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Odisha Truck Driver Fined Rs 1000 for Driving without Helmet

Odisha Truck Driver Fined Rs 1000 for Driving without Helmet

In a shocking incident, a middle-aged man was fined Rs 1,000 for not wearing a helmet while driving a truck in Berhampur town of Ganjam district. The incident exposed the negligence of Transport Depar

Freedom of Speech Does Not Entitle a Person to Make Derogatory Remarks/Posts Against Any Community or Gender – Punjab and Haryana HC

Freedom of Speech Does Not Entitle a Person to Make Derogatory Remarks/Posts Against Any Community or Gender – Punjab and Haryana HC

On 26 November, the Punjab and Haryana High Court bench headed by Justice Alka Sarin remarked that the “Freedom of speech does not entitle a person to make derogatory remarks/posts against any commu

Punjab And Haryana HC Pulls Up An Advocate For His Rowdily Behaviour

Punjab And Haryana HC Pulls Up An Advocate For His Rowdily Behaviour

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday pulled up an Advocate and doubled the cost imposed on him while dismissing his petition who claimed that he ‘made’ many judges. The bench headed by Jus

No Public Entry In The Vicinity Of Puja Pandals During Durga Puja – Calcutta HC

No Public Entry In The Vicinity Of Puja Pandals During Durga Puja – Calcutta HC

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Calcutta High Court on Monday has directed the State to ensure that puja pandals and the surrounding areas are made no-entry zones for the general publi

Rampur man who called COVID-19 helpline asking for hot samosa, made to clean drain

Rampur man who called COVID-19 helpline asking for hot samosa, made to clean drain

Amid the 21-day nationwide lockdown, while the government has been taken steps to fight against coronavirus by providing helpline numbers to deal with those in trouble during the lockdown, reports of

Scooty owner challaned Rs. 6,300 after Priyanka Gandhi travels without Helmet

Scooty owner challaned Rs. 6,300 after Priyanka Gandhi travels without Helmet

On 29 December, the UP-traffic police slapped a fine of Rs. 6,300 on the owner of a two-wheeler on which Congress leader – Priyanka Gandhi traveled without a helmet. As per sources, the two-whee


  • Mischief

    Mischief

    Mischief is typically known as damages incurred due to another person’s action(s) or inaction(s). Mischief as a term is often used for offenses of distinct nature defined differently in a number of

    Private Defence

    Private Defence

    Self-help is the first rule of criminal law. Use of necessary force against the assailant or wrong-doer is legally permissible when immediate state aid cannot be procured. The right of private defense

    Defamation

    Defamation

    Overview Defamation, in simple words, means causing harm to the character of someone by way of words. Defamation can be caused either orally or by written words. An oral defamation is called Slander a

    Negligence in Torts

    Negligence in Torts

    Overview Negligence in simple terms means carelessness of any person, which creates the harm of another person. There is a legal duty to take care of any action when it is reasonably capable of being

    Wrongful Restraint of Torts

    Wrongful Restraint of Torts

    SECTION 339 states that “Whoever voluntarily obstructs any person so as to prevent that person from proceeding in any direction in which that person has a right to proceed, is said wrongfully to res

    Negligence

    Negligence

    MEANING AND DEFINITION In every day usage it denotes carelessness. But in its legal interpretation the word carries two senses in the law of torts. Negligence as a mode of committing certain torts- tr

    Trespass

    Trespass

    Trespass is said to be the act of crossing the limits prescribed by law. It refers to an unreasonable interference with one’s property or person arising out of a malafide intention.  Trespass is a

    Workplace Injury

    Workplace Injury

    Workers’ compensation or repayment is a type of insurance/warranty giving wage and salary replacement and medical benefits/gain to employees injured in the way of employment in exchange for com

    Nuisance

    Nuisance

    Nuisance means unlawful interference with the use or enjoyment of land of another. A Person’s any act which leads to the disruption of the right of use of property enjoyed by another constitutes nui

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