“Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour … If at my convenience I might break them, what would be their worth?” ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre INTRODUCTION Law is a common term that we…
Singapore’s much anticipated legislation to regulate and control the spread of fake new and misinformation or the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) was finally came into effect from October 2, 2019 after much of debate, discussion and deliberation in the Parliament. Backdrop and Introduction: Mr. K. Shanmugam, Minister of Law and Home…
The phrase law of war seems absurd on first listen. War is a circumstance where normal ideas of law and order vanish, and nothing is normal. Lives are lost, others are damaged beyond repair, and chaos reigns. But it is exactly because of this toll that war takes that the world recognizes the need for…
Contract of Sale is governed by the The Sale of Goods Act, 1930. Section 4(1) defines the contract of the sale as –a contract whereby the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods to a buyer for a price. For a valid Contract of Sale, there must be certain essentials like: There…
Looking back on life, the time of childhood was the best time. When we were little and the tress, houses, sun, sky, moon and stars all of it was a little bit higher for us. And this world still has magic in it. The village provides an outstanding aura every time we went back there.…
This phrase simply means, “He who pollutes, pays.” The ‘Polluter Pays’ principle states that people who cause pollution should pay for the costs of removing it in order to avoid harm to human health or the environment and also compensate the victim. A factory that creates a potentially dangerous material as a by-product of its…
In India, we operate on a system that is based on the principle of ‘innocent until proven guilty’, with adequate focus on the principles of natural justice. While the laws of the country allow concerned authorities to act and arrest those who commit offences, there are certain restraints. These restraints take the form of rights…
All of us who have bought electronic items or similar devices, ask about the warranty periods. In some cases, you may have seen that even the warranty is sold separately as a commodity. But does the law say about it? While making a contract of sale of goods the buyer and seller enters into some terms and…
INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860:-India’s official criminal code is the Indian Penal Code (IPC). It is a comprehensive code that aims to cover all aspect of criminal law. The code was developed based on the suggestions of India’s first law commission, which was constituted in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833 and led by Lord…
Introduction Part-1 In our society, the torture of women was common for a long time. They were victims of domestic violence. They were harassed physically as well as mentally. Domestic violence affects the women in respective of their age, religion, caste, or class. It not only affects the person and her children but also…
