Under the umbrella of the Indian Contract Act of 1872, we study few special contracts. In this paper, we will focus on one such contract, the contract of agency. Contract of agency is given under chapter 10 of the Indian Contract Act,1872, defined in sections 182-238. Contract of agency can precisely be described as a…
“We feel that this would be a fitting tribute to the hapless dog that succumbed to acts of human cruelty, and disturbed by which incident we had initiated these proceedings,” said the Kerala High Court on 2nd July 2020 in an attempt to provide justice and some closure to the good boy Bruno, now in…
The case of Joseph Shine v. Union of India was decided in the year 2018, and is a landmark judgement given by the Hon’ble Supreme Court which decriminalized the offence of adultery as defined under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, after nearly a hundred and fifty years. It is important to remember…
TYPES OF CONTRACT UNDER INDIAN CONTRACT ACT 1872 This article titled types of contracts based on creation, validity, execution, and liability. ON THE BASIS OF THE CREATION Expressed contract – A contract made by a word spoken or written. The first part of section 9 of the Indian contract act 1872 deals with promises which…
PATENT ANTI-TRUST PARADOX While the patent and antitrust processes both aim to improve the general wellbeing of society, they continue down separate lines. It is the right of exclusion which underlie the patent system. In view of the public benefit nature of the proprietary and non-rival, patented inventions, at least technically, such rewards are necessary.…
So, are we looking at a future where cancer is “cured” via mRNA vaccines, or is at least more treatable? As of now there is no permanent vaccine that can cure cancer 100% The answer is an optimistic “maybe. It is early, but it’s considered a promising new drug development area. There are a number…
Under the Constitution of India, by the written words of Article 19 (1) (a), all people are legally guaranteed the right to say, write, express through gestures or actions, whatever they feel. The only restraint applied to this is by reasonable restrictions mentioned under Article 19 (2). But, in simpler terms, we can avail ourselves…
Introduction The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 is the act of the Parliament of India. This Act replaces the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. This Act helps to provide protection of consumer’s interests, to establish authorities for effective, timely and proper administration and settlement of consumer disputes and other consumer related matters. This Act was set to…
“If the Constitution was a movie, the Preamble would be the trailer” INTRODUCTION The Act’s main aims and reasons are contained in the preamble, which serves as an internal aid to interpretation. The rule of preamble interpretation is that when an enactment’s wording is plain and unambiguous, the preamble has no role to play; but,…
India is a land of biodiversity and a melting pot of religions. In a country where animals are worshipped, we may assume that the laws protecting animals must be stringent. However, in the past few years there has been increase in animal cruelty cases.(1) Here I have shed light on the important Animal Protection laws.…
