In order to facilitate the expansion of banking and commercial activities, the Negotiable Instruments Act was enacted in 1881. The primary goal was to formalize the exchange of legal tender. The majority of the Act's provisions have not changed since it was first put into effect during the British administration. The body in charge of overseeing the system for regulating negotiable instruments is the Ministry of Finance. A negotiable instrument is something that can be transferred from one person to another in legal transactions involving money. According to the law, something is negotiable if it can be delivered from ... Read More

They are freely accessible at drugstores and pharmacies without a prescription and are used to treat moderate to severe levels of pain; they are taken on a doctor's prescription along with strict monitoring of the medications. The World Health Organization states that "around the world, drug usage results in 0.5 million deaths. Over 30% of these fatalities, which have an over 70% opioid relationship, are caused mostly by overdose." According to estimates from the WHO, there were around 115 000 opioid overdose deaths in 2017, and the usage of increasingly strong opioids that are emerging on the drug black market ... Read More

The Motor Vehicles Act, of 1988 is an Act of the Indian Parliament that covers almost every aspect of road transport vehicles in great detail. The Act became operative on July 1, 1989. The Motor Vehicles Act of 1914 was replaced by the Motor Vehicles Act of 1939 and 1939’s Act was replaced by 1988 Act. The Act contains all applicable laws regarding conductor and driver licensing; motor vehicle control via permission; insurance; motor vehicle registration; traffic regulation; liability; penalties; and many more topics. The Central Motor Vehicles Rules were created by the Government of India in 1989 to carry ... Read More

In 1886, a distinct Income Tax Act was established, and it was subject to various amendments over the years that it was in effect. In 1918, a new income tax statute was passed, but it was swiftly overturned. By a new act passed in 1922. A number of changes made to the Act of 1922 made it quite challenging. For the monetary year 1961–1962, this law is still in force. In 1956, the Indian government requested assistance from the Law Commission to clarify the law and thwart tax fraud. The Law Commission will assist the government in clarifying the law ... Read More

The General Clauses Act of 1897 includes general interpretational guidelines as well as "definitions" of a few nouns. In the absence of anything objectionable in the topic or context, this Act aims to give broad definitions that shall be applied to all Central Acts and Regulations in the absence of definitions in those Acts or Regulations that arise with the provisions of the Central Acts or Regulations. When there is a disagreement between pre-constitutional laws and post-constitutional laws or when there is a lack of clarity in the specific enactments, the General Clauses Act is highly useful. To minimize confusion, ... Read More

In 2006, Indian Parliament has legislated a law that exclusively deals with the issues related to food safety and it is named as Food Safety and Standards Act or simply FSSAI. This legislation states that " It is an Act to consolidate the laws relating to food and to establish the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for laying down science based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import, to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food for human consumption and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto." Before FSSAI Before ... Read More

The 59th Law Commission Report from 1974 recommended that family courts be established by states and that judicial officers be chosen based on expertise. Additionally, the Committee on the Status of Women proposed that family conflicts be handled differently than regular civil processes in 1975. To implement a separate procedure for family law issues, the government amended the Code of Civil Procedure in 1976, although this reform had little impact. Finally, many women's organizations and NGOs involved in family welfare made an effort to put pressure on the government to establish special tribunals for quick trials in family-related conflicts. The ... Read More

The criminal procedure code is another name for the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). This law was passed in 1973, and on April 1st, 1974, it became operative. The criminal procedure code offers a system for holding criminal case trials. It outlines the steps for submitting a complaint, holding a trial, issuing an order, and appealing any decision. It provides the procedures and tools required for criminal investigations, the arrest of suspects, the collection of evidence, the procedure of prosecution and trial of accused person (proving guilty or innocent), and the decision of the guilty party's punishment. It also addresses ... Read More

The Banking Regulation Act keeps an eye on the bank's daily operations. According to this Act, the RBI has the authority to provide bank licenses, regulate shareholder shareholding and voting rights, oversee the nomination of boards and management, and establish auditing guidelines. Additionally, the RBI is involved in mergers and liquidations. Objectives The following are the goals of the Banking Regulation Act − To fulfill the depositors' needs for security and assurance, respectively. To include clauses that can control banking operations. To control new branch openings and location changes for existing branches. Establishing basic standards for bank capital. To ... Read More

Any party to the suit may, at any time during the pendency of the suit, by application, apply to the court for a "temporary injunction" preventing the other party from doing any act prejudicial to his interest in the suit property. What is Meaning of Temporary Injunction? The literal meaning of the term "temporary injunction" is a short-term ban. A temporary injunction is granted by the civil court only in relation to the matter in issue before the court and is operative only between the parties to the suit. The court, before granting a "temporary injunction, " shall satisfy itself ... Read More