Q1. Tort in India is based on:
common law
Hugo Grotius was a jurist in the Dutch Republic. For his immense contribution to the study of international law he is considered as the father of international law
Jurisprudence is the study of philosophy of law.
Q4. Judicial activism is when:
Judicial activism is when judiciary is encroaching upon domain of legislature and executive.
Question Hour is the first hour of a sitting session of India’s Lok Sabha devoted to questions that Members of Parliament raise about any aspect of administrative activity. The concerned Minister is obliged to answer to the Parliament, either orally or in writing, depending on the type of question raised.
There are 4 types of Questions —Starred, Unstarred, Short Notice Questions and Questions addressed to private Members. Starred Questions are those for which an oral answer is expected. The member is allowed to ask a supplementary question, with the permission of the Speaker, after the reply is obtained from the Minister concerned. Non-starred questions are those for which a written reply is expected.
A Short Notice Question is one which relates to a matter of urgent public importance and can be asked with shorter notice than the period of notice prescribed for an ordinary question. Like a starred question, it is answered orally followed by supplementary questions.
The Question to a Private Member is addressed to the Member himself/herself and it is asked when the subject matter of it pertains to any Bill, Resolution or any matter relating to the Business of the House for which that Member is responsible. For such Questions, the same procedure is followed as in the case of Questions addressed to a Minister with such variations as the Speaker may consider necessary or convenient
False Imprisonment under law of tort means an intentional confinement of a person without lawful justification.
Doctrine of Contributory negligence is a doctrine of common law that provides that if a person was injured in part due to his/her own negligence i.e.his/ her negligence "contributed” to the accident, the injured party would not be entitled to collect any damages from the other party who supposedly caused the accident.
Copyright in a work exists even if it is not registered.
Right to life and Liberty enshrined under Article 21 of Constitution has a very wide ambit and includes right to have clean environment.
A Partnership firm is nothing more than an association of its partners. It is not considered a separate legal entity.