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Explain: Injuria Sine Damno and Damnum Sine Injuria

Explain: Injuria Sine Damno and Damnum Sine Injuria

A2Z Legal Knowledge - August 13, 2020

Injuria sine damnum This maxim means infringement or violation of a legal private right of a person even if there is no actual loss or damage. In such a case the person whose right is infringed has a good cause of action. It is not necessary for him to prove any special damage. The infringement of private right is actionable per se. What is required to show is the violation of a right in which case the law will presume damage. Thus, in cases of assault, battery, false imprisonment, libel etc., the mere wrongful act is actionable without proof …

Judicial pronouncement on Written statement and reply statement Additional written statement Counter claim and set off

Judicial pronouncement on Written statement and reply statement Additional written statement Counter claim and set off

A2Z Legal Knowledge - August 08, 2020

Introduction Jurisprudential definitions of the following terms are absolutely necessary: I. 1. Counter - Adverse, antagonistic; opposing or contradicting; contrary. 2. Counter affidavit - An affidavit made and presented in contradiction or opposition to an affidavit which is made the basis or support of a motion or application. 3. Counter Claim - A claim presented by a defendant in opposition to or deduction from the claim of the plaintiff. Fed.R.Civil P.13. If established, such will defeat or diminish the plaintiff's claim. Under fede…

Witness under The Indian Evidence Act

Witness under The Indian Evidence Act

A2Z Legal Knowledge - July 20, 2020

Meaning of Witness Witness is a person who witnesses any act or series of acts or a scene taking place. A witness may be any person who has the ability to perceive a fact through his senses. A competent witness may perceive any act from his eyes or ears or smell or sensation or touch or any other reasonable mode. As per section 118 of the Indian Evidence Act , a competent witness is one who has the capacity and ability to understand the questions put to him by the court. If he has the understanding of questions and the ability to give rational…

Is Abortion Legal in India?

Is Abortion Legal in India?

A2Z Legal Knowledge - July 05, 2020

In India, abortions are legal in certain situations, as abortion laws in India for unmarried girls, rape victims, and married women varies. With the rising crime rate in foeticides and infanticides, the abortion laws in India made it illegal to detect the sex of the foetus, thereby decreasing the rate of abortion. Legal or illegal, many people have asked questions about the abortion policy in India, to which you get answers here in our blog, elaborating on the rules for abortion in India.   Under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act,…

Contempt of Court Act: A Detailed Study

Contempt of Court Act: A Detailed Study

A2Z Legal Knowledge - June 26, 2020

Introduction Contempt of court is an offense in the eyes of law, of being disobedient to or disrespectful towards a court of law and its officers. In the form of behavior that opposes or defies the authority, justice, and dignity of the court. Contempt constitutes anything that curtails or impairs the freedom of limits of the judicial proceedings which must of necessity result in hampering the administration of Law and in interfering with the due course of justice. In case a person is found guilty of Contempt of Court, the court has the right…