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STUDY NOTES: Abuse of Dominant Position under the COMPETITION ACT, 2002
The Competition Act, 2002 defines abuse of dominant position as when a powerful company exploits its market strength to hinder fair competition.
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STUDY NOTES: Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel
Know about the Doctrine of Promissory Estoppel and its development through judicial interpretation.
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Study Notes: WHAT IS WEDNESBURY PRINCIPLE?
The independent Judiciary in India is the third limb of the Government which answers to the call for a guardian of rights.
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Overview: Special Marriage Act 1954
A special marriage (prevalently known as a common marriage or an enrolled marriage) is a marriage solemnized under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.
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Study Notes: What is Doctrine of Proportionality?
The philosophical origin of proportionality is said to have originated in the Babylonian times as seen from the Code of Hammurabi (1754 BC).
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Study Notes: Anti-Competitive Agreements under Competition Act, 2002
As per Section 3(3) of the Act any horizontal agreement of either of the following kinds shall be presumed to have AAEC and hence is anti-competitive and void:
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Overview of UAPA (The Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967)
It was brought into effect in consequence of various United Nations Security Council resolutions being passed, which am at battling terrorism.
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Study Notes: ADULTERY as a Ground of Divorce
The Special Marriage Act, 1954 recognizes adultery as the valid ground for divorce. The act recognizes adultery itself as an offence and no additional offence has to be proved in order to obtain a decree of divorce or judicial separation
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Study Notes: DESERTION as a Ground for Divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
Introduction The Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 under Section 13
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Administrative Tribunals in India
The word ‘Tribunal’ is derived from the word ‘Tribunes’, which means ‘Magistrates of the Classical Roman Republic’.
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Study Notes: Judicial Separation under Hindu Law
The decree lifts the obligation of cohabitation between husband and wife. Separating provides the husband and wife with independent space to rethink and discover all options, like resumption of cohabitation, before getting a divorce.
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Study Notes: Restitution of Conjugal Rights under Hindu Law
Marriage is a holy union that brings together a man and woman, such a relationship that also binds their families as one.
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What is Hierarchy of Courts System in India?
India, being one of the greatest nations in the world with a huge population, has a powerful judiciary arrangement that is integrated with the structure of the courts and its hierarchy and the judicial conformity.
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What is Judicial System of India?
The existing judicial system of India is moving efficiently through the Constitution of India.
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Study Notes: What is Void and Voidable Marriages under Hindu Law?
The term marriage has not been defined in any Before moving towards the definition of marriage, it is to be known that Maritagium (marriage) has not been defined in any of the parliamentary statutes.
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Study Notes: Who is Hindu? and Schools of Hindu Law
The word Hindu has been derived from the word ‘Sindu’ which means the river ‘Indus’ in the subcontinent. It is denoted to the people living east of the river Sindu. The subcontinent came to be known as ‘Hindustan’ and the people living there as ‘Hindu’.
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Study Notes: Conditions for a valid Hindu Marriage
The Hindu Marriage Act only recognizes the solemnization of marriage only between the binary genders (male & female).
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THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AROUND THE GLOBE
The legislative method arrives at us of ancient ages. During the old days of the British Parliament, applications by the Commons in connection to legislation were introduced to the King in the scheme of appeals.
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Income Tax Act 1961 – Basics that you need to know
The Income Tax Act (“the Act”) holds the questionable analysis of being the law that has observed the highest number of alterations being executed to it.
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Forms of Electronic Banking in India
The adoption of technology has brought a sea change to the Indian banking sector, especially in the post-reforms period.
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Environment as a basic right and Fundamental Right
The idea of human rights, in general, developed after the Second World War, but the right to a good environment, as one of those human rights, was never a preference.
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CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL PROVISIONS FOR WOMEN IN INDIA
The rule of gender equality is dedicated to the Indian Constitution in its Prelude, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Functions, and Directive Principles.
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Central Bureau of Investigation, formation, functions and facts
Let us initially consider what made our nation even think to develop such an investigative bureau. This carries us back to the time of the Second World War.
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SUCCESSION UNDER HINDU SUCCESSION ACT
Hindu succession act, 1956 is an amalgamation of various rights of parties who are going to inherit the property through succession.
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