Every person in our country is entitled to some legal right. Law imposes a duty on every individual to respect the legal right bestowed on others and any person interfering with someone else’s enjoyment of their legal right is said to have committed a tort. Torts are basically civil wrongs which lead to civil damages.…
Introduction: Section 2(e) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 says that every promise and every set of promises, forming the consideration for each other is an agreement. When the agreement is enforceable by law becomes a contract. To enforce the agreement by law there are such elements that are required to be fulfilled. Elements of…
INTRODUCTION Extortion is an offence against property. Extortion is the act of obtaining something from any person using force and threat of injury. The offence of extortion takes a middle place between the offence of theft and the offence of robbery, which are also the offences against property. MEANING AND DEFINITION OF EXTORTION UNDER IPC…
“For something to be a crime there must be both an actus reus and mens rea — that is, a criminal act accompanied by a criminal state of mind.” ― Alan Dershowitz[1] I. INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS ACTUS REUS? Actus non facit reum nisi sit rea: was one of the first ever maxims that every student of…
INTRODUCTION Robbery has been defined by the Black’s Law Dictionary as the felonious act of taking the personal property in the possession of another from his person or immediate presence against his will accomplished using force and fear of injury, with an intention of permanently depriving the true owner of the thing in question. In…
MEANING The consumer buying process or consumer decision making process is the process by which consumers evaluate and identify their needs; analyse to solve these needs and collect information; evaluate alternatives available options and make a purchasing decision and lastly evaluate their purchasing decision post purchase. For example: when we are buying a car, we…
Article 17 of the Indian Constitution ARTICLE 17 : Untouchability is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden. The enforcement of any disability arising out of Untouchability shall be an offense punishable in accordance with the law. Explanation: There is no explanation regarding Untouchability neither in Constitution nor in the Act, as to…
MEANING OF MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICE Maximum Retail Price (MRP) is the highest possible price fixed by the manufacturer that can be charged for a product from a customer. Retailers may choose to sell products at the MRP or for less than the MRP. Under the Consumer Goods (mandatory printing of cost of production and maximum…
In many ways, the terms “rights” and “justice,” which belong to the person who can exercise them, are interchangeable. The administration of justice was designed to uphold ongoing obligations and safeguard rights. The law deals with questions of obligations or rights. Rights refer to all legally permissible behaviour, whereas duties denote nothing illegal. Legal rights,…
INTRODUCTION In human society, men always tend to misplace or appropriate other’s property by any means. Theft is a crime that is committed against the whole society so it is defined under the Indian Penal Code. The offence of theft comes under the ambit of offences against property discussed in chapter 17 of the Indian…
