Which of the following is the oldest law code in India?

Legal Principle: When there is an infringement of the legal right of a person, he gets a right to sue the wrongdoer for remedy irrespective of any actual loss caused. Fact Situation: Saroj is prevented from voting at an election. The candidate she intended to vote for, wins the…

Legal Principle: A product cannot be sold in shops to consumers after its date of expiry. Fact Situation: Lata, while shopping, notices that the milk packets on the shelves are due for expiry on that day. She objects to this to the shopkeeper, saying that since she was there to…

Legal Principle: The insurer agrees to pay no more than the actual amount of the loss. Fact Situation: Sunny insures his car worth rupees five lakh with X, an insurance company, for its value. He again insures the same car with Y, another insurance company, on the same terms. Th…

Legal Principle: Nuisance is the unlawful interference with a person's enjoyment of his land or some rights over or in connection with it. Fact Situation: Ashok, in his nineties, is hard of hearing and plays the radio very loudly throughout the day and on a daily basis. Raju, hi…

Legal Principle: An essential condition in a contract for sale of goods is that the seller has title over the goods sold. Fact Situation: Ranjan pays rupees two thousand and buys a watch from Mohit who runs a watch showroom and a repair shop. Jatin sees the watch with Ranjan and…

Legal Principle: Agreements in restraint of trade are void and unenforceable. Fact Situation: Manu has been working as a blacksmith in his village for many decades. Somu has been undergoing training with him for the past three years. After his training is over, Somu enters into…

Legal Principle: 'Audi alteram partem' is a Latin phrase which means 'hear the other side'. It is the principle that no person should be judged without a fair hearing. Fact Situation: Sanjay, in Delhi, is accused of theft and brought before the Court. The magistrate discovers th…

What does FIR stand for under the Criminal Law?