Legal Principle: The Latin maxim qui facit per alium, facit per se means that he who acts through another, acts himself. Fact Situation: Heema requests her minor sister Harika to purchase a bag for her from the local shop. Harika purchases the bag on credit telling the shop keeper that her sister will pay for it. Afterwards, Heema refuses to pay for the bag. Which of the following statements is the most appropriate in relation to the legal principle stated above?

Legal Principle: The Latin maxim nemo bis punitur pro eodem delicto means that nobody can be punished twice for the same offence. Fact Situation: Sajan, a petty thief, is caught and thrashed thoroughly by the people before being handed over to the police. Sajan pleads before the…

Legal Principle: Negligence is the absence of care by one party which results in some damage to another. Damage is an essential ingredient to constitute a tort of negligence. Fact Situation: Mistry left his ladder on the public road while unloading it from a truck when he went t…

Which law introduced the system of dyarchy in India during the British reign?

Legal Principle: Every partner is liable alone and jointly with other partners for the debts of a partnership firm incurred for the business. Every partner is an agent of every other partner while being a principal in his own right in the business of the partnership. Fact Situat…

Legal Principle: An employer is liable for the act of his servant performed during the course of employment. Fact Situation: While working as a driver for Verma, Alok sometimes used to earn some side income by carrying parcels for others in Verma's car without his knowledge or p…

Legal Principle: Parents are not liable for wrongs committed by their children unless they provide the opportunity for such wrongful acts to be committed by their children. Fact Situation: Sunil, a minor, takes the keys to his father's car from the table top where his father kee…

Legal Principle: It is an offence to obstruct a public servant in the due discharge of his duty. Right of private defence is available to protect one's person and property. Fact Situation: Sidhu comes to the rescue of his uncle who is sought to be taken into a car by some men. I…

Legal Principle: No remedy lies in law where an injury is caused to a person without any infringement of his legal right. Fact Situation: Ashutosh started a tuition Centre right next to the one being run for the past twenty years by Gulshan. After Ashutosh started his Centre, a…