Part IX of the Indian Constitution establishes three tiers of Panchayats (only two tiers in the case of States or Union Territories with populations under 2 million): I Village-level Gram Panchayat (ii) District Panchayats at the district level, and (iii) Intermediate Panchayats between Gram Panchayats and District Panchayats at the sub-district level. It also establishes…
IntroductionAs per Section 2(h) of Indian Contract Act, 1872, a contract is an agreement, the object ofwhich is to create an obligation. So when an agreement enables a person to compel anotherto do something or abstain from doing something, it is called a contract. Breach of ContractA contract is breached or broken when any of…
Property rights according to Hindu law It applicable to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs, the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 is also applicable to anyone who converts into Hinduism. The Act is applicable to both, women and men. It is important to note that the provisions of the Act do not deal with testamentary succession, i.e.…
The expression unfair trade practices can be characterized as any business practice or act that is underhanded, fake, or makes injury a buyer. These practices can incorporate demonstrations that are considered unlawful, for example, those that abuse a purchaser security law. A few instances of uncalled-for exchange techniques are the bogus portrayal of a decent…
Article 14 of the constitution guarantees the right to equality to every citizen of India with the general principles of equality before the law and prohibits unreasonable discrimination between persons. Article 14 guarantees the idea of equality present in the preamble by declaring that ‘the State shall not deny to any person equality before the…
Meaning of Impeachment Impeachment is defined as the act of questioning something’s integrity or validity. The term impeachment refers to the procedure for removing a person in a position from all of the powers and obligations that the post requires. Impeachment is the term used to describe the complete process of removing someone from office.It…
India was one of the United Nations’ select members who signed the Declaration of the United Nations in Washington on January 1, 1942, and attended the landmark UN Conference on International Organizations in San Francisco from April 25 to June 26, 1945. During the United Nations’ stormy years of struggle against colonialism and apartheid, India was at the vanguard. India was a co-sponsor of the momentous United Nations Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples of 1960, which emphasized the need to abolish colonialism in all its forms and manifestations unconditionally. India was also elected as the first head of the Decolonization Committee (committee of 24), where it is…
Fault and no fault liability No Fault Liability :- The Rule of Strict Liability also known as The Rule of No-Fault Liability which means the individual might have the liability without being at fault. The person in this case may not have done any harmful or negligent act or may have put in some positive…
Trademark Registry The trademark registry was established in 1940 then came the Trademark Act which was passed in 1999. Currently, the trademark registry works as the operation or functional body of the Act. Or it can also be said to be working side by side. As a functioning body, the trademark registry implements all the…
Existing torts :- There have been some successful attempts to address violence in the area of tort law, or civil wrongs. Actions for negligence have been brought in cases where the defendants have breached their duty to protect women at foreseeable risk of violence. Examples include an action against the police for failing to protect…
