Introduction Evidence is primarily divided into two types, One is documentary evidence and second is oral evidence. Oral Evidence is defined under Section 3 and Chapter IV ‘Of Oral Evidence’ at sections 59 and 60 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872. Where section 3 gives the definition of the oral evidence Chapter IV lays down…
The word “hurt” generally means causing of pain or damage or injury by one person to another person. The word “hurt” generally includes both physical and mental pain. However, in the legal sense the word “hurt” does not include mental pain. The offence of hurt is included in the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in the…
Judges should be of stern, stuff and tough fire , unbending before power, economic or political, and they must uphold the core principle of law which says, be you ever so high, the law is above you.” – Justice P.N. Bhagwati The complete boldness of Justice P.N. Bhagwati’s vision, philosophical, rationale and futuristic imprints of…
Custody order Notwithstanding any provision in any other applicable law, the Magistrate may, at any stage of the hearing, petition for a protection order or any other relief under the law or provision, granting temporary custody of any children to the offender, such person or person making a claim on his/her behalf and stating, if…
Introduction The word ‘Offence’ is defined in section 40 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 and Section 2(n) of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 which states that any act or omission of any act which is made punishable under aforementioned acts will be termed as offence. Offence is further classified upon its nature and…
The Transfer of Property Act of 1882 (“The Act“) took effect on July 1, 1882. It establishes procedures for the transmission of property between living people that are consistent with the rules governing its devolution after death. In terms of immovable property, it also completes the code of contract law. This Act does not cover…
Introduction Residence order under the domestic violence act protects women’s right to reside in a shared household. If an aggrieved person has been expelled from the shared household then she can claim residence order under Section 19 of the DV Act. The Magistrate may pass a residence order thereby restrain her dispossession from the shared…
“Life is short, do not make it shorter with negligence.” The situation in this case can be depicted precisely by this quote. Negligence whether committed by oneself or by others can cost one’s precious life which can never be bought back. No sum of money is sufficient in exchange of one’s life, as said “If…
I. INTRODUCTION Myanmar has faced military control, civil strife, isolation from world affairs, and extreme poverty during its decades of independence. The military junta was deposed in 2011, paving the door for a military-installed transitional administration and ushering in what many hoped would be a new beginning for the Southeast Asian country. In 2015, Myanmar’s…
INTRODUCTION Industrial Designs are one of the intellectual property rights just like copyright, trademark, patents and geographical indications. We remember things by the way of how they look, the shape or the pattern imprinted on it. Industrial design protection exactly does the same. It protects the aesthetic value of the product and does not deal…
