Before television, box office and option for home media, sales of tickets were the only way for movie to earn money. But with the developing digital era, the producers of films have figured out may ways to earn money; one of which is satellite rights. Satellite rights are the rights that the producer of the…
Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967 is an act enacted by the Parliament with the aim to control the unlawful activities and associations in India so that the integrity and the sovereignty of the nation will be protected and maintained. In the year 2019, the Cabinet at the Centre has amended the UAPA 1967, with…
All over the world we have come a long way relating to equality and justice. Many people have fought for the injustice we were facing. Whether it for black rights or women rights or Dalit rights. Justice and equality for women has been witnessed over the years, whether it is voting rights, equal job opportunity,…
The Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2021 which replaces the earlier Tribunal Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021, was recently introduced in the Parliament. The Bill has been subsequently passed by the Parliament. The Bill has led to an abolition of 5 appellate Tribunals and has also brought about changes to the terms of service…
The right to a healthy environment is not explicitly protected by the Constitution. No such privilege is expressly enumerated in Part III of the constitution. In a series of decisions, the Supreme Court has established the right to a healthy environment sub–silentio. This sub-silentio technique has a propensity to avoid provoking a debate on such…
Paralegals are the qualified people, who work as subordinates to the lawyers. Law offices or other such agencies and perform the work delegated to them by their superiors. Their work includes researching on the precedents, investigating a caster, preparing Legal documents or providing their assistance to the lawyers. In most of the law firms, the…
PIL had begun in India towards the end of 1970s and came into full bloom in the 80s. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer and Justice P N. Bhagwati, honorable Judges of the Supreme Court of India delivered landmark judgements which opened up new vistas in PIL. In Indian law, public interest litigation means litigation for the…
Personal injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property. In Anglo-American jurisdictions the term is most commonly used to refer to a type of tort lawsuit in which the person bringing the suit has suffered harm to his or her body or…
Minor is one who has not attain the age of 18 years, listed in section 3 of Majority Act 1875. That every person domiciled in India shall attain the age of majority on his completing the age of 18 years and not before. Section 11 of Indian Contract Act 1872 forbid a minor from entering…
Some property owners find pieces of their land seized by the new owners after many years of contentment. When the owner of that property does nothing to keep ownership of that part of land, he/she might not own that part as per law. It means the owner of the property no longer holds possession and…
