Law Notes

An 'attempt at crime' occurs when someone attempts but fails to commit a crime. The 'Law of Attempt' under the IPC prevents offenders from attempting the offence again, thereby making society safer. The term 'attempt' does not have a...

Introduction  A child molester is a term that is used by both professionals and nonprofessionals, including law enforcement officers. Although Webster's New World Dictionary defines molestation as an "act to annoy, interfere with, or meddle with to cause trouble or...

A surrogacy agreement is an arrangement to carry a pregnancy for intended parents. Surrogacy can be divided into two main types: gestational and traditional. In the case of gestational surrogacy, pregnancy occurs due to the transfer of an embryo...

The Indian Constitution is the largest written constitution in the world with almost around 1,49,000+ words. Major parts of the Indian constitution are derived from constitutions around the world. Though with the tag of the biggest constitution in...

  Introduction  The Companies Act of 2013 addresses some of the gaps in the Companies Act of 1956. It makes major amendments to laws relating to governance, e-management, compliance and regulation, transparency and norms, auditors, and mergers and acquisitions, as well...

Introduction  There are many types of property, including tangible and intangible, real and personal, corporeal and incorporeal, movable and immovable, and so on. The Transfer of Property Act, 1882, divides the property into movable and immovable categories. The fact that...

Introduction  Evidence is tendered by all sides to prove an argument in a court of law, and some codified requirements apply to ensure that the evidence is tendered within the bounds specified by law. The Indian Evidence Act of 1872...

Introduction  Misfeasance is the legal term for an act that is not illegal but is carried out in a way that causes harm to another person. Other people may be harmed unintentionally as a result of your actions. While these...

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 regulates Labour laws in India as it concerns all the workmen or all the people employed on the Indian mainland. It came into force on 1st April 1947. The employer and the workers always had...

John Locke was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers and known as the "Father of Classical Liberalism." Considered one of the first of the British empiricists, following the tradition of Francis...