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Legal provisions regarding Removal of Public Nuisances under section 133 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.A class or community residing in a particular locality may come within the term ‘public’. ‘Nuisance’ is an inconvenience which materially interferes with the ordinary physical comfort of human existence.According to Section 268 of the Indian Penal Code, in order to constitute a public nuisance, the injury, danger or annoyance must be caused to the public, or to the people in the vicinity or to persons who may have occasion to exercise any public right. ADVERTISEMENTS: A ‘public place’ includes also property belonging to the State, camping grounds and grounds left unoccupied for sanitary or recreative purposes. The public place must be open to the public, i.e., a place to which the public have…

Section 20 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 Provides that: 1. Agreement for sale: An agreement for sale of property was executed by defendant No. 1, who was the sole executor appointed by his mother in Will. Agreement was executed in favour of plaintiff, an Advocate and tenant in property in question. Correspondence between plaintiff and defendant No. 1 show that plaintiff created a scare in mind of defendant No. 1 and got agreement for sale executed. Apart from it, there was a clause in that agreement making it clears that it was “subject to ratification by co-heirs”. It shows that it was not a concluded contract, as such could not be enforced in Court of law. Although executor has an absolute right to transfer property. But facts of this…

Section 16 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 Provides that: 1. Agreement for sale: A Court may not grant to a plaintiff who has failed to aver and to prove that he has performed or has always been ready and willing to perform his part of the agreement the specific performance whereof he seeks. In the circumstances, it becomes necessary to remand the suit to the Trial Court to consider whether or not it has been established that the original plaintiff and her legal representatives had proved that they had performed or were always ready and willing to perform the terms of the agreement for sale. Image Source: tricountylumberinc.com 2. Agreement of sale: ADVERTISEMENTS: The respondent and his sister had each half share in the suit properties. Hence a mere…

Section 6 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 Provides that: 1. Absolute title: If the rightful owner does not come forward and assert his title by the process of law within the period prescribed by the provisions of the statute of limitation applicable to the case, his right is forever extinguished and the possessory owner acquires an absolute title. In the event of disturbance of possession by a third party and not the owner, the plaintiff can maintain a possessory suit under the provisions of Specific Relief Act in which title would be immaterial or a suit for possession within 12 years in which the question of title could be raised. Image Source: commonfloor.com 2. Adjudication of: ADVERTISEMENTS: A person, even if he is a landlord, cannot take the law…

1. Which one of the following is the most significant feature of the Indian population?(A) Declining birth rate. ADVERTISEMENTS: (B) Improvement in the literacy level.(C) The size of its adolescent population(D) Improvement in health conditions2. What is Sex ratio? ADVERTISEMENTS: (A) Number of females per thousand male(B) Number of females per hundred male(C) The study of population growth(D) Difference between birth rate and death rates ADVERTISEMENTS: 3. What was the population density of India according to 2001?(A) 124 person / km2(B) 224 person / km2(C) 324 person / km2(D) 424 person / km2 4. A large proportion of children in a population is a result of:(A) High birth rate(B) High death rate(C) High life expectancies(D) More married couples5. Which is the most populous country of the world?(A) India(B) United States(C)…