Sangama v. state of Karnataka: state government has been asked to issue directions to state-owned enterprises for 1% employment reservations for transgenders

The state government is directed to issue all state-owned corporations to provide 1% reservations for employment of transgenders by the Karnataka high court. The government however issued a notice last month providing 1% horizontal reservation for transgenders in government jobs which is applicable to all the other categories like General Read more

Defamation

Defamation is the act of saying false things in order to down other person’s reputation. It is a wrong done by one person to another’s reputation by words spoken or written, signs or other visible representation. A man’s reputation is considered to be his most valuable property. It is quite Read more

General Defences

There are some exceptions in tort which can be pleaded as defence. Usually, when a plaintiff files a suit against the defendant and proves the existence of all essential ingredients of that tort, the defendant is held liable for the same. But in certain cases, there are some general defences Read more