Laws on Hindu Succession in Kerala
Introduction Inheritance means the right to succeed to the estate on intestacy - dying without a legally valid will. Succession means the process by which the heirs acquire the property…
Gift: The Legal Provisions governing it
Gift is the gratuitous transfer of certain existing moveable or immoveable property, made voluntarily and without consideration by one person to another person and accepted by or on behalf of…
Legal remedies available for non-performance of contract due to Covid-19
Covid : an unforeseen pandemic The emergence of Covid-19 as a pandemic around the world in an unprecedented manner as nobody could foresee has brought in many unforeseen restrictions in…
Execution of a Decree under Order 21 of CPC
The term execution of a decree refers to the process for enforcing or giving effect to the judgment, decree or order of the court.
The execution is the mechanism though which the decree holder realises the fruits of the decree ordered by the court. It comes to a close when the decree holder gets the relief awarded to him by the court.
The decree holder is the person in whose favour a decree has been passed, and the judgment debtor is the person against whom a decree has been passed.
Defamation in Indian Criminal Law
Defamation, according to Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), is making or publishing any imputation concerning any person to harm the reputation of such person.
It can be in written, oral, sign, or graphical form. It must be made knowingly and believing that it will harm the reputation of the person against whom it is made.
Contempt of Court Act in a Nutshell
Concept of contempt of court The concept of contempt of court came into existence in India with the enactment of the Constitution of India. By including the concept the Constitution…
What is meant by Cause of Action in a Civil Suit?
Cause of action means What we term as cause of action is a bundle of facts which forms the ground for a civil suit. The plaintiff must have to prima…
Law on recovery of advance or earnest money
Introduction The “advance deposit”, which is being paid as part of a contract for transfer of an immovable property, has in the past been treated conceptually quite different from the…