THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948 INTRODUCTION The minimum wages act was passed for the welfare of laborers. An employer must pay minimum wages to his employees. An employer is any person who employs and an employee is any person employed by an employer for any work i.e., skilled, unskilled, manual clerical, etc. The minimum wages…
Article 21 of the Indian constitution says that ‘no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law’ i.e. it is the responsibility of state to protect and ensure good quality of life to its people. Right to life is interpreted in various presidents as it includes…
Closure Closure means permanent closing down of a place of employment or a part thereof. Here, the employer is constrained to close the establishment permanently. Nonetheless the due process has to be complied with when it comes to rolling out a plan of closure. These procedures nonetheless do not apply to an undertaking setup for…
Every now and then, we hear the remix versions of old classic hit songs being used in films and being played by the DJs. Not only are the old songs remixed and re-released, but we also have fairly newer songs that are released in a modified version. For instance, a lot of Punjabi Songs are…
INJURIA SINE DAMNO Injuria Sine Damno means causing injury without damage. Here Injury means any tortious Act or breach to the legal private right of a person without causing any damage to that person. Damage can be monetary damage, loss of comfort, service, health etc. Illustration:- A person trespassers mister is land without causing any…
A smart contract is a computer programme or transaction protocol that is designed to execute, control, or document legally significant events and activities in accordance with the conditions of a contract or agreement. The term smart contract was proposed in 1994 by an American cryptographer and a computer scientist, Nick Szabo. The smart contract is…
Introduction The proper understanding of Civil Procedure Code, 1908 and more specifically about the functioning of the courts is incomplete without comprehending the difference between the legal terminologies of Order, Decree, and judgement. Order “Order” in legal parlance is any formal expression of a civil court’s decision that is not a decree. Hence, the adjudication…
The Pegasus surveillance software today represents a new advanced layer of spyware intelligence. It is different from earlier instances of phone tapping as Pegasus software allows injection of the spyware in targeting mobile phones through non-click methodologies. Hence, it represents a sophisticated level of today’s mechanisms of how monitoring through spyware can be effectively enforced.…
According to the Citizenship Act of 1955, there are four ways a person can acquire Indian citizenship:- -Birth -Descent -Registration and -Naturalisation. Provisions for the same are listed under sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Citizenship Act, 1955. 1) By Birth (Section 3) i) Any person born in India on or after 26 January…
Mischief in IPC was written with the goal of providing protection against property destruction that results in unjust loss or damage to the public or an individual. It’s an outgrowth of the legal maxim “sic utretuoleadas”, which means “use your own property, but not in a way that harms your neighbor’s or other’s.” EXAMPLE- “A”…
