Legal Maxims!
Legal maxims may be defined as established principles or idea of law or legal policy. These principles guide Courts all over the world in applying the existing laws in a fair and just manner to enable the Courts…
General Defences under Tort Law
Defence conventionally means those arguments which when used persuades the Court to conclude that the defendant in a case is not guilty. General defence under torts can be used in three ways: Absent Element Defences it is…
Essential Elements of Tort
The word ‘tort‘ has been derived from the Latin term ‘tortum‘, which means ‘to twist’. It basically refers to the conduct, which is not upright or lawful. Tort is a Civil Wrong. In short, tort consists of wrongful acts…
Law of Contract
Law means a set of rules which regulates our behaviour and are important to a civilized society. And thus, there is no space for legislation in an uncivilized society. According to John Austin, ‘Law is the aggregate…
Hindu Marriage Act
India is a cosmopolitan country, which allows every citizen to be governed by their personal laws according to their religious views. This extends to personal laws inter alia in the matter of marriage and divorce. Hindus are…
Elements of Crime
Human being is a social animal. Society needs a peaceful and harmonized environment to live in. Greed, anger, lust, shortcut to become wealthy etc. are the factors affecting the harmony of society. Indian Penal Code lays down provisions…
Laws of the Olden Days
The topic covers the genesis of the problem from the perspective of the ancient historical roots of the problem right from the Vedic period. For ages, there has been a struggle for money and power and hence,…
