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Master and Servant
By Sacha Hartmann The most significant instance of vicarious liability arises in cases where the master is responsible for the actions of his servant. In such cases it is understood that the servant is acting on the master’s behalf, or at his request, and as such it is assumed that the servant has the master’s…
Indo-US Relations – Nehru-Kennedy Spirit to Namobama Mantra
By Anoop Bose INDO-US RELATIONS NEHRU-KENNEDY SPIRIT TO NAMOBAMA MANTRA T he genesis of India’s relationship with the United States took place soon after the founding of the country in 1794 when the first American President George Washington sent Benjamin Joy, his Consul- designate to Calcutta. But Washington’s move was ill timed as the then…
Anti-Rape Law in India
By Hina Kausar & Heena Praveen The Criminal law (Amendment) Act, 2013 was an effort to castigate increasing offences of sexual nature against women in the country, especially considering the horrific Rape and murder of ‘nirbahaya’ in Nation Capital Region. The publicity of the incident and public outrage forced Government to amend the law on…
Affreightment
By Capt. A. K. Bansal Under Contract of AFFREIGHTMENT, shipowner gives to charterer, use of whole or part of cargo-carrying capacity of his ship for a specified voyage or voyages or for specified time, but at a price. Rights and obligations of owner and charterer depend on terms of the agreement. Laws and rules laid…
Privacy of Netizens in India
By Bhumika Sharma Privacy of Netizens in India By Bhumika Sharma Source section: Relevant Today | Magazine pages: 26–29 Introduction Privacy can be understood as a right to a personal space in which one can exercise practical rationality without interference from others. Privacy has always remained a much demanded call, as a right significant for…
Software Piracy
By Ajay Kashyap Undoubtedly software piracy has numerous alarming effects. It kills creativity and originality in software manufacturers, stunts the development of the software industry, deprives the programmers and others engaged in the production of original software of their just returns, robs the government of revenue and fuels the parallel economy. Several factors are responsible…
Live-in-Relationships
By Bhumika Sharma “Live-in or marriage like relationship is neither a crime nor a sin though socially unacceptable in this country. The decision to marry or not to marry or to have a heterosexual relationship is intensely personal.” — Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan No doubt exists as to that the people in India have lived together…
World Peace and Universal Understanding
By Anoop Bose World Peace and Universal Understanding The noble cause of world peace and universal understanding is extremely dear to my heart. From my early childhood, the writings and speeches of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru have greatly influenced my thinking and in particular my views on world peace and universal understanding. In his famous Tryst…
Ethical And Legal Controversies in Embryonic Stem Cell Research in Usa and Its Global Impact
By M. Paul Raj Shekar Stem Cell Research is always interesting and challenging to the scholars. The healthcare professionals, basic science researchers and the administrations across the globe have been struggling to cope up with the newly emerging diseases and the lack of medical solutions to many existing life threatening diseases like Heart vessel blocks,…
Justice Delayed Is India’s 30 Million Case Judicial Backlog
Anonymously Authored Justice Delayed is India’s 30 Million Case Judicial Backlog Four years ago India’s Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, informed the Lok Sabha (the lower house) that India had the largest backlog of cases in the world, and figures from this year estimate that as many as 30 million cases are pending. The Hindustan Times…