“To take a life when a life has been lost is revenge, not justice.”[1] The concept of awarding punishment, which in other words could be termed as ‘sanction’, is an ancient concept which took birth during the time when man started living in colonies which
Master is a qualified seafarer in Command of a Merchant SHIP. Under common Law, Ship’s register evidences this plus her Nationality, Port of registry and mortgages if any etc. Master is obliged to produce it on demand and declare her nationality at all times. A ship
The world today is the world of consumerism. Consumerism is on its rise and the velocity is very high. Every year, over 20,000 products are added to the world market from 49 countries. The common objective of the companies producing such goods is to maximize
India introduced the Minimum Wages Act in 1948, giving both the Central government and State government jurisdiction in fixing wages. The act is legally non-binding, but statutory. Payment of wages below the minimum wage rate amounts to forced labour. Wage Boards are set up to
The Father of the Nation Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in the coastal town of Porbandar in Gujarat on 2nd October,1869. Armed with two most potent weapons viz. “Satya” (“truth”) and “Ahimsa” (“non-violence”),Gandhi raised human values to new, mercurial heights and demonstrated to the world
The article contemplates to present up-to-date analysis of the cases relating to the vicarious liability of the directors in cases of dishonor of cheques by companies. The trend is increasing where the cheques which are issued by a corporate body is dishonor and complaints under
India is known world wide for its permissive and liberal jurisdiction on surrogacy. Commercial and cross border, gestational and heterosexual surrogacy is legal and practiced in India. It is estimated that India’s commercial surrogacy is worth $ 2.5 billion dollar industry producing nearly 2,000 surrogacy
When I tell most people that I handle criminal defense work, I always get a disgusted face in response, if not an eyebrow rose. If there could ever be two things as contradictory to and simultaneously be in concurrence with each other, it has to
About the Book The story centers around the European market leading IT firm, involved in Rights Management, a new legal technology sector that has grown bigger than any other IT sector anywhere. One of the characters playing a modest but important role, is the Indian
The legal tenet that has been inculcated in us for ages is that, “One is presumed innocent till proved guilty.” But, if one were to go by ‘judgements’ handed down in recent times, it is the other way around – “One is presumed guilty till proven