The right to be funny can also be added to Article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution-Madras High Court
On December 17 2021, the Madras High Court quashed the FIR lodged against the youth over the Facebook post, saying that the ‘right to be funny’ can also be added to Article 19(1) of the Constitution. Right to be funny means right to be funny. The court said that if the cartoonist or satirist was … Read more
COMPARATIVE TABLE FOR FORMS OF REGISTRATION FOR NGOs/NPOs IN INDIA
Description Society Trust Association not for Profit(Company) Relevant Act for registration/incorporation The Societies Registration Act, 1860. Only the Trust Deed is registered under the Registration Act,1908. Companies Act,2013. Ease of formation Relatively simple, it make take 1-2 months. Very simple, it may take a week. Relatively complicated, it may be registered in a month. Authority … Read more
Legal Framework of NGOs in India
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) do not exist for a profit motive. These organisations do the work which ought to have been done by the government. The purpose and intent of these organisations is not to work with any profit motive and hence are also known as Non-Profit Organisations(NPO). However, they may have some profit-making activity provided … Read more
Provisions relating to Cost in C.P.C.
In civil proceedings, cost shall follow the event. Section 35 of the Code of Civil Procedure contains the provision as to costs. The cost of an incident to all suits are in the discretion of the Court. The court shall have full power to determine by order out of what property and what extent such … Read more
Signing and Verification of Pleadings
*Deepak Miglani Verification of pleadings basically means checking or proof reading the pleadings. It is done either by one or all the parties or anyone who knows the details of the case. Thus, Verification of pleadings includes verification of both plaint and written statement. The objective of verification is to check that all the details written … Read more
History of British settlement of Bombay and development of its administration of justice before 1726
History of British Settlement of Bombay – In 1534, the Island of Bombay was acquired by the Portuguese King Aljonsus from the King of Gujrat Sultan Bahadur. In 1661, he transferred this Island to British King Charles II as dowry on the eve of the marriage of his sister Princess Catheline with Charles II. As … Read more