Author: LexQuest Foundation
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Abetment of an Offence
By Priyanka Agarwal, Chaudhary Charan Singh University. Abetment is an offence only if the act abetted would itself be an offence punishable under the Indian Penal Code or under any other law for the time being in force. Chapter V, Sections 107 to Sections 120 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 are related with abetment. When several persons…
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Understanding Summary Suit
By Swarnalee Halder, Calcutta University, Department of Law. Nature and scope Order 37 provides summary procedure in suits based on negotiable instruments or where the Plaintiff seeks to recover debt or liquidated amount. The essence of summary suits is that the Defendant is not, as in an ordinary suit, entitled as of right to defend…
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Fazal Dad v State of Madhya Pradesh
By Hita M. Agarwal, WBNUJS, Kolkata. Here’s an interesting Power Point Presentation, prepared by our Research Intern, on one of the important cases related to Citizenship, i.e., Fazal Dad v State of Madhya Pradesh. Read here
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Moral Policing in India
By Priyanka Agarwal, Chaudhary Charan Singh University. Moral police is a term which some vigilante group and police use to cover their actions which they perform in order to protect the deemed morality and Indian culture. The moral policing instead of becoming a good thing has become more like a trend which some vigilant groups and the…
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Quasi Contracts
By Ritu Rathi, Jindal Global Law School. Quasi Contracts or Constructive Contracts are a binding obligation, implied by law, by which a party is obligated to another party in a situation where no legal contract actually exists. The creation of such a contract can be ordered by courts in order to avoid unjust enrichment and ensure…
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Rights of an Arrested Person: An Explanation
By Ranjana Meharda, National Law University, Jodhpur. Mayhaps every prisoner looks at the dawn and views with anguish, the empty spaces which are used to fill his world. Imprisonment may strip him of certain facets of life. However, such rights, as human dignity require and circumstances justify, must be granted to him. The problems must be identified…
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Balaji Raghavan v Union of India
By Rashmi Singh, ILS Law College, Pune. Go through this interesting Power Point Presentation to understand the landmark judgement on Article 18 of the Indian Constitution.
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Need for a Common Market for Agricultural Commodities
By Yukti Makan, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. India derives approximately 50% of its national income from agricultural business. The marketing of the agricultural produce also varies from nation to nation, from state to state and it even varies within the state. Agricultural market practices need to be uniform in the interest of developing wider markets…
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Euthanasia: A Right to Die with Dignity
By Priyanka Agrawal, Chaudhary Charan Singh University. The phenomenal advances in medical sciences and technology have altered balance of human life and societal values. Pari-passu with these changes is the upsurge of affirmation of human rights, autonomy, and freedom of choice. These issues compel us to re-evaluate our concepts of societal, medical ethics and value systems.