The Kolkata District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum recently ruled that restaurants cannot impose a service charge on a customer and, as a result, directed the concerned restaurant to return the service charge it collected from a customer along with a compensation amount. In April 2017, the government issued guidelines on fair trade practices regarding the…
INTRODUCTION The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the fundamental code, anima rights and duties of citizens. The directive principles of state policy, procedures, structures and powers of governmental institutions is also encapsulated in it. It is widely regarded to be a “living document”. It is the longest written…
KEY FACTORS OF MORAL POLICING https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_police#:~:text=Moral%20police%20is%20an%20umbrella,code%20of%20morality%20in%20India.&text=The%20target%20of%20moral%20policing,or%20%22against%20Indian%20culture%22. In its broadest sense, moral policing could refer to a system that imposes strict vigilance and restrictions on those who violate our society’s basic standards. Our society’s fundamental values can be found in its cultures, long-standing customs, and religious doctrines. It is a situation in which those who support this…
INTRODUCTION “Her friends used to tell her it wasn’t rape if the man was your husband. She didn’t say anything, but inside she seethed; she wanted to take a knife to their faces.” – F. H. Batacan The Delhi High Court is in process of hearing a challenge to the constitutional validity of…
Introduction Immigration law deals with national statutes, regulations and legal precedents governing immigration into and deportation from a country. As per Merriam Webster dictionary, emigration refers to departure from a place of abode, natural home, or country for life or residence elsewhere. The primary intention of immigrants is to settle down in a foreign country…
WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED BY A TRAFFIC POLICE IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE HAS EXPERIENCED AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIVES. A police officer’s job is to ensure that law and order are maintained in a society. And they are armed with the means and, at times, coercive, but necessary, powers…
Every citizen should be aware about the law and their rights. The article focuses on the detailed information about the Fundamental Rights.
“The issue of bail is one of liberty, justice, public safety and burden of the public treasury, all of which insist that a developed jurisprudence of bail is integral to a socially sensitised judicial process”. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer in Gudikanti Narasimhulu case (1977) INTRODUCTION The right to liberty is the fundamental right and…
In the context of the phrase “innocent until proven guilty,” it’s clear that the prosecution in India bears the burden of proof in proving any allegation. An accused cannot be considered a criminal until and unless he or she is proven guilty. Every citizen in India is presented with certain rights that are absolutely fair…
INTRODUCTION The personal injury law is the branch of tort which deals with providing of compensation to the victims who have suffered any physical, psychological or emotional injury due to the negligence of some individual. The negligent individual is held legally for the damage caused to the victim and will be responsible for paying…