A policeman told the defendant to park his vehicle near the curb. He continued driving his vehicle right up to the constable’s foot. ‘Get off, you’re on my foot,’ the policeman replied.”‘Fuck you, you can wait,’ the defendant said, turning off the engine. He was found guilty of assaulting a constable in the course of…
View detailsINTRODUCTION In a recent judgment, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court upheld the judgment of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre which had stayed the deal between Future Group and Reliance Industries Limited. In August 2020, Future Retail had announced a business deal with Reliance Retail to which Amazon objected stating that the deal would…
View detailsThe Case of Proclamations [1610] is an English constitutional law case during the reign of King James I (1603–1625) that established some of the Royal Prerogative’s limits at the time. It essentially said that the Monarch could only enact laws via Parliament. The judgement established the principle in English law (later developed by future parliaments…
View detailsUnder the Criminal Procedure Code (hereinafter the Code) wide powers have been conferred on an Executive Magistrate to deal with emergent situations. One such provision deals with the Magistrates powers to impose restrictions on the personal liberties of individuals, whether in a specific locality or in a town itself, where the situation has the potential…
View detailsThe law governing prisoners’ rights has evolved throughout time. There is no comprehensive legislation that addresses prisoners’ rights and governs their behaviour while incarcerated. The country’s judiciary, on the other hand, has repeatedly accorded proper recognition to the criminals and their fundamental rights. In the absence of comprehensive law, it has succeeded in establishing precedents…
View detailsPros of the I.T. Act, 2000: Before the enactment of the I.T. Act, 2000, the usual means of communication such as emails and texts were not considered as a legal form of communication and due to this, they were not admissible as evidence in a court of law. But after the enactment of I.T. Act,…
View detailsThe concept of protection of rights of the consumers is not new; rather it is a practice that has been present in the society and various countries in one form or the other historically. The Old Testament mentions a form of consumer protection, and so does the Code of Hammurabi, but only in a mercantile…
View detailsMeaning: The Black law dictionary definition of negligence “conduct, whether of action or omission, which may be declared and treated as negligence without any argument or proof as to the particular surrounding circumstances, either because it is in violation of statue or valid municipal ordinance or because it is so palpably opposed to the dictates…
View detailsIn The Information Technology Act, 2008 The IT Act of 2008 does not directly deal with the offence of stalking. Section 72 of the Act is used to deal with the offence of stalking which reads as follows: Any person who, in pursuant of any of the powers conferred under this Act, rules or regulations…
View detailsProprietorship is a popular type of unregistered business entity owned, managed, and controlled by one person. Most of the micro and small businesses operating in the unorganized sectors prefer registering a Proprietorship. What is Sole Proprietorship in India? Sole Proprietorship is simple to start and has very few regulatory compliance requirements for conducting the operation.…
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