Unsoundness of mind – whom the onus lies to prove unsoundness of mind. In law, the presumption is that every person is sane to the extent that he knows the natural consequences of his act. The burden of proof...
Month: March 2019
The State Electricity Regulatory Commission is vested with the following functions as per Section 86 of the Act. Functions of State Commission. (1) The State Commission shall discharge the following functions, namely: (a) determine the tariff for generation, supply,...
Chapter XXIII of Cr.P.C deals with evidence in enquiries and trials. Section 272 of Code of Criminal Procedure contemplates that the State Government may determine what shall be for the purposes of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the language...
It is a settled principle of interpretation that the Court should neither add nor delete words from a statute. Where the words of a statute are absolutely clear and unambiguous, recourse cannot be resorted to the principles of interpretation,...
Statutory appeals as provided by Special Acts : (i) Section 35 (L) of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944); (ii) Section 116A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951); (iii) Section 38 of the Advocates...
A successful lawyer has always been held in high esteem not because he has succeeded in accumulating unlimited earnings but because of his knowledge wisdom and Court craft. His keen mind, brilliant intellect, indomitable labour and prophetic vision aid...
1 Electronic and Mechanical Centre, Secunderabad Armed Forces 15 Corps Operating Signal Regiment Armed Forces Anti Submarine Warfare School Kochi Armed Forces Armoured Corps Centre and School, Ahmednagar Armed Forces Army Air Defence College Gopalpur Cantonment, Gopalpur Armed Forces...
Registrar of Cooperative Societies functioning under the Cooperative Societies Act is a public authority within the meaning of Section 2(h) of the Act. As a public authority, Registrar of Co-operative Societies has been conferred with lot of statutory powers...
Right to privacy is also not expressly guaranteed under the Constitution of India. However, the Privacy Bill, 2011 to provide for the right to privacy to citizens of India and to regulate the collection, maintenance and dissemination of their...
It is necessary to refer and expert Section 2(f), (h), (j) and Section 3 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (in short, ‘the Act’). 2(f) “information” means any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, e-mails, opinions,...
When a public authority has entered into a contract with an individual and a problem crops up thereto, whether or not the aggrieved party can resort to Article 226 of the Constitution of India often arises. The law in...