Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour, experience and mental processes. Behaviour includes all of our outward or overt actions and reactions, such as talking, facial expressions and movement. Mental processes refer to all the internal, covert actions of our minds, such as thinking, feeling and remembering. To study behaviour and mental processes in both…
Spiritual people look very similar to the common people and hence difficult to be identified. They are usually not dressed in white, blue or ochre dress. They don’t necessarily keep beard or shave their heads. They don’t live in forest, caves or in Himalayas. They live around you but you fail to identify them. You…
Indu Malhotra is a retired judge and senior counsel of the Supreme Court of India. She was the second woman to be designated as Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court. She also authored the third edition of The Law and Practice of Arbitration and Conciliation (2014). The Apex court of India in a majority of…
WHAT IS BAILMENT ? According to section 148 of Indian Contract Act 1872, Bailment is delivery of goods by one person to another person for some purpose, by signing a contract. After accomplishment of the purpose the good is to be returned to the owner or disposed of according to the directions of the person…
Introduction A legally enforceable contract is called a valid contract. In a valid contract, all the parties are legally sure to perform the contract. If one of the parties refuses to perform the contract, the opposite party can take an action in a very court of law against such party. An agreement must possess some…
Before I start with the main topic, let me give you a small intro about who is an ‘unpaid seller’. According to section 45 (a) of Sale of Goods Act, 1930, a seller is called an ‘unpaid seller’ when either he has not been paid the whole price or the buyer has failed to meet…
Introduction The key legislations which determine the validity of an e-contract are The Indian Contract Act, The Information Technology Act, and The Indian Evidence Act. E contracts are formed by way of exchange of Emails and through online agreements like click wrap, shrink wrap and browse wrap agreements. All these mentioned are valid under the…
Minor is one who has not attain the age of 18 years, listed in section 3 of Majority Act 1875. That every person domiciled in India shall attain the age of majority on his completing the age of 18 years and not before. Section 11 of Indian Contract Act 1872 forbid a minor from entering…
Section 148 of the Indian Contract Act of 1872 defines a bailment as a specific contract. It comes from the French term “bailer,” which meaning “to deliver.” Bailment’s etymological meaning is “handing over” or “changing of possession of property.” Bailment refers to the handover of goods from one person to another for a specific purpose…
Bailee’s Rights: 1) Right to compensation: Under section 164 of the Indian Contract Act the bailor is responsible to the bailee for any loss that the bailee may sustain as a result of the bailor not being entitled to make bailment or receive back the goods or give directions regarding the goods. Essentially in situations where…
