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Healthcare waste is the second kind of most hazardous waste all across the world. It consists of things like human body parts, tissues, blood, sharps, chemical waste, medical device like syringes, and pharmaceutical wastes. This kind of waste is produced mostly by hospitals, health care facilities, morgues, laboratories, nursing homes, and blood banks. The generation […]

Restorative Justice, as per Merriam– Webster dictionary means “to restore”. It began in Canada in the mid-1970s as an idea for victim-offender reconciliation. The wider purpose of this model is to restore the victim to its original position while preserving the web of relationships among the victim, offender and the community. Here, the needs of the

State of Orissa v. Ram Bahadur Thapa AIR 1960 Ori 161, 1960 CriLJ 1349 is a historic case where the people used to believe in the existence of the supernatural powers. Under this case, the incident was happened where accused took the defense on the basis of existence of supernatural things like ghosts. The court

In this article we will learn about the doctrine of harmonious construction in Interpretation of statutes and discuss various case laws that have been been adjudicated by appropriate forums on this subject. What is the meaning of Harmonious Construction? When a certain legislative enactment is passed it is ensured that the text of the law

In this article we will discuss the history of Insurance in India but before that we will first learn about the concept of Insurance. What is the concept of Insurance? Life is full of risk. Whether one is inside the house or outside, whether going on foot or travelling on bicycle, car, bus, train or

In this article we will learn about the doctrine of constructive notice and relevant case laws. But first, we will understand different meanings such as Constructive notice and MOA and AOA of a company. Memorandum and Articles of Association A company is a separate legal entity and certain rules have to be laid down for

It is a well established principle of Contract law that all contracts are agreements but all agreements are not contract. This might seem a little confusing, so, we will first learn about agreements and contracts. What is an Agreement? An Agreement is a promise backed by consideration. Section 2(e) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872

Qui facit per alium facit per se is a Latin maxim that translates to, “He who acts through another is acting himself” This legal maxim is often used in the law of torts to expound on the law that the principle is liable for the acts of this agents in certain circumstances. Literal translation &

Deterrent means to dissuade; it attempts to dissuade wicked minds from taking the incorrect and illegal route. Among the five theories of punishment in criminal jurisprudence, namely, deterrent, retributive, preventive, reformative, and expiatory, this particular theory imposes dreadful consequences, i.e. punitive actions against the wrongdoer, in order to curb the menaces of would-be evildoers and

This blog discusses the meaning, object and grounds for issuance of a temporary injunction under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC). The latter part deals with some FAQs related to the application for temporary injunction. What is the meaning of temporary injunction? Temporary Injunction refers to the Judicial Intervention of maintaining a ‘status quo’