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Sai Indira G
CMR University, School of Legal Studies
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Deepika Tayal
Asian Law College
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The evolution of India’s jurisprudence following the emergency is best epitomized by Public Interest Litigation. Though the emergency destroyed the constitutional order and led to the aggressive consolidation of the executive and passive withdrawal of the judiciary, it also resulted in innovation of Public Interest Litigations. PILs transformed the doctrine of locus standi from a […]
Deepika Tayal
Asian Law College
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The article analyses the Constitution of India as a philosophical framework for self-governance in a democratic system within an exponentially and increasingly diverse society, rather than merely a legal document. Beginning with the debates within the Constituent Assembly and following Ambedkar’s idea of linking political and social democracy, it examines how certain structural decisions reflected […]

JOSEPH SHINE V. UNION OF INDIA (2018 Supreme Court)

August 9, 2026 Volume III, Issue 10
Deepika Tayal
Asian Law College
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The landmark judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Joseph Shine v. Union of India (2018) led to the conclusive burial of Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 . The provision pertained to extramarital intercourse but was limited to only those instances whereby a man had intercourse with […]
Deepika Tayal
Asian Law College
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Most people assume that a trial is a search for the truth: feed in the facts, apply the law, and get justice. What they do not realise is that, before any of that happens, an entire body of law has already determined which facts the court is even permitted to consider. That body of law […]
Deepika Tayal
Asian Law College
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The article analyses the Constitution of India as a philosophical framework for self-governance in a democratic system within an exponentially and increasingly diverse society, rather than merely a legal document. Beginning with the debates within the Constituent Assembly and following Ambedkar’s idea of linking political and social democracy, it examines how certain structural decisions reflected […]

CARLILL V CARBOLIC SMOKE BALL CO., (1893) 1 QB 256

August 8, 2026 Volume III, Issue 10
Sohail Kales
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
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This case comment analyses Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1893), a landmark decision on unilateral contracts. It examines the issues of offer, acceptance, consideration, and contractual intention arising from advertisements, highlighting how performance constitutes acceptance and how inconvenience or commercial benefit may amount to valid consideration in contract law.
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This case comment analyses Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1893), a landmark decision on unilateral contracts. It examines the issues of offer, acceptance, consideration, and contractual intention arising from advertisements, highlighting how performance constitutes acceptance and how inconvenience or commercial benefit may amount to valid consideration in contract law.
Sohail Kales
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
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This article examines the doctrine of consideration in contract law by tracing its historical evolution, analysing its meaning and essential elements under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, and discussing its statutory exceptions. It compares Indian and English legal approaches while highlighting the role of consideration in determining contractual enforceability and legal obligations.
Sohail Kales
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
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This article critically evaluates the Specific Relief (Amendment) Act, 2018, and its impact on the legal framework governing contractual remedies in India. It examines the shift of specific performance from a discretionary remedy to a general rule, the introduction of substituted performance, timelines for disposal of suits, amendments relating to recovery of possession, infrastructure projects, […]