Cruelty under Matrimonial Disputes/498-A IPC
The article is about Cruelty in Matrimonial Disputes, judgemenst on cruelty and cruelty as a ground for divorce
Patent Law of India-Protecting Intellectual Property in India
Meaning of Patent As per Section 2 (m) of the Patents Act,1970, “patent” means a patent for any invention granted under this Act. The Act by itself does not give the exhaustive or complete definition of the word patent. As per the definition of “patent” given in the Indian Patents Act,1970 it can be granted…
Canadian Immigration law
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. Canadian immigration law deals with law related to entry of foreign nationals into Canada,…
Merger and Amalgamation of Companies in India
An amendment has been made in the Companies Act, 2013 and the new Section 232 has been brought in which corresponds to Section 394 of the Companies Act, 1956 and this amendment seeks to bestow powers to Tribunal to order for holding of meetings of the creditors or the members and to make orders on…
Legal Aid Services in India
Meaning of Legal Aid as per various dictionaries As per Collins English Dictionary, legal aid means, a benefit in the form of financial assistance for persons to meet the cost of advice and representation in legal proceedings in the courts of law. In Cambridge Business English Dictionary, legal aid is defined as money to help…
Divorce in India – Easy or Difficult?
For many centuries, marriage was regarded as virtually indissoluble in many societies, including India where it was regarded as ‘sacramental’ religious. Divorces were granted only in limited cases in extraordinary circumstances. Divorce is the socially recognized and legal dissolution of marriage. According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Sociology (1994), ‘the formal legal dissolution of…
REGISTRATION OF FIR MANDATORY IN COGNIZABLE OFFENCES
According to the ratio of judgment rendered in Lalita Kumari’s case (supra), the reliability, genuineness and credibility of the information are not conditions precedent for registration of case. The intention of the Legislature is to ensure prompt investigation of a cognizable offence in accordance with law. There is no discretion left with the Police Officer to…
GST ADJUDICATION – it’s by a Revenue Officer!
GENERAL: Any dispute with a Taxpayer/ Assessee involving difference in perception as to his rights cannot be decided unless the principles of natural justice are followed. These involve soliciting and entertaining a reply by way of issuing a Show Cause Notice and also granting a personal hearing before considering an adverse decision. This process is…
EVIDENCE OF CRUELTY U/S 498-A AND ABETMENT OF SUICIDE U/S 306 OF IPC TO BE CONSIDERED INDEPENDENTLY
The evidence led by the prosecution to support their case under section 498A of IPC should not be read to hold the same accused guilty under section 306 IPC i.e abetment of suicide. Though, depending on the facts and circumstances of an individual case, subjecting a woman to cruelty may amount to an offence U/S…
MSMEs & GST
What’s the scope of MSME Act? Do the Board and the Advisory Committee constituted under MSME Act enjoy any legal influence on financial or commercial statutes including GST? Whether the GST Council has any permanent Members from the MSME Board or the Advisory Committee? What special place/ facilities the MSMEs enjoy under GST law? MSMEs…
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