“Education is an occupation and hence a part of Right to Freedom under Article 19 of the Constitution.” This was held in which of the following case?
“Freedom of the press is both qualitative and quantitative. Freedom lies both in circulation and in content.” This was held by the Supreme Court in which of the following case?
In Union of India v. Association for Democratic Reforms (2002), the Hon’ble Supreme Court held what among the following?
Where a contract to do an act which, after the contract is made, becomes impossible, or, by reason of some event which the promisor could not prevent, unlawful, becomes void when the act becomes impossible or unlawful, it is known as what?
Which case dealt with determining ‘baseline method’ for delimiting the territorial sea in certain coastal areas?
Any dispute relating to sea can be settled in -
I. International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
II. International Court of Justice
III. special arbitral tribunal” constituted under UNCLOS
Choose the correct option-
Consider the following statements:
I. Administrative decisions can be subjected to judicial review under Article 226.
II. However, the grounds for judicial review is confined to grounds of perversity, patent illegality, irrationality, want of power to take the decision and procedural irregularity.
III. Judicial review under Article 226 is directed against the decision.
The unconstitutionality of a statute arises from-
I. Violation of distribution of powers between Centre and States
II. Infringement of fundamental rights
III. If the statute is arbitrary or unreasonable.
Consider the following regarding Juvenille Justice Act, 2015-
I. Adoption of a child is final once a civil court issues an adoption order.
II. The juveniles between the ages of 16-18 years to be tried as adults for heinous offences which is against the standards set by United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Ukraine’s first declaration recognising Court's jurisdiction on Ukrainian territory for the investigation of crimes was made on which date?
The Court states in A.K. Kraipak, that ‘… in the course of years many more subsidiary rules came to be added to the rules of natural justice.’ Which of the following is a later entrant to the principles of natural justice?
Extract refers to several institutions with law-making power. Security Council may be one such institution. Which of the following statements is not true with respect to the Security Council?
Extract refers to ‘norms and processes reflecting community values’. In this context, Jus cogens norms serve to protect the fundamental values of the international community. Which of the following is not true with respect to jus cogens?
Which of the following judgments that ruled, which a Speaker stands disabled to act under the Tenth Schedule to curb defection if a notice of intention to move a resolution for their removal is issued, was referred to a seven-judge bench by the five-judge bench in Subhash Desai v. Principal Secretary, Governor of Maharashtra?
In relation to the sale of immovable property, in Suraj Lamp & Industries (P) Ltd v. State of Haryana, the Supreme Court held that as per the Transfer of Property Act, 1882:
There is lack of evidence for the allegations made by wife.
The standard of proof referred to as the “prudent man” standard in the excerpt and in Section 4 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 would correspond to which of the following explanations?
With reference to the above excerpt, which of the following propositions emerges true in a criminal trial?
At present, the specific performance of a contract is enforced by the court subject to:
The _________________, in consultation with the _________________________, shall designate, by notification published in the Official Gazette, one or more Civil Courts as Special Courts, within the local limits of the area to exercise jurisdiction and to try a suit under the Specific Relief Act, 1963 in respect of contracts relating to infrastructure projects:
Which of the following is a seminal judgment on medical negligence in India?
In States which are bicameral, the Governor can promulgate an Ordinance only when:
Based on the passage above, which of the following is Waldron most likely to agree with?
“The falsehood of legal positivism resides in envisaging that the law consists of only rules. However, this is a serious mistake since legal principles partly determine the law in addition to rules. The distinction between rules and principles is a logical one. Rules apply in an ‘all or nothing fashion.’ If the rule applies to the circumstances, it determines a particular legal outcome. If it does not apply, it is simply irrelevant to the outcome…..” according to:
Principles requiring that laws be general, public, prospective, coherent, clear, stable, and practicable are indispensable to law-making correspond to:
Consider the given statements:
(I) Amalgamation is the merger of one or more companies with another company.
(II) Amalgamation may be the merger of two or more companies to form a new company.
(III) The amalgamating company integrates with amalgamated company and the former is dissolved without winding up.
Choose the correct answer from the Code given below:
When a murder charge is to be proved solely on circumstantial evidence, a presumption of innocence of the accused must have a ______role.
Which of the following statements regarding Section 2(j) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 is not true?