09Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Letter to the Editor of a Local Newspaper Expressing Your Views Regarding the Need for Voluntary Blood Donation

Essays
6, Bidhan Road,Siliguri – 734 001.October 21, 2009 ADVERTISEMENTS: The Editor,Darjeeling Chronicle,5, Sevoke Road,Siliguri – 734 001. ADVERTISEMENTS: Subject: Need for voluntary blood donationSir, Image Source: newsgram.comThrough your widely-read columns, I would like to draw the attention of the general public to the crying need for voluntary blood donation in our district. Sad to say, even those who are aware of this problem hesitate to come forward and help because of the many wrong ideas that prevail on the subject. ADVERTISEMENTS: First, the availability of blood in our hospitals falls far below the requirement. Many lives that could easily have been saved through the goodwill of voluntary donors are lost.Contrary to popular belief, neither is the process of donating blood painful, nor does it weaken or incapacitate a person. On…
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09Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Letter to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Complaining about the Traffic Jams Problem in Your City

Law
Flat 3, Type VI,Belvedere Estate,Alipore, ADVERTISEMENTS: Kolkata – 700 027.December 4, 2010The Deputy Commissioner,Kolkata Police (Traffic), ADVERTISEMENTS: 18, Lalbazar Street,Kolkata – 700 001.Subject: Increasing instances of traffic jams in the city ADVERTISEMENTS: Dear Sir,This letter intends to bring to your kind attention the unimaginable harassment commuters face on Alipore Road due to the growing instances of traffic jams. We know that the number of vehicles on the roads is on the rise and that there is no proportional increase in the number of roads. So, traffic jams are bound to happen. But I do not intend to disturb you with things that do not have an immediate solution. Image Source: s1.cdn.autoevolution.comIt stretches one’s tolerance to the ultimate limit when a difficult situation is aggravated due to the irresponsible behaviour of…
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09Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Letter to the Officer-in-Charge, Prime Minister’s Relief Fund

Government
Himalaya Academy,Nainital – 263 003.6th October, 2009 ADVERTISEMENTS: The Officer-in-Charge,Prime Minister’s Relief Fund,Prime Minister’s Office,Delhi-110 001. ADVERTISEMENTS: Subject: Plight of earthquake victimsSir,I am the School Captain of Himalaya Academy. After the recent catastrophic earthquake in Northern India, our school initiated a drive to collect money to help the victims of this tragedy. Our students not only made their own monetary contributions, but campaigned from door to door in the school area and even organised a public rally in an effort to raise funds. Image Source: mumturnedmom.com ADVERTISEMENTS: We were successful in collecting a sizeable amount, which we promptly dispatched to your office on August 3, 2009.Between October 1 and 3, 2009, a group of students belonging to our Social Welfare Club, of which I am a member, paid a visit…
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09Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Letter to Your Cousin Telling Him/Her About a Book You Recently Read and Which Greatly Impressed You

Identity
25 /2Â, Sarat Giria Road,Ludhiana -141 098.February 20, 2011 ADVERTISEMENTS: My dear Mayank,The vacations are on and I am sure you are enjoying yourself. Life has been particularly kind to me during this vacation because I have rediscovered the joy of reading. In fact, I am writing this letter to you with the intention of telling you that I have discovered a rare autobiography. It is written in deceptively simple language that startles you with its poetic beauty and abounds with pearls of profoundly philosophical wisdom. Image Source: blogs.adobe.comI am talking about Ruskin Bond’s Scenes From a Writer’s Life which has had a tremendous impact on the way I look at life. Please do not think it to be one of those artificial ‘feel good’ books. This one just has…
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09Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Falsification of Accounts (Section 477A of IPC)

Marketing
Legal provisions regarding Falsification of Accounts under section 477A of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Falsification of Accounts: Image Source: img846.imageshack.us“Whoever, being a clerk, officer or servant, or employed or acting in the capacity of a clerk, officer or servant, wilfully and with intent to defraud, destroys, alters, mutilates or falsifies any book, electronic record, paper, writing, valuable security or account which belongs to or is in the possession of his employer, or has been received by him for or on behalf of his employer or willfully and with intent to defraud, makes or abets the making of any false entry in, or omits or alters or abets the omission or alteration of any material particular from or in, any such book, electronic record, paper, writing, valuable security or account, shall be…
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09Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Legal Provisions Regarding Hizanat or Custody of Children under Muslim Law

