INVOLVED IN AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM:

RIGHT TO NOTICE- NOTICE= INFORMATION= KNOWLEDGE[1] This right means the right of being known. An order that is passed without giving notice to the other party is against the principle of Natural Justice and it is considered void ab initio, which means null from the very beginning. The notice must contain the following facts: Time,…

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Publication of Delegated Legislation

In the case of Sonik Industries, Rajkot vs Municipal Corporation of the City of Rajkot[1], wherein a rule was published in Gujrati level newspaper in a draft form and after considering the objections the final rules were placed at the Central office of the Municipality for inspection by people. The court in this case laid…

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Essentials of Negligence

Over the past several years the ‘tort of negligence’ has become the most common area of tort law. Negligence is said to have been committed when a person owes a duty of care towards someone and commits a breach of duty by failing to perform it resulting in legal damage caused to the complainant. In…

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Right to Information

Introduction The very existence of a democratic system depends upon equal rights for its people, freedom of speech, and a fair trial and tolerating the views of minorities. In the same way, the government represents the interests of its citizens, so it becomes essential that the government or its representatives freely express their ideologies before…

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ESSENTIALS OF TORTS

The term tort has been explained in the Chambers Dictionary, Tort is any wrong or injury not arising out of contract for which there is the remedy by compensation or damages. According to Ratan Lal and Dhiraj Lal in their book the Law of Torts, a tort means, a civil wrong independent of a contract…

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