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.
Author: Manan Agrawal NUISANCE[1] The word “nuisance” is derived from the French word “nuire”, which means “to hurt, or to annoy”. The Latin term for nuisance is “nocere” which means “to cause harm”. Annoyance can be from a variety of intangible things such as sight, smell, noise, etc. In other words, a nuisance is an
Author: Manan Agrawal Overview of Section 16 of the Specific Relief Act,1963. Introduction – Section 16 deals with persons for whom contract cannot be specifically enforced on a special ground of defence of the Plaintiff’s own conduct. This is because the remedy of specific performance does not depend upon merely on the existence of a
Author: Manan Agrawal Doctrine of Repugnancy [1] [2] [3] Before getting into what the doctrine of repugnancy implies, we shall first know what the word “repugnancy” means. According to Black’s Law Dictionary, Repugnancy could be defined as “an inconsistency or contradiction between two or more parts of a legal instrument (such as a statute or a contract)”.
