KEY TAKEAWAYS Civil proceedings are initiated against civil wrongs that are private in nature, whereas criminal cases are registered against crimes that affect the society. The procedure of filing a civil case is different from that of a criminal cas ..
Rape is the fourth most serious crime in India and a serious problem worldwide. It is generally a crime committed by men against women, but have we ever thought about it vice-versa? Historically, Rape was regarded as a crime committed by only men aga ..
Key Takeaways A legal representative, as defined by section 2(11) of the C.P.C., is a person in law who represents the estate of a deceased person. The representative who can be sued for executing the decree in a suit is defined in Section 50 of the ..
INTRODUCTION This article provides section wise detailed analysis of the Specific Relief Act. This Act is considered to be in a branch of the Indian Contracts Act, 1872 that deals with the reliefs and recovery of damages of an injured person. The sui ..
BackgroundThe term "geographic indication" (GI) refers to a designation given to a product that is unique to a specific region or area and is produced there. The quality of these goods is well-known. Simply by having the tag of belonging to ..
BackgroundThe Indian Patents and Designs Act, 1911, was enacted in 1911, marking the beginning of the country's patent law. The current Patents Act, 1970, came into effect in 1972, amending and consolidating the existing patent law in India. The ..
All said and done, it merits no reiteration that the test identification parade is basically used to identify the key suspects and it is not a substantive evidence. It has a lot of evidentiary value if it is carried out strictly as per the norms. ..
Key Takeaways Laws govern the leasing of commercial and residential property and are important to protect both landlord and tenant civil rights and to avoid deception. There is a transfer of interest in a tenancy agreement, and it establishes the ten ..
IntroductionThe word ‘tort’ implies conduct that is twisted or tortuous. It is a civil wrong(eg- defamation is a tort). A person committing tort is called a tort-feasor. The first reported use of the word is in the case of Boulton v. Hard ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS A caretaker could be any individual who has the responsibility to protect and take care of some property on a contractual basis. When property in its physical form comes under your legal ownership, it becomes your possession. The Suprem ..