Introduction Alternate Dispute Resolution (or ADR) is a mechanism used to ease out the burden of courts by resolving them through various different modes like mediation, conciliation, arbitration, negotiation and Lok Adalats. Legal Services Authority Act, 1987 (hereinafter “LSA”) provides for

INTRODUCTION Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the concept that was introduced in 2013 under the Companies Act, 2013. India is one of the few countries which have adopted the concept of CSRasincorporated under Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013. According to

  Introduction With rise in number of disputes and litigations the burden of courts has eventually increased and there has been a growing trend among people to settle their matters outside the court. In desire of speedy trials and easy resolution of

Definition of ‘Malicious Prosecution’: It was in the case of West Bengal State Electricity Board v. Dilip Kumar Ray[1], that the Court defined the term ‘malicious prosecution’ in the following words: “A judicial proceeding instituted by one person against another, from wrongful or

  Defamation is not an unheard term for the common people too, as every now and then, news related to such a case is featured and highlighted. Defaming is the act of maligning someone’s reputation through libel or slander. To establish or

The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, is seen as a landmark social legislation as it has reformed law of marriage. It has curtailed the religious and ceremonial overtones, and instead brought around a more practical as well as contractual aspects. The Hindu

Introduction A company is a legal person which has a separate legal entity but since it is not a natural person, it depends on its directors for its day to day operations. The directors of a company play a very important

What is the Uniform Civil Code (UCC)? A Uniform Civil Code in a country ensures uniform rules for all people of the country irrespective of their caste, culture, religion, and tribe. It is specified under the Directive principles of the Indian Constitution

-Ipsita Mishra Recently we have seen the contention regarding the seniority and collegium issue in judiciary. The tussle has been going on forquite some time when the CJI behaves as the ‘master of the roster’ and chooses judges not on

The conceptualization of the term ‘privacy’ can be traced out in the ancient text of Hindus. If one takes a look at the Hitopadesh it is stated that a few matters (like worship, sex and family matters) should be protected