Category: Identity

Although there is a tradition which indicates that the Prophet was against the revocation of gifts, it is a well established rule of Muslim law that all voluntary transactions, including gifts, are revocable. The Muslim law-givers have approached the subject of revocability of gift from several angles. Image Source: htmlgiant.comFrom one aspect, they hold that all gifts except those which are made by one spouse to another, or to a person related to the donor within the degrees or prohibited relationship, are revocable. ADVERTISEMENTS: The Hedaya gives the reasons thus: “The object of a gift to a stranger is a return for it is custom to send presents to a person of high rank that he may protect the donor; to a person of inferior rank that the donor may…

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…

Consisting of specific molecules which show easily detectable difference among different strains in the DNA sequences (polymorphism). Image Source: proteomesci.com ADVERTISEMENTS: A linear map of different chromosomes of a species depicting the location of various molecular markers is known as molecular map. Uses of Molecular Markers: 1. Varietal and hybrid identification2. Identification of MS line of sunflower red leaf petiole (anthocyanin) pigment.3. Identification of TGMS line in rice. PTGMS lines with receptive purple leaf colours. ADVERTISEMENTS: 4. Identification of cultivars resistant to pests and diseases.Trichomeless trait in Cumbu – smut resistantCotton-replant colour, hairiness of leaf glanded cotton offer resistance to various pests and disease.5. Quality: Flax – varigated seed colour mutant used to identify fatty acid profile. Low linoleic acid varieties can be developed through this. Groups of Molecular Markers:…

The Mitakshara written by Vijnaneshwar in the latter part of the eleventh century is a very comprehensive commentary which deals with all titles of Hindu law. Image Source: collegedunia.comIt is a running commentary on the Smriti of Yajnavalkya. Although the authority of Mitakshara was accepted throughout India, yet the exact practice of law differed in different parts of the country on account of differences in the customary rules followed by them. ADVERTISEMENTS: Hence the Mitakshara School itself was subjected to further sub-divisions and consequently five sub-schools developed in course of time. All the sub-schools regarded the authority of the Mitakshara as supreme but some differences between them particularly relating to adoption and inheritance made their emergence quite conspicuous. Every sub-school under the Mitakshara preferably acknowledged the authority of certain treatises…

Facts necessary to explain or introduce relevant facts:Facts necessary to explain or introduce a fact in issue or relevant fact, or which support or rebut an inference suggested by a fact in issue or relevant fact, or which establish the identity of anything or person whose identity is relevant, or fix the time or place at which any fact in issue or relevant fact happened, or which show the relation of parties by whom any such fact was transacted, are relevant in so far as they are necessary for that purpose. Image Source: ramumine.files.wordpress.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Illustrations: (à) The question is, whether a given document is the Will of A,The state of A’s property and of his family at the date of the alleged Will may be relevant facts.(b) A sues…

Relevancy of certain evidence for proving, in subsequent proceeding, the truth of facts therein stated:Evidence given by a witness in a judicial proceeding, or before any person authorized by law to take it, is relevant for the purpose of proving, in a subsequent judicial proceeding, or in a later stage of the same judicial proceeding, the truth of the facts which it states, when the witness is dead or cannot be found, or is incapable of giving evidence, or is kept out of the way by the adverse party, or if his presence cannot be obtained without an amount of delay or expense which, under the circumstances of the case, the Court considers unreasonable: Image Source: healthcare.acrobatant.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Provided,—That the proceeding was between the same parties or their representatives in…

Presumption as to telegraphic messages:The Court may presume that a message, forwarded from a telegraph office to the person to whom such message purports to be addressed, corresponds with a message delivered for transmission at the office from which the message purports to be sent; but the court shall not make any presumption as to the person by whom such message was delivered for transmission. Image Source: cdn0.notonthehighstreet.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Comments: The presumption under section 88 is only with regard to the message transmitted. Under this section the court may presume that a telegraphic message forward from the telegraph office to the addressee corresponds with a message delivered for transmission, but not to make any presumption as to the person by whom such message was sent.This section only concerns with the…

Legal provisions regarding procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought under section 81 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.Section 81 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that the Executive Magistrate or District Superintendent of Police or Commissioner of Police shall, if the person arrested appears to be the person intended by the Court which issued the warrant, direct his removal in custody to such Court. Image Source: teacherverification.com ADVERTISEMENTS: However, if the offence is bailable, and such person is ready and willing to give bail to the satisfaction of such Magistrate, District Superintendent or Commissioner, or a direction has been endorsed under Section 71 on the warrant and such person is ready and willing to give the security required by such direction, the Magistrate, District…

Section 26 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 Provides that: 1. Agreement to sale: In the instant case, there is agreement to sell agricultural land but, identity of land was changed due to consolidation proceedings. Such situation is covered by Section 12 (2) of the Act and is no bar for specific performance of agreement. Image Source: energy.dla.mil 2. Entertainment of: ADVERTISEMENTS: Where the Trial Court and the executing Court are same, executing Court could entertain the application for extension of time though the application is to be treated as one filed in the main suit. On the same analogy, the vendor judgment-holder could also seek rescission of the contract of sale or take up this plea in defence to bar the execution of decree. 3. Rectification of deed: Under…

The Job Characteristics Model – Essay !The Job Characteristics Model (JCM) offers a diagnostic approach to job enrichment. At the foundation of this model lie three critical psychological states of workers. These three states basically determine the extent to which the characteristics of the job affect and enhance the employee’s responses to the job itself. Image Source: images.flatworldknowledge.com ADVERTISEMENTS: These three states, as originally proposed by Richard Hackman and Ed Lawler are as follows:i) Experienced meaningfulness:It is the degree to which the individual experiences and perceives his work as generally meaningful, valuable and worthwhile by some system of values which he accepts.ii) Experienced responsibility for work outcomes: ADVERTISEMENTS: It is the degree to which an individual feels personally responsible for the outcome of his efforts.iii) Knowledge of results:The employee must…