Writers
All Muslim authorities recognize the mother’s right of hizanat According to the Rudd-ul-Muhtar, ‘The right of the mother to the custody of her child is re-established whether she be a Musalman, or a kitabia or a mojoosia, even though she be separated from her husband. But it does not belong to one who is an apostate. Image Source: wendyreeselaw.comThe Fatwai Alamgiri puts it thus: “The mother is of all persons the best entitled to the custody of her infant children during connubial relationship as well as after its dissolution”. The term hizanat is applied to the woman to whom belongs the right of rearing up a child. ADVERTISEMENTS: Of all the persons, the first and foremost right to have the custody of children belongs to the mother, and she cannot…
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09Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Difference between Section 304-B and 498-A of the IPC

Marriage
Difference between Section 304-B and 498-A of the IPC are as follows:Section 304-B deals with dowry death being subjected to cruelty or harassment by her husband or any relative of her husband for, or in connection with, any demand for dowry. But, the terms has not been defined in Section 304-B. The explanation to Section 498- A gives the meaning of cruelty and as given in explanation ‘cruelty’ by itself amounts to an offence and is permissible. Image Source: cloudimages.youthconnect.in ADVERTISEMENTS: Though it is true that cruelty is a common essential to Section 304-B and Section 498- A, the provisions deal with two distinct offences. Under Section 304- B, it is the ‘dowry death’ that is punishable and such death should have occurred within seven years of the marriage. No…
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09Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Distinction between Criminal Misappropriation and Criminal Breach of Trust

Law
Criminal Misappropriation:1. In Criminal misappropriation, the property comes into the possession of the offender directly by some casualty or otherwise, and he afterwards misappropriates it. Image Source: pearlsofprofundity.files.wordpress.com ADVERTISEMENTS: 2. In Criminal misappropriation the subject matter is movable property only.3. In Criminal misappropriation there is the conversion of property coming into posses­sion of the offender any law.4. In Criminal misappropriation there is no contracted relationship.5. A breach of trust is not included in Criminal misappropriation ADVERTISEMENTS: 6. In Criminal misappropriation the property is innocently acquired, often casually and by chance but by a sub­sequent change of intention of retaining it becomes wrongful and fraudulent.7. Punishment is two years imprisonment and/or fine.Criminal Breach of Trust:1. In the case of Criminal breach of trust the offender is lawfully entrusted with the property…
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09Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Distinction between Cheating and Criminal Misappropriation

Friends
Distinction between Cheating and Criminal Misappropriation are as follows:1) Cheating is defined in Section 415 (See Section 415) while criminal misappropriation is defined in Section 403 (See. Section 403). Image Source: pearlsofprofundity.files.wordpress.com ADVERTISEMENTS: 2) In cheating, the wrong-doer induces the owner of the property to deliver it or any person to do or to omit an act, while, in criminal misappropriation, the owner of the property hands over the property innocently to the wrong-doer in good faith. Therefore, the wrong-doer misappropriates it.3) In cheating, the deceitful and fraudulent act starts from the beginning and the offence completes when the wrong-door obtains the property, whereas, in criminal misappropriation in the beginning, the wrong-doer obtains the movable property from its owner with owner’s consent. Thereafter he misappropriates against the wish of the…
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09Oct 2018 by Reese Bannister

Section 115 of Indian Penal Code – Explained!

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Section 115 of IPC – “Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life. If offence not committed.” Image Source: blog.amnestyusa.orgWhoever abets the commission of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, shall, if that offence be not committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such abetment, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; ADVERTISEMENTS: If act causing harm be done in consequence:And if any act for which the abettor is liable in consequence of the abetment, and which causes hurt to any person, is done, the abettor shall be liable to imprisonment of either description for a term…
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