Judgments of court when relevant and opinions of third parties when relevant (Section 40-51 of The Indian Evidence Act, 1872) Author: Ritika Sharma Introduction Sections 40 to 44 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 lay down the provisions relating to the relevancy of judgments of the court which includes relevancy in probate, matrimonial, admiralty, fraud,
Author: Ritika Sharma APPEAL (SECTIONS 384-394) Introduction The importance of “Fair Trial” is the very facet of a justified judicial system. There are a lot of provisions that ensure a Fair Trial, still, there is always the scope of mistakes and errors. The appeal is the concept that gives a chance to review the orders
APPEAL (Section- 372-383) Author: Yukti Gupta 1. Introduction[1] Criminal law with an objective to protect society against criminals and lawbreakers consists of both substantive and procedural law. Substantive criminal law, that is, Indian Penal Code 1908 defines offences and prescribes punishment for the same while procedural criminal law, that is, The code of Criminal
Fake Encounters and the Rule of Law Author: Prasoon Shekhar, The ICFAI University, Dehradun. “Fake ‘encounters’ are nothing but cold-blooded, brutal murder by the persons who are supposed to uphold the law”.[1] Introduction Fake encounters can be defined as extrajudicial killing of persons who are usually in custody, by the policeman without following the rule
Startup India- A Government Initiative – Prasun Sarkar In recent years, there has been a shift in business models. The most prevalent type of business these days is a startup. A startup is a small business that brings about a new product or service in the market. It initially starts with funding from an outsider
Startups Author: Prasun Sarkar, KIIT Introduction The term “startup” has been bandied around with increasing frequency over the past few years to describe scrappy young ventures, hip San Francisco apps, and huge tech companies.[1] To put it in simple words, startups are small and new businesses that provide or bring about a certain product or
Author: Prasun Sarkar, KIIT Statements made under Special Circumstances There are two general classes of statements that are dealt with, firstly entries in books of accounts regularly kept in the course of business and secondly entries in public documents, or in documents of public character. Both classes of statements are admissible or relevant. Whether the
Author: Meenakshi Raj INTRODUCTION TO EVIDENCE The word ‘evidence’ is derived from the Latin word evident or evidere, which means “to show clearly, to discover clearly, to prove”. The law of Evidence bears the same relation to a judicial magistrate as logical to the reasoning. It is a system of rules which the Court has
Extradition Author: Abhay Saxena, Bharati Vidyapeeth New Law College, Pune Introduction: Extradition is an act where one country delivers a person accused of committing a crime to another country, over to the law enforcement agencies. It is a process of cooperation between the two countries and depends on the arrangements made by them. An extradition
Author: Manan Agrawal CONTINENTAL SHELF What is Continental Shelf? Continental Shelf is the submerged part of the landmass of a continent into the sea. It’s an edge of the continent that lies underneath. Though under the sea, it forms part of the continent. Geologically, it is defined as an immersed extension of a coastal state.
LAW OF THE SEA Author: Yukti Gupta 1.WHAT IS LAW OF THE SEA It is a well-known fact that since time immemorial ‘SEA’ or ‘OCEANS’ has been fundamental to human life as it consists of numerous uncontrolled natural resources underneath its vast body of waters. The fact that such a body of waters is
Author: Meenakshi Raj Interim Order Introduction Law can be broadly categorized into two types: Substantive law, that is, the laws by which duties, rights, and liabilities are defined e.g. Indian Penal Code and Procedural law i.e., the law that prescribes the mode by which the application of the substantive law is to be regulated e.g.
Author: Meenakshi Raj IRREGULAR PROCEEDINGS Introduction to Law The rules which a particular country or a community recognizes or implements to as regulate the actions of the members of the society and may be enforced by the imposition of penalties is called a law. A law may be divided into two types:- Substantive Law i.e.,
Author: Meenakshi Raj International Court of Justice (ICJ) Introduction: To solve international disputes, a need for the establishment of a Permanent Court was felt at the First Hague Conference. In the Second Hague Peace Conference, a proposal by the USA was given for the establishment of such a court. After the culmination of a long
Author: Meenakshi Raj, Relief against parties and person under the Specific Relief Act Introduction- Since the dawn of human civilization, violation of a person’s rights has been a baffling problem. There is hardly any society that is without a problem of rights being violated. It is a violation of law in which injury is caused
