Month: November 2022

  • FAQs: Industrial Disputes (I.D.) Act, 1947 (Basic Concepts)

    FAQs: Industrial Disputes (I.D.) Act, 1947 (Basic Concepts)

    a) Write any two objects of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The objects of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 are as follows: b) What is the extent of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. According to Section 2 of the Act, it is applicable to whole of India including Jammu and Kashmir (After 2019 amendment). According…

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  • Jurisdiction Under Divorce Act, 1869

    Jurisdiction Under Divorce Act, 1869

    The term โ€œjurisdictionโ€ is derived from two Latin words โ€œ jurisโ€ and โ€œ dictoโ€ which means โ€œI speak by the lawโ€. The Blackโ€˜s Law Dictionary defines jurisdiction as: โ€œa Courtโ€˜s power to decide a case or issue a decree.”  Jurisdiction means and includes any authority conferred by the law upon the court, tribunal or judge…

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  • The Indian Divorce Act, 1869 (Act No. 4 of 1869)

    The Indian Divorce Act, 1869 (Act No. 4 of 1869)

    Personal law is a law that identifies what law should be applicable to a person who is belonging to a particular religion in the country. In India, there are various different personal laws for various religious groups. There are five different personal laws for the different religious groups in India as follows: Hindu personal law,…

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  • Nullity of Christian Marriage

    Nullity of Christian Marriage

    Due to the diversity of religion in India Marriage is treated as part of the personal law of the parties and the people are allowed to perform marriage as per their personal laws.ย Nullity of marriage is a judicial declaration that marriage was not in existence and marriage was not valid. It refers to the validity…

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  • Solemnization of Christian Marriage

    Solemnization of Christian Marriage

    To solemnize means to duly perform. The unique feature of the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 is that it permits the marriage where either both the parties to the marriage are Christian or either of the parties is Christian. So, this Act permits marriage between Christian and non-Christian. The Act of 1872 lays down two…

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  • Conditions for Valid Christian Marriage

    Conditions for Valid Christian Marriage

    According to the Canon Law, marriage is a conjugal union of a man and a woman which arises from a free consent of each spouse. A Christian Marriage in India is a contract and is usually solemnized by the Minister of Religion licensed under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872. It can also be solemnized…

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  • The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 (Act No. 15 of 1925)

    The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872 (Act No. 15 of 1925)

    Personal law is a law that identifies what law should be applicable to a person who is belonging to a particular religion in the country. In India, there are various different personal laws for various religious groups. There are five different personal laws for the different religious groups in India as follows: Hindu personal law,…

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  • Kinds of Companies

    Kinds of Companies

    Law and You > Corporate Laws > Companies Act, 2013 > Kinds of Companies Different types of companies are private company, Public company, Joint company, holding company, subsidiary company, one person company, foreign company, government company, etc. a) Private Company: According to Section 2(20) of the Companies Act, 2013, a โ€œCompany means a company incorporated under this…

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  • Section 8 Companies or Non-Profit Organizations

    Section 8 Companies or Non-Profit Organizations

    The concept of Section 8 companies was introduced in Companies Act 2013 that permitted companies with charitable objects etc. to be registered without the words โ€˜Limitedโ€™ or โ€˜Private Limitedโ€™. The restriction was that the Companies were permitted to use the profits only for the purpose for which the company was promoted and there was a…

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  • Government Companies

    Government Companies

    According to Section 2(45) of the Indian Companies Act, 2013, Government company means any company in which not less than fifty-one per cent. of the paid-up share capital is held by the Central Government, or by any State Government or Governments, or partly by the Central Government and partly by one or more State Governments…

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