Equivalent citations: 1993 SCR (1) 58, 1993 SCC (1) 589 Bench: AHMADI, A.M. (J) BENCH: AHMADI, A.M. (J) PUNCHHI, M.M. RAMASWAMY, K. Date Of Judgment – 11/01/1993 Acts – Arbitration Act, Registration Act, Indian Partnership Act Facts: A business was run in collaboration consisting of 6 brothers namely four appellants and respondents 1 and 2.inRead More
Introduction: Short for pro bono publico [Latin, For the public good]. The task given to the free legitimate work done by an attorney for devastated clients and severe, charitable, and other non-profit components. As people from a profession, lawful guides are restricted by their ethical guidelines to charge reasonable rates for their organizations and toRead More
The Maternity Benefit Act 1961 was enacted to maintain stability in the employment of women working in factories, mines, plantations, shops, and other areas. It provides 12 weeks of paid leave to women employees before or after childbirth. The 44th session of the Indian Labour Conference (ILC) put a recommendation to extend the period ofRead More
Introduction Every society has its rules and regulations to control crime and punishments for the violation of the law. Criminal Justice is the system of practices and institutions of government directions to control crime. Double jeopardy is also part of the criminal justice system. The double jeopardy concept came to the abolition of double convictionRead More
Introduction: Section 2 (b) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 characterizes acceptance in these words: When one individual to whom the suggestion is made means his assent thereto, the recommendation should be recognized. An idea when perceived changes into an affirmation. In the declarations of Sir William Anson, Acceptance is to offer what a litRead More
Introduction Long years back, during the ancient era of 1900 BCE in Babylon, if a man forced his sexual pleasure on someone’s wife or daughter is sentenced to death on the grounds of vandalizing someone else’s property. And in other parts of the ancient world, the laws defined rape as a property crime against theRead More
ABSTRACT Child sexual abuse is a dark reality that is increasing in India and with numerous harmful impacts. It is a universal and human rights issue. It was not conceded as a serious crime before the “Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012”. Child sexual abuse includes the provision concerning child rape, harassment andRead More
Introduction The Indian constitution was drafted in the mid-twentieth century which gave an advantage to constitutional makers, in so far as they could take cognizance of the various constitutional processes operating in different countries of the world and thus draw upon a rich fund of human experience, wisdom, heritage, and traditions. The emergency provisions areRead More
Case Number: Civil Appeal No. 3717 of 1982, arising out of SLP (Civil) No. 8056 of 1981 Case Citation: (1983) 1 SCC 22 : 1983 ALJ 488 : AIR 1983 SC 523 Bench: D.A. Desai and R.B. Misra Decided On: 18 November 1982 Section: Section 32(1)(b) of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 Section 32 ofRead More
Introduction The prime rationale behind providing punishments is to make the wrongdoer pay the penalty for the wrong he did and to provide a message to society and deter them from committing the same. Capital punishment is an integral part of the criminal justice system also follows the same rationale. But as human rightsRead More