The Legal Lock

Redemption – sec (91-96)  The property encumbered is barely a security for the payment of the money Lent. The debtor is entitled to urge back his property on payment of the principal and interest once the expiration of the maturity for the compensation of the mortgagee’s cash. This right of…

Introduction Chapter XVII of the Indian penal code discussed about the offences against property. This is the second longest chapter, it contains 85 sections (378- 462). The basic element common to the offences under this chapter is dishonesty, which the code is describes as the intention of causing wrongful gain…

Copyright law as its name suggests is the simple law that suggests if you create something you own it and only you get to decide what happens next with it. In India, law related to copyright is governed by the Copyright Act, 1957. The objective of this copyright law is…

India is considered the largest democracy in the world. The basic feature of every democratic setup is transparency, openness and accountability. In India, public authorities or administrative authorities have a wide discretionary power, so a feeling has arisen in the mind of legislators as well as the public that this…

Introduction Competition act, 2002 The competition bill, 2001 was introduced in Lok Sabha on 6 august 2001 and passes on December 2002 to replace the MRTP act, 1969. The act is also acknowledged as competition act 2002 or antitrust law.  The objective of the act to prohibits anti competitive agreements,…

The brand new UK young professional scheme visa Indian citizens between 18 to 30 years to stay, study and work in the United Kingdom for up to 2 years.

The Banking Regulation Act, 1949 was passed by the parliament in the year 1949 with the aim to regulate all banks along with consolidating and amending the banking laws in India. It regulates and supervises the functioning of the commercial banks in India. Before 1965, the Act only took into…

Eligibility to be partners (Section 22) This section provides that there can be two ways to be eligible as a partner in a limited liability partnership firm. The very first clause says that a person can be a partner by subscribing his name to the incorporation document. Secondly, if a…

Section 17 in the Copyright Act, 1957 defines the first owner of the copyright:- Subject to the provisions of this Act, the author of a work shall be the first owner of the copyright therein: Provided that— (a) in the case of a literary, dramatic or artistic work made by…

By Tania Maria Joy Introduction Though Indian laws prohibit abduction and kidnapping, since 2005, more than 100,000 kidnapping and abduction cases have come up in India. People have continued to take advantage of the tender age of minors to kidnap them and exploit and force them to perform horrendous acts….

By Tania Maria Joy The literal meaning of abduction is the action of forcibly taking someone away against their will. Abduction is defined u/s 362 of IPC. This section merely gives a definition of the word ‘abduction’ which occurs in some of the penal provisions which follows . There is…

By Tania Maria Joy Introduction LLP is an alternative corporate business form that gives the benefits of limited liability of a company and the flexibility of a partnership. The LLP can continue its existence irrespective of changes in partners. It is capable of entering into contracts and holding property in…

By Tania Maria Joy Introduction The Indian Contract Act, 1872 governed all transactions relating to the sale of goods until 1930. Now, the contract of the sale of goods is regulated by The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (hereinafter, referred to as the ‘Act’). Sections 76-123 of the Indian Contract…

Introduction There are many instances of bailment in our daily lives – when we give our clothes for laundry, when we use valet parking for our cars. We deliver our goods to another person or leave them in the power of another person for a purpose and expect to receive…

Introduction:- Chapter VII of the limited liability partnership act, 2008, deals with the topic financial disclosures. Limited Liability Partnership in short (LLP) is an unusual type of commerce association. It is not just supplies the recompense of limited liability however too allows its members the elasticity of arranging their internal…

Section 53 of The Indian Penal Code ,1860 Section 53 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 , specifically deals with different types of punishments which can be given by the Criminal Courts if the person is held liable under the Code. There are five kinds of punishments stated under Section…

By Tania Maria Joy Introduction Homicide is a term that originates from the Latin term ‘Homo’ means human and ‘caedere’ means killing. The act of homicide is an act that has been a part of human life since day 1. Early men used to kill each other for food or…

Introduction:- Chapter XII discussed 35 sections whose topic is of offences relating to coin and government stamps. In which offences relating to coin deals with sections (230-254) under IPC and government stamps deals with sections (255-263A) under IPC. In this article we discussed about counterfeiting stamps which deals with section…

The offences related to the golf shot to death of unhatched or newborn child unit of measurement dealt in Sections 312 to 318 of Chapter XVI of the Indian codification, 1860 i.e., inflicting miscarriage, act finished intention of inflicting death, inflicting death, exposure or exploit of a bambino with the…

By Tania Maria Joy Introduction An agreement between two or more parties creating obligations that are enforceable or otherwise recognizable at law. A contract is an agreement enforceable by law. Contracts are promises that the law will enforce. The law provides remedies if a promise is breached or recognizes the…

Introduction  Right of private defence of person and property, under the Indian Penal Code has been defined from section 96-106. This section provides an authority to the person to use necessary force to protect himself and his property against the wrong doer when an immediate aid from the state is…

By Tania Maria Joy Introduction Evidence is every type of proof legally presented at trial (allowed by the judge) that is intended to convince the judge and/or jury of alleged material facts of the case. Evidence is any statement required or permitted by the court on oath and any document…

By Tania Maria Joy Introduction It is a settled proposition of law that an agreement of sale comes into existence when the vendor agrees to sell and the purchaser agrees to purchase, for an agreed consideration on agreed terms. It can be oral. It can be by exchange of communications…

Submitted by Kanish Malhotra Introduction  In this article we’ll be taking about the offences related to weights and measures under section 264 – 267. When we talk about weights and measures it means it includes quantity, capacity, volume, or dimensions of anything. The offences related to measures and weights take…

Introduction:- Caveat Emptor is comes in a Latin phrase with the aim of the meaning, which is “let the buyer beware”. Caveat Emptor is a fundamental principle of the sale of goods act. We can also say this “warning Buyer”, in short; ‘let the buyer beware’. The purchaser or buyer has…