Many times, it is seen that a plaintiff or applicant uses the court system or other legal procedures improperly or unreasonably to pursue their claim. An accusation that the respondent or defendant makes, unsupported by the underlying legal action, that the other party is abusing or perverting regularly issued judicial processes (civil or criminal). It is categorised under common law as a tort that is separate from the deliberate tort of malicious prosecution. It is a tort when the public's right of access to the courts is abused. What is the Meaning of Abuse of Process? The term "abuse ... Read More

Justice Sabyasachi Mukharji was born on June 1st, 1927. He is an Indian lawyer who subsequently became a judge. Justice Lahoti authored 315 decisions and part of 597 benches during his 6-year tenure at the Supreme Court. Justice Mukharji passed away in London on September 25, 1990, from a heart attack (which made worse by diabetes). He was the second Chief Justice to pass away while serving. He was preceded by Justice E. S. Venkataramiah and succeeded by Justice Ranganath Misra. Early Life and Education Justice S. Rajendra Babu was born in Calcutta, (now Kolkata), West Bengal. His father Rai ... Read More

Justice S. Rajendra Babu was born on June 1st, 1939. He is an Indian lawyer who subsequently became a judge. He served as 34th Chief Justice of India; however, his service tenure was for less than a month. Judge Lahoti authored 426 decisions during his tenure at the Supreme Court. He was preceded by Justice V.N. Khare and succeeded by Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti. Early Life and Education Justice S. Rajendra Babu was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. He was raised in a well-known Hindu family. He received his graduation degree from Raja Lakhamagouda Law College, Belgaum Karnataka University. Career Justice ... Read More

Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti was born on November 1st, 1940. He is an Indian lawyer who subsequently became a judge. He served as CJI for 17 months. Justice Lahoti authored 342 decisions during his almost 7-year term in the Supreme Court. He died on March 23rd, 2022 at the age of 81. He was preceded by Justice S. Rajendra Babu and succeeded by Justice Y. K. Sabharwal. Early Life and Education He was born in Guna, Madhya Pradesh. He was raised in a well-known Hindu family. He received his graduation degree from Holkar College, Indore. Career Justice Ramesh Chandra ... Read More

Justice Raghunandan Swarup Pathak was born on November 25, 1924. The International Court of Justice in The Hague had four judges from India, and he was one of them. The other judges were Dalveer Bhandari, a former justice of the Supreme Court, who now sits on the World Court, Benegal Narsing Rau, who worked at the International Court of Justice from 1952 to 1953, and Nagendra Singh, who presided over from 1985 to 1988. Justice Pathak died of a heart attack in New Delhi on November 17, 2007, at the age of 82. Early Life and Education He was ... Read More

Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam was born on 27th April 1949 in Tamil Nadu. After his retirement, he was named the 21st Governor of Kerala from September 5, 2014, until September 4, 2019, following his retirement from the judiciary. After M. Patanjali Sastri, Sathasivam is the second judge from Tamil Nadu to hold the position of CJI. Moreover, he is the only former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to be chosen as a state governor. He is the first Kerala Governor to be chosen by the Narendra Modi administration. During his seven years in the Supreme Court, he ... Read More

Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan was born on December 23rd 1889, in Himachal Pradesh. Previously, he served as Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir under Maharaja Hari Singh and was a significant player in the state's annexation by India. He was the candidate for the Indian National Congress on the Radcliffe Commission that established the borders between India and Pakistan. Justice Mahajan established himself as a renowned attorney, esteemed jurist, and powerful politician. He was a sharp and frank judge who rendered numerous precedent-setting decisions. He died on December 11th 1967. He was preceded by Justice M. Patanjali Sastri and succeeded ... Read More

Criminal law and tort law both have general goals in mind. It is possible to track down wrongdoers using both criminal and tort laws. It is possible to punish wrongdoers through the application of both criminal and tort laws. To prevent others from committing wrongdoing, both criminal and tort laws are applied. What is Tort Law? In tort law, the claimant files a lawsuit in an effort to seek a private civil remedy, or damages, for the loss sustained. Infringement of a person's legal rights is referred to as injury, while loss or damage that a person experiences is ... Read More

Among the terms used most often in the legal world are "contract" and "tort." Despite the fact that they both deal with legally binding contracts, they have several key differences. Consent is typically the deciding factor in whether something is a contract. In a contract, the conditions are agreed upon by both parties. A tort occurs when one party is accused of willfully breaking an obligation owed to another party. What is Tort Law? Torts are civil wrongs that can be committed by one person against another. In contrast to a contract, there is no requirement that the parties have ... Read More

Section 20 of the Indian Contract Act states that “Agreement void where both parties are under mistake as to matter of fact. Where both the parties to an agreement are under a mistake as to a matter of fact essential to the agreement the agreement is void.” In other words, “an erroneous opinion as to the value of the thing which forms the subject-matter of the agreement, is not to be deemed a mistake as to a matter of fact.” What is Mistake? A mistake is defined as an innocent belief that results in misunderstanding between two parties. When ... Read More