In this article, We will take an in-depth look at the contours of non-international armed conflicts, and its scope and meaning, as employed by various international courts, in different instances. The principles gleaned from this analysis would then be applied to an issue of great importance to India- the issue of Naxal insurgency. We will […]
The eldest surviving male of the family used to be the only Karta of that particular family. Even in cases where the eldest member of the family was the woman then also if there was a minor son, he could become Karta and in case the son was of such age that he could not
Meaning Of Misrepresentation In contract law, misrepresentation is a statement made by one contracting party to the other which is not true, and which encourages the other contracting party to enter into the contract. Misrepresentation is of two kinds, being either fraudulent or innocent; that is to say, it may either amount to a wilful
The Constitution (First Amendment) Act of 1951 adopted Article 31B, and, correspondingly, the Ninth Schedule, as a mechanism to shield land reform legislation from future threats to the touchstone of Fundamental Rights. The Supreme Court in L.R. Coelho v. The T.N. Province held that the ninth schedule items are immune to judicial review but this
The appellants in this book company case[1] were publishing and printing various books related to law. The Eastern Book Company is highly renowned for publishing the law report “Supreme Court Cases”. The appellant publishes orders, short judgements and recordings of the judgements; the term SCC was introduced by the appellant and henceforth has been used
The Article of Association (hereinafter referred to as AoA) is a document of a company, which regulates the internal management, and conduct of the business of a company. It deals with the rights of a member of the company. The AoA is signed by the subscriber of the memorandum and prescribes the regulation of the
Generally when the Court assumes the presence of a reality that is known as presumption. With the guide of presumption, a gathering in whose favour a presumption is made gets erased from the underlying weight of verification. The court assumes the presence of the reality in support of himself and may follow up on it
The inspiration behind creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (hereinafter referred as “UDHR”) was the horror, cruel prosecution, inhuman behaviour and the various barbaric acts perpetrated by Nazi Governement. Morsink refers to the statement in the Declaration’s Preamble, which provides that the “disregard and contempt for human rights has resulted in barbarous acts
The patriarchal outlook that people have is the main reason that women are not seen as equals who climb the ladders of the corporate sector with hard work and determination at par. To tackle this issue, the government brought out a one woman director mandate. Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013, read along with
