KEY TAKEAWAYS Negligence is the failure to take the care that a person is legally obligated to do given the circumstances. There are three aspects that make up negligence: a duty to care, a breach of duty, and damages. The maxim Res Ipsa Loquitur shi ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS When the performance of the contractual obligations is rendered impossible due to circumstances which are beyond the control of the contractual parties, the doctrine of frustration of contract, envisaged under Section 56 of the Indian C ..
KEY TAKEAWAY • The Supreme Court held in Ritesh Sinha v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) that ordering an accused to provide a voice sample does not violate Article 20(3) of the Indian Constitution. • Because a court's order for an accuse ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS Emperor v. Burah was the first case which examined judicial review in India. Landmark case of Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerela supports the statement that judicial review is a basic feature of the Indian Constitution. Judicial rev ..
KEY TAKEAWAY Damnum sine Injuria is a legal principle that refers to damages without injury or damages in which the plaintiff's legal rights have not been infringed upon. In the instance of damnum sine injuria, no action is available because no l ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The case in reference is Sabina Yusuf Lakdawala v. State of Maharashtra & Ors (High Court of Judicature at Bombay) The matter is still pending in court hence, the ruling in this instance is not yet final. Should judges be granted fu ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS Section 498 A of the Indian Penal Code refers to a woman's husband or a relative of her husband subjecting her to cruelty. In a recent case before the Hon'ble Supreme Court, it was held that advising a wife to adjust to avoid re ..
What is the Transfer of Property ActThe Transfer of property Act was introduced in 1882, before this the transfer of properties were governed by the English Laws in India. This Act is an extension of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 and has 6 chapters w ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The primary objective of Section 197 is to protect the public servants from frivolous criminal complaints. Thus, this Section protects the public servants from unnecessary harassment Protection can be availed under this Section "on ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS In the recent case of Kaushal v. State of Haryana and others, the Punjab and Haryana High Court clarified that, following Supreme Court orders, no area of a police station should be left unprotected by CCTV surveillance, which would ine ..