The Black Act- Rowlatt Act

The British ruled India for over two centuries. Every strategically, they took over the control and established their dominion. But, the Indian freedom fighters, from time to time, opposed them by organizing various satyagraha. Sensing their loosening control and empowered freedom fighters, the British government introduced an act that sanctioned the governmental authorities to arrest the person alleged to be involved in or conspiring against the government. Hence, the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919 or the Rowlatt Act came into being. ...

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Section 17 of Registration Act: Documents requiring registration for legal compliance

The registration act, 1908, got enacted to provide a mechanism for registering documents to make aware of the legal rights and obligations concerning property disputes. Registration is the process of recording a document by an assigned officer and keeping it as a public record. It also aims to prevent fraud and tile deception scams related to properties. The registration of documents seeks to perpetuate the documents which will prove to be of legal importance. The registration of documents aids in the prevention against the encroachment of property or...

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Regulating Act: Introducing Administrative Reforms in India

The Regulating act of 1773 got introduced to establish a central administrative system in British India. The act was brought to regulate the activities of the British East India company. It was an initiative of the British parliament to bring an administrative reform in British India. The regulating act took over the British system of administration which failed ultimately under the control of the British Government. Under the regulating act, the British East India Company has to perform all its administrative functions under the British parliament's ...

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What is in Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019

In 2019, the Central Government took an imminent decision of reorganising the fable state of Jammu and kashmir. The decision of scrapping the special status bestowed to the state under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution left the state in peril. Hence, Jammu and Kashmir got divided into the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh. For the successful implementation of the reorganization scheme, Rajya Sabha introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019, on August 5, 2019, through the Minister of Home Affairs....

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A Glance at the Abrogation of Article 370

On 5 August 2019, India's Parliament passed a resolution proposed by Home Minister Amit Shah to revoke Jammu and Kashmir's temporary special status, or autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. Jammu and Kashmir, a region administered by India as a state, includes the larger part of Kashmir, a source of contention between India, Pakistan, and China since 1 August 1947. ABROGATION OF ARTICLE 370 Indian constitution's Article 370 grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A region located in the northern part of the Indian subconti...

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Analysis: Section 138, Negotiable Instrument- NI ACT, 1881

Negotiable Instrument, a piece of paper that entitles a person to a sum of money transferable from one person to another, which makes it an essential source of finance for business and help them do the business with ease. Earlier, it was only money primarily used to trade products, but now Negotiable instruments have made such trade easier and provide security to the traders. MEANING AND DEFINITION OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT The word 'Negotiable' means transferable from one person to another, and the term 'instrument' means a document of title of money(...

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