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Case Comment: Acceptance, Delay and Lapse- A Legal Study of Ramsgate vs. Montefiore”

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Published on 15th July 2025 Authored By: Aarya Singh Chanakya National Law University, Patna INTRODUCTION The landmark judgment of Ramsgate Victoria Hotel Co. Ltd. vs. Montefiore[1] (1866) pirouettes around the lapse of the offer due to the passage of time. Section 2(a) of The Indian Contract Act, 1872[2] defines an offer as “When one person […]

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CASE SUMMARY: VIRSA SINGH V. STATE OF PUNJAB

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Published on 15th July 2025 Authored By: Venkatesh Pramod Gaikwad Manikchand Pahade Law College Introduction The case of Virsa Singh v. State of Punjab is a significant Supreme Court of India decision that transformed the interpretation of Section 300, clause three of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC). This section specifies one of the four

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Salem Bar Association v. Union Of India (2005)

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Published on 15th July 2025 Authored By: Aryan Agarwal National Law University, Odisha Facts The Court rejected the argument that the CPC’s amendments, which were enacted in accordance with the Amendment Acts of 1999 and 2002, were unconstitutional. The ruling noted that a set of guidelines for the application of Section 89 of the Code

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JUDICIAL REVIEW AND SEPARATION OF POWERS IN INDIA

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Published on 12th July 2025 Authored By: Venkatesh Pramod Gaikwad Manikchand Pahade Law College Historical Origins in Western Thought The idea that liberty requires dividing state power into separate branches dates to Enlightenment thinkers. Montesquieu famously argued in The Spirit of Laws (1748) that political authority should be split into legislative, executive and judicial parts,

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Judicial Review and the Doctrine of Separation of Powers

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Published on 12th July 2025 Authored By: Anura Lepcha University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata Abstract This article delves into the intricate relationship between judicial review and the doctrine of separation of powers within the Indian constitutional framework. It traces the historical evolution of these doctrines, examines their constitutional underpinnings, and analyzes landmark judicial pronouncements

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