Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Ordinance,
order,
bye-law,
rule,
regulation,
notification,
custom or usage
having in the territory of India, the force of law.
There are many maxims of equity but five (5)
Principles are of interest to us because - they are often
referred to in deciding business/mercantile disputes.
They are
One who seeks equity must come with clean
hands
One who seeks equity should do equity
One who seeks equity should be vigilant - not
indolent.
Delay defeats equity.
Where there are equal equities,
- the first in time will prevail.
Common law
Common law in the context of Indian
Business/ Mercantile Law is the name
give to those
- Principles of law
- evolved by judges
- in making decisions
- on cases brought
before them.
These principles have been built up
over many
years, so as to form
Natural Justice
Justice may be classified into two types
- Legal Justice and
- Natural Justice.
Legal justice refers to justice governed by the law of the
state and
Natural Justice refers to moral justice and is governed by the
Laws of Equity.
Justice done to one seems
- not injustice to another.
So
the goodness of a law is in
- maximizing the pleasure of the beneficiaries
- with minimized pain to the others.
Natural Justice must ensure Procedural Fairness.
Its
- to secure justice
and - prevent miscarriage of justice.
Administration of justice
declares:
India is a - Sovereign,
- Socialist,
- Secular,
- Democratic
- Republic.
1. Sovereign means: The State is Independent
and it is all powerful in its domain national
territory. It is not subordinate to any
political power or state in the world. No one
can interfere with its internal affairs.
2. Socialist:
1. The Principle aim of socialist state is
- to eliminate inequality in (i) income and
(ii) status and (iii) standard of life.
2. The basic framework of socialism is
- to provide a decent standard of life to
the
working people and
- especially to provide security from
cradle to
grave.
3. This, amongst others, on economic side
- envisaged economic equality and
equitable
distribution of income.
The
THANK YOU.
Prof. Dr. KSN Sarma
B. Sc, M.A, LL.D
Advocate
High Court of Judicature
Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad.
Mobile: 88864 22446
Pro se
Litigants or parties
representing themselves in court without the
assistance of an attorney are known as pro se
litigants.
Pro se is Latin for in ones own behalf.
The right to appear pro se in a civil case is
recognised in India
Thus, with some limitations, anyone can appear
pro se, and anyone who appears before the
Court without an attorney is considered pro se.