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Mob Lynching: Severe Threat to Rule of Law

“A society with lynch culture needs a big zoo, not for the animals definitely, but for the very people themselves.” –Mehmat Murat Ildan According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the Word ‘Mob’ means, “A large and disorderly crowd of People” whereas the term “Lynch” means, “To put to death (as by hanging)

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The Overlap Between Culpable Homicide and Murder

Introduction The hardest part of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is distinguishing between Culpable Homicide and Murder because they are so similar. And it can be difficult for even judges to distinguish because causing death is common in both. Let us start by looking at their definitions.  Section 299 of

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Chacko, Aniyan Kunju v. State of Kerala

FACTS: In this case, there was previous animosity between the accused persons and the deceased. To further their common intention as a result of such hostility, all the accused chased and attacked the deceased on 16.6.1994 at 11 pm. Accused-2 hit the victim with a metal rod on the back

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Fundamental Rules of Pleading

Introduction  The art of framing the document in which party to civil suits make their claims Is known as pleadings. s per the rules mentioned in the civil procedure code, it must be ascertained that all the claims in the pleadings must be in a specific format as per the

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Constitutional Validity of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 2019

INTRODUCTION: There is a long history of terrorism in India. It’s a sensitive issue causing peril and disjunction in the minds of the people. Till now, terrorism has evolved much, as modes of operation of terrorist organizations have changed continuously in past few years.  There have been many anti-terrorism operations,

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Duties and Liabilities of an Agent

Who is an Agent? An agent is a person who is legally empowered to act on behalf of an entity (principal). Section 182 of the Indian Contract Act defines agent and principal. Duties of Agent 1) Duty of agent to conduct principal business (Section 211) An agent is sure to

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The Truth of Social Media and Internet in India

In the year 1986, the Internet began in India and was available for educational and research purposes. It began with the launch of the Educational Research Network (ERNET), which was initiated by the Department of Electronics (DoE), with funding from the Government of India and the United Nations Development Program

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Criminal and Civil Liabilities of the Director of a Company

A director of a company has various legal responsibilities, and he has to comply/look after several legal issues related to a company. The following is research on the kind of civil/criminal liability that would be on a director if he or she fails to comply with the aspects of the

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Analysis of Competition Law in India

Introduction  India adopted its competition law in 1969 in the form of “Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act (MRTP). The decade of the 80s and 90s has been a very crucial one, due to the introduction of the economic policy and introducing the Indian market to the world. It came

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