Author : Vaidehi Gupta
In general connotation, the term election refers to the act of picking up or choosing. However, in the context of Transfer of Property Act (TOPA)1882, the Doctrine of Election is envisaged under Section 35 of the Act & also under Sections 180 to 190 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, referring to making a choice between two alternative or erratic rights.
Author : Nengchonghoi Bora
The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 governs the definition and elements of what constitutes a mortgage- also known as ‘liens against property’ or ‘claims on property’- in the eyes of the law. As a debt instrument, it is a means to raise capital for a specific immovable property by way of acquiring a loan, an existing or future debt or for the performance of an engagement which could potentially lead to monetary liability.
Author: Tamanna Gupta from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. Reading time: 8-10 minutes.…
Author: Shouraseni Chakraborty, student of National University Of Study And Research In Law, Ranchi.
Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution secures the right to freedom of speech and expression, which though does not directly concern itself with freedom of press, numerous precedents have considered them to be mutually inclusive…
Author: Siddhi Gokuldas Naik
There are approximately 15 million migrant children in India. These children move along with their parents in search of work and sustenance as per their migration cycle. The recorded data states that today they are affected the most because of the lockdown.
Author: Shouraseni Chakraborty
Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose (1903 SCC OnLine PC 4. ) (Mohori Bibee) was a Privy Council judgement pronounced at the dawn of the twentieth century which aptly dealt with the ambit of minor’s agreement. The court interpreted the relevant provisions pertaining to the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (The Act) in considering the validity of an agreement with a minor. This case in many ways put an end to a dilemma which was initiated in the English judicial system before the passage of the Infants Relief Act, 1874 regarding the legal implications of contracts with minors.
Authors: Stuti Mandhotra, student of School of Law, UPES, Dehradun and Advocate Avijit Sharma.
As the Black’s Law Dictionary goes to define an injunction; it can be understood as nothing but a prohibitive writ issued by the court asking a defendant or his servants or agents or any other person so authorised, to either do or not to do a certain act which is…
Author: Tushar Ranjan from NUSRL, Ranchi.
The Companies Act, 2013 is a milestone legislation in India which revamped the laws governing a company from its birth to dissolution. The legislation attempted to do away with all the provisions that were obsolete and inconsistent with growing business…
Author: Aditi Soni from Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna, India.
On March 17, 2020, the Lok Sabha passed The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Statements of Objects and Reasons of the Bill state that several cases were filed in the Supreme Court and various…
Authors: Zevesh Modi and Priyanka Guleria from National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi, India.
Necrophilia can be simply defined as an act or desire of having sexual intercourse with a corpse or a kind of disorder where generally there is an…
