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Criminal Law in the Form of Poem

“Each one of us has some or the other dreams. The only gap between dreaming and making it true is the challenge you pick up, the challenge which you face, the challenge which you fight for, either you lose or win. But the determination it took to fight is your one invisible code to come near the victory.” Ankita Gupta With the same dream, with some goals, with few challenges Ms Ankita Gupta,…

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Rico Auto Industries Limited and Others v. GAIL(India)

Rico Auto Industries Limited and Others v. GAIL(India)

-By Nilisha Kashwi Facts of the Case: Rico Auto Industries Limited (Rico Auto), Omax Autos Limited (Omax Autos), Rico Castings Limited (Rico Castings), M/s Mohan Meakin (Mohan Meakin), M/s Rathi Steel (Dakshin) Limited (Rathi Steel), M/s K L Rathi Steel Ltd. (KLRSL), and Rathi Bars Ltd. (RBL) filed seven separate informations under Section 19(1) (a) of the Competition Act, 2002. After…

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Do Ghosts Exist?

Ghosts are believed to be spirits of the dead. We often think of ghosts as someone walking down the road in white clothes or someone who makes weird noises to show their presence, at least these are what is presented to us by the movies or horror serials. The tale of ghosts is present all around the world, even the most developed countries celebrate Halloween dressed in spooky clothes. The…

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Internship Experience at SNG & Partners, Mumbai

Internship Experience at SNG & Partners, Mumbai

– Shradha Sangeeta There used to be a time when students would go to internships traveling in heavily crowded public transportation, with no masks or sanitizers with them. If a person sneezed, he’d hear countless bless yous. Ah! those were the days. (Does that make me sound like a 90-year old?) Anyways, I decided to share an experience of one such internship I did back in ‘those days’. The name…

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Life Insurance Corporation of India vs. Asha Goel, (AIR 2001 SC 549)  

These appeals, filed by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation), are directed against the judgment of a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court in writ appeal no.843/85 allowing the appeal on the ground that the appellant should have had an opportunity of leading evidence relevant to their contention that the insurance policy was obtained by…

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Green Economy

By contrast, the goal of a green economy is to meet our food, transport and energy needs in a sustainable and equitable way. This is not inevitable, but it is inevitable when our economies develop and function. For these reasons, the transition to a greener and more sustainable economy is justified in some cases. A green economy is an economy that aims to reduce environmental risks and…

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The Lady Justice

The Lady Justice statue, whether in the form of sculpture, paintings, coats of arms or metal statues, is found worldwide. The history of the lady Justice statue goes back many thousands of years, and she typically carries symbols of justice. The Lady Justice may be a metaphorical personification of the dynamic in judicial systems. Her attributes are a blindfold, a balance, and a sword. Lady…

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Hospital Management: A Lead-in

Hospital Management: A Lead-in

-by Samiksha Gupta As stated by Koontz H., “Management is the art of getting things done through and with the people in formally organized groups.” Hospital management has developed and grown in leaps and bounds form a nearly insignificant topic to one of the integral ones of our economy. It has evolved into a powerful and innovative force on which our healthcare organizations depend for…

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Judicial Activism Creativity And Accountability

Judicial Activism Creativity And Accountability

INTRODUCTION The judicial activism is use of judicial power to articulate and enforce what is beneficial for the society in general and people at large. Supreme Court despite its constitutional limitation has come up with flying colors as a champion of justice in the true sense of the word. JUSTICE… this seven letter word is one of the most debated ones in the entire English dictionary. With the…

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Relation Between Law And Justice

Relation Between Law And Justice

By Ayan Mondal Introduction We all are the part of society. Peace Law and order are maintained in the society by the state. Justices is the soul of every judicial system. Justices is established in the society by the law , So administration of justices is the essential subject matter of the law .The administration of justices is the process by which the legal system of a government is executed.…

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Compounding Under Section 24A Of SEBI Act

Compounding Under Section 24A Of SEBI Act

The Supreme Court recently addressed the question of whether SEBI has veto power over compounding of offenses under the SEBI Act of 1992 in Prakash Gupta v. Securities and Exchange Board of India. For the first time, the Court considered the meanings of section 24A of the SEBI Act, as well as the requirements for compounding thereof. Background In this case, SEBI received a complaint alleging…

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Adoption Under Hindu Law And Gender Equality

Adoption Under Hindu Law And Gender Equality

The dictionary meaning of the term ‘adoption’ is the act of taking and rearing of the child of other’s parents as one’s own child. The Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, deals with the legal procedure of adoption of children by Hindus and other legal obligations that needs to be followed like maintenance of children, wife etc. This law was derived from the uncodified Hindu Laws…

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Interpretation Of Penal Statutes

Interpretation Of Penal Statutes

Salmond defines “interpretation” as “a process by which the Court seeks the meaning of Legislature through the medium of authoritative forms in which it expresses”. The manner, in which the courts have been interpreting penal statutes, has been changing over time. There was a point where it was believed that a penal statute had to be construed strictly in favour of the accused. With the flux of…

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Circumstances For Extension Of Limitation For Filing Of Suits

Circumstances For Extension Of Limitation For Filing Of Suits

Section 2(j) of the Limitation Act, 1963 provides- “Period of Limitation” means the period of limitation prescribed for any suit, appeal, or application by the schedule, and ‘prescribed period’ means the period of limitation computed in accordance with the provisions of this Act. The provisions of this Act, which are the exceptions to the general rule and enable proceedings to be instituted…

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What Is Mischief Rule Under Interpretation Of Statutes?

What Is Mischief Rule Under Interpretation Of Statutes?

The word interpretation has been derived from the Latin word ‘interpretari’. In Latin, it means “to expound, translate, understand or explain”. According to Cambridge English Dictionary, the literal meaning of the word interpretation is “an explanation or opinion of what something means”. In legal language, interpretation is the process of determining the intended meaning of a statute, deed,…

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What Is An Affidavit?

What Is An Affidavit?

An affidavit is a sworn statement of facts by a person who knows that such facts and circumstances have taken place. The person who makes such statement and signs it is known as a deponent. An affidavit is a written document signed by the deponent, confirming that the contents of the affidavit are true and correct to his knowledge and he has concealed nothing material therefrom. It is duly…

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Tenet Of ‘Per Incurium’

Tenet Of ‘Per Incurium’

By Nilisha Kashwi What does ‘Per Incurium’ mean? “Per incuriam” is defined as “by coincidence” in the Black’s Law Dictionary (fourth edition, 1891). When used as a verb, ‘incuria’ refers to carelessness. Because of this, a decision should be treated as per incuriam if it is made without regard to the provisions of a rule or a standard that has the power to act like one. To choose “per incuriam”…