DECLARATORY DEGREES UNDER SPECIAL RELIEF ACT Author: Mansi Rana, UPES, Dehradun DECLARATORY DEGREES A declaratory decree is a decree that declares the rights of the plaintiff. This is a binding statement, according to which the court declares certain existing rights in favor of the plaintiff, and the declarative decree only exists when the plaintiff is
Author: Ayushi Verma Role of Motive, Intention and Malice in Torts MOTIVE A Motive signifies the person’s state of mind. It means the ulterior reason for the conduct. It is different from intention. As a general rule, the motive is not relevant to determine a person’s liability in the Law of Torts. A wrongful act
Author: Ayushi Verma Forensic Accounting INTRODUCTION Within the developing financial situation, forensic accounting is an essential tool for revealing or enquiring about monetary wrongdoing and the course of equity, providing decisive information about the actualities found related to financial crime. In the most recent couple of years, Forensic Accounting has seen a great expansion in
Author: Ayushi Verma, RMLNLU Sources of Muslim Law Our country India is a land of various cultures and religions where people from different cultures and religions live in harmony. It is a country where everyone has the right to choose his/her religion without any restrictions being imposed on them. INTRODUCTION Muslim Laws in India apply
RULE OF LAW Author: Deepanshi Kalra This article traces the concept of Rule of Law which is a dynamic and viable concept along with postulating the length of its application in India while determining its merits and pitfalls. The concept of Rule of Law carries momentum among democratic countries as it attributes great value to
HOW TO SEND A LEGAL NOTICE? Author: Deepanshi Kalra INTRODUCTION A legal notice is a formal written document that is sent by the aggrieved person or through a lawyer to the receiver to inform them that legal action will be taken against them. This notice is sent when one person has a grievance with the
RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN DIVORCE IN INDIA Author: Deepanshi Kalra INTRODUCTION Women in India are presumed to be dependent on their husbands at the time of their marriage. They don’t have access to jobs or any adequate escape for independency after their divorce. Some of these constraints are loosened by the rights which they can
Author: Divya Vishal, NUSRL Guardianship under Muslim Law A guardian is an individual having the consideration of the person of a minor or of his property, or of the both. The Quran is the premise of the law related to guardianship and, subsequently, there is next to no space for contrasts among Sunni and Shia
Author: Deepanshi Kalra Schools of Muslim Law Schools of Islamic Legal Thought also Known as Madhahib in Arabic, emerged due to the independent interpretation of the general principles of the Quran and sunnah by various prominent scholars over the centuries. Each school was designated under the name of its founding scholar. All these schools were
MAINTENANCE IN MUSLIM LAW Author: Deepanshi Kalra INTRODUCTION Many acts have been passed and laws made for the protection of women from certain atrocities faced by them in their matrimonial life. However, the lacunas are never filled and each time there is a lack of some regulation that tends to be unendurable for women. Laws
Author: Divya Vishal Marriages under Muslim Law: Nature and Essentials of Muslim marriage Marriage under Muslim law is a marital connection and an organization that legitimizes the sexual relationship between a male and female for the object of reproduction of children, advancement of support, love, and formation of families which are viewed as a fundamental
REFUGEE LAW AND POLICY IN INDIA Author: Divya Vishal INTRODUCTION India has had a well-established custom of giving security to displaced people. It has followed an exceptionally liberal policy for refugees. The definition of a refugee as per Refugee convention is as follows, “any person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for
SPEEDY DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT Author: Divya Vishal INTRODUCTION Justice Warren Burger, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of America had rightly said: “The obligation of the legal profession is to serve as healers of human conflict and we should provide a mechanism that can produce an acceptable result in shortest possible time, with
Author: Divya Vishal, NUSRL What to do when your mobile phone is lost or stolen: Legal Procedure to be followed I- Introduction In the present times, mobile phones have become the focal point of every person’s lives. These days mobile phones are an essential requirement for every individual. With the expansion of present-day innovation, mobile
VESTED INTEREST Author: Sejal Jain INTRODUCTION Transfer of property act 1882 is Indian legislation which regulates the transfer of property in India, it specifically contains two major interest, vested interest, and contingent interest along with its conditions to unborn child, heirs, minor…etc. VESTED INTEREST means an interest belonging to a specific person, as defined under
