Gian Kaur vs The State of Punjab, 1996

This case analysis is written by Anurag Maharaj, a student of law at Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida. I have tried to describe the famous and controversial case Gian Kaur vs The State of Punjab, 1996. Gian Kaur vs The State of Punjab. Bench Justice J.S. Verma, Justice G.N. Ray, Justice N.P. Singh, Justice FaizanuddinRead More

Wasiyat: Concept and Formalities

This article is written by Mohit Bhardwaj. A 2nd year Law student, currently pursuing BBA-LL.B(Hons.) from Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University. In this article, the author discusses the meaning, of wasiyat and its concept under Indian law. To substantiate the concept, reference is made to all the statutes covered by the topic, with relevant illustrationsRead More

The Law Relating to Criminal Conspiracy

INTRODUCTION In a literal sense, conspiracy can be defined as an immoral, illegitimate, risky or surreptitious scheme developed by two or more individuals in secret. Law recognizes such secretive plotting to achieve malicious intent as Criminal Conspiracy.  A criminal conspiracy arises when two or more entities decide to commit almost every illegal act, and takeRead More

Simultaneous compensation under the MV Act and the Employees’ State Insurance Act

INTRODUCTION  An employee who has received an injury during the course of his employment should be given compensation as fast as possible, for him to be able to make good his losses. Motor accidents are also very frequently heard in our daily lives which lead to considerable loss of person and property.  For the sameRead More

All You Need to Know About the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act

INTRODUCTION When humans are traded for purposes like forced labour, sexual exploitation or slavery etc. illegally from one person to another, it is called human trafficking. Since such an act violates the movement of the person and also exploits him it becomes a crime. It is a heinous crime that has its roots in IndiaRead More

History and Development of International Humanitarian Law

INTRODUCTION In different countries and among people belonging from a whole different culture it has been agreed as a whole that there are certain acts that are allowed during a war and there are certain acts which are not allowed be it towards your enemy or your own troop and this idea evolved for thousandsRead More

All You Need to Know About the Competition Act, 2002

INTRODUCTION Competition is the act of the sellers individually seeking to acquire the patronage of buyers in order to achieve profits or market share. The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 was replaced by The Competition Act, 2002 which was enacted by the Parliament of India in 2002. Its purpose is to govern IndianRead More

Laws Prohibiting Human Trafficking

INTRODUCTION Human trafficking, also known as trafficking in persons or modern-day slavery, is a crime that involves the exploitation of a person for compelled labour or a commercial sex act. The initial consent by a person will be irrelevant if it was obtained employing fraud, deception or coercion. A child cannot consent to be trafficked.Read More