According to the Indian majority act, 1875, a minor is one who has not completed his or her 18 years of age. Thus, a minor is a person who is below the age of eighteen years. Law relating to contracts …
Free consent is one of the essential element of a valid contract. According to section 14,” Consent is said to be free when it is not caused by (a) coercion or (b) undue influence or (c) fraud or (d) misrepresentation, …
Education is a basic human right. For the success of the democratic system of government, education is one of the basic elements for the development of society as well as for the whole country. Education gives a person human dignity …
The Apex court and High courts have the power to issue writs under article 32 and article 226 respectively. The provision to issue writs is formed in order to make available the right to constitutional remedies to every citizen. There …
According to the Doctrine of estoppel there are certain facts which the parties are stopped from proving. Estoppel is a principle of law by which a person is held bound by the representations or by his conduct. The doctrine of …
Introduction In Joint Hindu family, the Karta occupies an important position. Karta’s position is unique and Karta possesses such powers which no other member of the family possesses. He is the head of the family and acts on the behalf …
“Public interest is something in which public, the community at large has some pecuniary interest in which their legal rights and liabilities are affected. It does not mean anything narrow as a mere curiosity or as the interest of the …
Introduction Gift under Muslim Law once done is final and irrevocable, it cannot be taken back by the donor from the donee. Gift under Muslim Law is called HIBA. It means declaration by the donor to the donee that he/she …
Plea of Alibi It is the plea of absence of person, charged with an offence, from the place of occurrence at the time of the commission of the offence is called the plea of alibi. The term “Alibi “is a …
Before the independence of India, there was a system of Kanyasulkam throughout the country, whereby the bridegroom had to pay a certain sum of money to the father of the bride in getting marriage. This was quite similar to the …