30Nov 2018 by admin

Short Summary of “The Old Playhouse” by Kamala Das

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The most recurrent theme in Kamala Das’s poetry, as pointed out in the foregoing pages is love, rather the failure of love or the absence of love in a woman who strives for it in a loveless male world, for she can realize her being only through love. Like most of her poems on love and sex, this poem is characterised by an emotional intensity arising from a deep sense of betrayal, from the feeling that she has been damned to a life of imprisonment in a male-dominated world. Kamala Das has been accused of indifference to structure and syntac­tical order but in this poem one finds a conciseness and tightness of structure achieved by a network of concrete images which account for the success of the poem and also…
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30Nov 2018 by admin

11 Ways by which a Partition of Property may be effected under Hindu Law

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A partition may be effected in any of the following eleven ways: 1. By agreement: Execution of an agreement in writing to hold the property separately operates as a partition. The agreement to separate may even be oral.As observed by the Privy Council in Approvier v. Rama Subha Aiyan, (11 M.I.A. 75), the true test of partition of property is the intention of the members of the family to become separate owners. Intention being the real test, it follows that an agreement between members to hold and enjoy the property in defined shares as separate owners constitutes a partition, although there has been no physical division of the property. Image Source: blog.realdealdocs.com 2. By conduct: ADVERTISEMENTS: Separation of a family can be inferred from the conduct of the parties coupled…
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30Nov 2018 by admin

Section 221 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) – Explained!

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Legal Provisions of Section 221 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.), India.Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed?This section comes into operation where it appears that the accused person can be alternatively or cumulatively charged when it is doubtful whether the facts proved are capable of holding him guilty either of the principal offence or the abatement of the offence. ADVERTISEMENTS: Sub-section (2) gives wide power to the Court to convict the accused of an offence which is not subject of the charge provided (i) the offence for which the accused is found guilty is established by evidence; and (2) having regard to information available with the prosecution, it is doubtful as to which one or more offences would be established by evidence.Commenting on the scope and…
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30Nov 2018 by admin

Section 149 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

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Legal Provisions of Section 149 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object: ADVERTISEMENTS: This section is a very important provision with regard to group liability. It is also known as laying down a principle of joint or vicarious or constructive criminal responsibility. It says that whenever any member of an unlawful assembly commits an offence in prosecution of the common object of that assembly, or any such offence is committed by any member of that assembly about which the members of the assembly had knowledge that such offence was likely to be committed in prosecution of the common object of that assembly, every person who was a member of such assembly at the time of commission of the offence…
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29Nov 2018 by admin

Section 80 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

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Legal Provisions of Section 80 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Accident in doing a lawful act:The defence of accident or misfortune is different from the general concept of an accident or misfortune as is commonly understood. To succeed under this section the following essential elements of the defence must be proved: ADVERTISEMENTS: (i) Something is done by accident or misfortune.(ii) There is absence of criminal intention or knowledge.(iii) The act done must be a lawful act.(iv) It must be done in a lawful manner. ADVERTISEMENTS: (v) It must be done by lawful means.(vi) It must be done with proper care and caution. Image Source: searchengineland.comIf any of the above mentioned six elements is absent, the defence under this section will fail. The words ‘accident’ and ‘misfortune’ used in this section have…
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29Nov 2018 by admin

Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Explained!

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Legal Provisions of Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860.Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention: ADVERTISEMENTS: This section lays down a very important principle of joint liability under criminal law. It says that when several persons do a criminal act in furtherance of the common intention of all of them, each one of them shall be liable for that act in the same manner as if he had done it alone. The fundamental principle of criminal liability is that the prosecution must prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.The principle is easily applicable in cases of liability of one single individual. But when the same is applied to cases where more than one person participate in the commission of a crime, it becomes very…
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29Nov 2018 by admin

What are the Applications of Muhammadan Law in India?

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Like Hindu law, Muhammadan law is a personal law. Unlike territorial laws, it does not apply to all the persons in a given state or country. It applies only to those persons who answer a given description, namely, Muslims, whether they are so by birth or by conversion. To be a Muslim is to profess Islam, i.e., to acknowledge that there is no God but God (i.e., there is only one God), and Muhammad is His Prophet. “La ilaha ill lil lah Muhammad ur Rasul Allah.”Profession of the faith of Islam (i.e., belief in the unity of God) and the mission of Muhammad as a Prophet or messenger of God are necessary and sufficient for establishing that a person is a Muhamma­dan by birth or by conversion. It is not…
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29Nov 2018 by admin

4 Important Relationships between “Political Sociology” and “Political Science”

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The Important Relationships between Political Sociology and Political Science/Politics are listed below:(1) There is a deep relationship between Political Sociology and Political Science. A large majority of political scientists regard Political Sociology as a sub-field of Political Science. Political Scientists have been using the knowledge of Sociology for developing several approaches, concepts, theories of politics. ADVERTISEMENTS: Several approaches being used in Political Science have a direct link with the sociological approach. Political Sociology interacts with the state and other political institutes which require acknowledge of the social structure in which they are at work.(2) Political Sociology uses several concepts, theories and approaches and generalizations of Political Science for studying state, government and politics. It needs their knowledge for undertaking the study of their social context. Image Source: i.guim.co.ukIn fact, both…
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28Nov 2018 by admin

Legal Provisions Regarding “Persons of Unsound Mind” in India – Section 84 of IPC

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Chapter-IV, containing Sections from 76 to 106, explains about General Exceptions Act of a person of unsound mind is exempted from the criminal liability under Section 84 of Chapter-IV (General Exception).Section 84 exonerates a person of mental incapacity who did a criminal act. To constitute guilt, a guilty mind (mens rea) is required.There are certain persons, viz., insane persons, children, intoxicated, drunken persons, who cannot possess guilty mind and do not know the nature of the criminal act they are doing. Image Source : fw008613-flywheel.netdna-ssl.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Meaning: “Insanity” means and includes both mental derangement and imbecility. The basis, therefore, is that such a person is not of sound mind, but is non compos mentis, (not of sound mind).That is to say, he does not know the nature of the act…
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26Nov 2018 by admin

Short Essay Paryushan Parva (Jain Festival)

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Paryushan Parva, popularly known as the festival of forgiveness in the most important festival celebrated among the Jain community all around the world.Paryushan Parva spans for a period of 8 days and most of the individuals belonging to the community perform rigid fasts during the eight days. The fasts include Upvas; where an individual can only drink boiled water from sunrise till sunset on the day he or she performs the fast. Food can only be eaten the next day after sunrise. Some people fast for two days in a row; which is called Bela in Jain terminology, some fast for three days; which is known as Tela, some for 8 days; which is known as Athai.The rules of all these fasts are similar; whether you fast for one day…
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