The primary legislation relating to organ donation and transplantation, aimed at regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs for therapeutic purposes and for prevention of commercial dealings in human organs in India, namely, the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, was passed in the year

The right to information under the Right to Information Act, 2005 is a:

Legal Principle: 'Gift' means transfer of certain existing property made voluntarily and without consideration, by a donor, to a donee, and accepted by or on behalf of the donee during the lifetime of the donor. Facts: Amit executed a gift deed for property 'X' in favour of Soor…

Legal Principle: In the law of evidence, a person missing for long and not heard of, for over seven years is presumed to have died. Facts: A, B and C are children of F and M. At the age of 20, A went out in search of a job and was not contacting the family. All attempts to trace…

Legal Principle: A person who keeps hazardous substances in his premises, is responsible for the fault if that substance escapes in any manner and causes damage. Facts: A, an industrialist stored 1000 litres of liquid ammonia in a tank in his premises for his industrial use. The…

Legal Principle: Justice should not only be done, but also seen to be done. Facts: L, an honest Lawyer had 200 shares in Company X. Later, L was elevated to the High Court as a Judge and had to deal with Company matters. A dispute between Company X and its creditors came before…

Legal Principle: One of the principles of 'Natural Justice' states that, "No person shall be a judge in his own cause". Facts: A, a driver of B, a Branch Manager of ABC Bank was caught, suspecting theft, in the bank premises. The Bank management instituted an enquiry and made B…

Directions (190-193): Examine the Statement and Conclusions given below and choose a suitable answer from the options given: Statements: 1. Justice delayed is justice denied. Justice hurried is justice buried. 2. More than 3 crore cases are pending in the Indian Courts. Conclus…

Directions (190-193): Examine the Statement and Conclusions given below and choose a suitable answer from the options given: Statement: Necessity knows no law. Conclusions: 1. The act of a captain throwing some cargo into the ocean to save the ship from sinking is justified by…