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Civil Law Articles


How to File SLP in Supreme Court of India?

  Advocate Kappil Cchandna   03 September 2018 at 11:40

What is meant by a special leave petition ? Special leave petition (SLP) means that an individual takes special permission to be heard in appeal against any high court/tribunal verdict. Thus it is not an appeal but a petition filed for an appeal. ..


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The contours of principle of 'business efficacy' in interpreting commercial contracts

  Smita Singh   09 August 2018 at 11:03

Introduction Principle of 'business efficacy' is well recognized tool for interpreting a commercial contract inter se the parties. Documenting terms of a commercial contract may not always be perfect enough to capture and provide for all ..


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Taming an agent

  Smita Singh   06 August 2018 at 13:26

Introduction It is common for people to carry on their in business dealings with third parties though an agent. This could be on account of the vastness of the principal�s business or since the dealings may require significant skill or expertis ..


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Holiday Law - Before Brexit

  Navin Kumar Jaggi   04 August 2018 at 14:41

Holiday Law - Before BrexitIntroductionThe Holiday Law regime is an area of Law which was recognized and codified much later in time. Till as late as 1993, the package holiday cases were not supervised by any statute and the relationship between a cl ..


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Motor Vehicle Act, 1988: An Overview

  Advocate Kappil Cchandna   25 July 2018 at 10:46

IntroductionWith the development of the society, the law governing it also becomes sensitive to various events associated to it. There are many rash acts, which were not considered earlier as such but today, are believed to be an act of negligence an ..


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Misuse of Domestic Violence Laws: A Legislative Dynamism

  Navin Kumar Jaggi   04 July 2018 at 11:00

Misuse of Domestic Violence Laws: A Legislative Dynamism �No nation founded upon injustice can stand. From the sand enshrouded Egypt, from the marble wilderness of Athens, from every fallen, crumbling stone of once mighty Rome Comes a wail, as ..


Posted in Civil Law |   2169 Views


Compensation Claim By Way Of Cost Escalation - On Account of Prolongation of Contract Period

  Smita Singh   02 July 2018 at 13:58

Introduction When under a contract an employer entrusts works to a contractor to be carried out in a time bound manner by supplying specified material and/or by deploying resources like staff, labour, machinery etc., the employer usually undertakes r ..


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Attesting witness: Whether bound by contents of the document?

  Smita Singh   18 June 2018 at 10:53

IntroductionThe parties entering into a contract usually reduce the agreed terms into writing for record and affix their signatures to the document as evidence of its due execution. Often such documents, apart from signatures of the parties contain s ..


Posted in Civil Law  4 comments |   12097 Views


Live-in relationships & domestic violence act - The decisive test

  Prashanti   13 June 2018 at 12:26

The point of discussion is whether in a broken Live- in relationship, the non- maintenance of a woman would attract Section 3 of the Domestic Violence Act. Before going into detail, t ..


Posted in Civil Law |   1274 Views


Contactor's claim for damages for prolongation of work: Period of limitation applicable

  Smita Singh   12 June 2018 at 13:46

Introduction Often an employer entrusts to a contractor certain works to be carried out under a contract, in a time bound manner by deploying resources like staff, labour, machinery etc. In such cases the employer typically assumes reciprocal obliga ..


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