Analysis of Honor Killing with reference to Shakti Vahini v. Union of India

by Nathalia M Fenwick Even after 74 years of India gaining independence, can we really say that all the citizens of t...

Bar to seek ‘personal’ information under RTI Act, 2005

by Nathalia M Fenwick Right to privacy and Right to information are the two important sides of a democratic set- up y...

RES JUDICATA – CONCEPT AND IMPLICATIONS

RES JUDICATA – MEANING AND ORIGIN Res means “subject matter,” and judicata means “adjudged” or “decided,” so the phra...

PROMISORY ESTOPPEL IN CONTRACT LAW

CONSIDERATION The word ‘contract’ is described as an agreement enforceable by law in section 2 of the Indian Contract...

Principle of Vicarious Liability

by Vaishnavi Adapala WHAT IS VICARIOUS LIABILITY? The term “vicarious liability” is made up of two words: “vicarious”...

Concept of State - Article 12

by Sajal Awasthi Introduction Part III of the Indian Constitution talks about Fundamental Rights which are mentioned ...

Public Interest Litigation

By: Kiran Sona Puthan Introduction Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is a method or technique that tends to focus on t...

Concept of Locus Standi

Introduction In the past, litigation in India was an expensive affair. Wealthy people were the only ones who took leg...

Difference between judge and magistrate

INTRODUCTION In the judiciary, magistrates and judges seem to be the same, but this is not the case. There are distin...

Impact of abolition of Film Certification Appellate Tribunal on copyright and cinema

By Kiran Sona Puthan Introduction The government abolished the Film Certificate Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) earlier thi...

Contingent Contract

Introduction A contract comes into existence when one party has made an offer that another party has accepted. Accept...

Distinction between void contract and illegal contract

Differences between void and illegal contracts No parties to an unlawful contract can seek any remedy from the courts...