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Analysis of Section 86(2) of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2021
Children are always attributed with innocence, beauty, and without a possibility of malignity in them. They are the torch bearers of our nation and hence they shall be treated equally as adults. Their life and liberty shall be considered as important as adult citizens of the nation. Our legislations pertaining to child rights are formed Read more
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ORDER IX RULE 13 CPC-SETTING ASIDE EX-PARTE DECREE
The term ‘decree’ literally means ‘an official order given by a government or a ruler. It also means an order having the force of law. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) defines the term ‘decree’ under section 2(2). As per the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 decree means “the formal expression of an adjudication Read more
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ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS WITH EMPHASIS ON PUNISHMENT FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY IN INDIA
India, the world’s seventh largest country, is one in every of the foremost bio-diverse regions within the world, with four of the world’s 36 variety hotspots. It’s home to animals starting from Bengal Tigers to the Great Indian Rhinoceros and animal protection and welfare within the country has taken a outstanding place in recent years. Protection Read more
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RIGHTS OF AN ARRESTED PERSON
In a literary sense, arrest means the action of seizing someone and taking them into legal custody. It means deprivation of personal liberty of the accused. Whenever an offence is committed by any person, he is taken into custody to investigate and inspect the case Thus, after an arrest, a person’s liberty is under full control of the Read more
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E-CONTRACT: EVOLUTION FOR POSTMODERN
Electronic commerce is one of the byproducts of the 21st century’s economic substance, but what about contracts and all of that paperwork that used to happen? We could see new things that were unimaginable once, whether it was a paperless budget or paperless courts. But what about a paperless contract? Isn’t it a reality yet? Read more
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RES JUDICATA: THE RULE OF CONCLUSIVENESS
WHAT IS RES JUDICATA? The Principle of res judicata is enshrined under Section 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. This principle or rule is also called as the “rule of conclusiveness”. It provides that a matter once finally decided by a competent Court, no party can reopen it in a subsequent litigation. It was held Read more
