CIVIL COURTS It is important to understand the differences between civil cases and criminal cases. Since civil cases cover a wide range there cannot be a very specific definition which will cover all of them‚ but a basic definition for civil claims is to say that these arise when an individual or a business believes that their rights have been infringed in some way. Some of the main areas of civil law are: * contract law‚ * law of tort‚ * family law‚ * employment law‚ * company
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THE HIGH COURT The Constitution provides for a High Court in every State which works under the Supreme Court of India. But in some cases‚ one High Court serves more than one State. For example‚ the Gauhati High Court serves not only Assam but also the other States of the North-Eastern region. Composition: The High Court consists of a Chief Justice and other judges. There is no fixed number regarding the judges of the High Courts. The President may also appoint a qualified person as an additional
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Kerala is famous for its backwaters‚ which are a network of canal‚ rivers and deltas that drain into the Arabian Sea. The major portion of this backwater is navigable and it connects the villages lying along and it is also used for transportation of goods and people. The largest stretch of Backwater is the Vembanad Lake and the major towns around which backwater activities occur are Alleppey (often called theVenice of the East)‚ Kumarakom and Kollam. An overnight cruise in the traditional ‘House-Boat’
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Kerala is a state in India. It is located on the south-western region of the country. It was created on 1 November 1956‚ with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act bringing together the areas where Malayalam was the dominant language. The state has an area of 38‚863 km2 and is bordered by Karnataka to the north‚ Tamil Nadu to the south and the east and the Lakshadweep Sea towards the west. Thiruvananthapuram is the capital and largest city of Kerala. Kochi and Kozhikode are the other major
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Kerala‚ the ‘God’s Own Country’‚ lies in the extreme Southern part of India. It has an area of 38863 sq. km and a population of 3.18 crores. Kochi‚ or more familiarly‚ Cochin is a city of many parts. Around for a long‚ long time‚ Kochi played a pivotal role in the development of shipping and trade in the region. Kochi’s prime location on the west coast‚ its fine bay and protected harbor made it popular with seafarers and merchant ships who made frequent stops to stock up on spices‚ coffee
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Court hierarchy The Local Court is the lowest court in the hierarchy and deals with minor criminal and summary offences. It will also hear minor civil disputes with monetary value up to $60 000. The Local Court holds committal hearings‚ which are preliminary hearings where the magistrate determines if there is sufficient evidence against the defendant to warrant a trial in a higher court. The High Court of Australia is the highest court in Australia and was established in 1901. It deals with appeals
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KERALA HISTORY Pre-Historic Kerala The meglithic monuments include the dolmens‚ cists‚ rock-cut caves‚ thopikallu‚ pulachikallu‚ kudakkallu etc. All of them are associated with burial system. ‘Nannangadi’ was the burial jar. The important palaeolithic sites are valuvasseri (Nilambur) and Tenkara (Palaghat) The mesolithic sites are Walayar (Palaghat)‚ Mankara‚ Tenmalai (Kollam) Kerala is believed to have originated by the withdrawal of sea‚ when Parasurama
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Quiz Kerala Hi‚ Welcome to the Kerala Quiz. This site is dedicated to the quiz related to Kerala. A 7-year life in Jamshedpur in the eastern India and the Kerala Samajam Quiz competitions there‚ made me think of making a simple website with just a lot of useful quiz questions instead of ’a lot of CLICKS’‚ because when I searched a lot on the web I found very little. I just hope this will be useful for Quiz goers and the people here who write the PSC (Kerala Public Service
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of the English courts‚ a decision of a higher court will be binding on a court lower that is in that hierarchy. In general terms this means that when judges try cases they will check to see if a similar situation has come before a court previously. If the precedent was set by a court of equal or higher status to the court deciding the new case‚ then the judge in the present case should follow the rule of law established in the earlier case. Where the precedent is from a lower court in the hierarchy
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THE KERALA MODEL Based on the development experience of the southern Indian state of Kerala‚ refers to the state’s achievement of significant improvements in material conditions of living‚ reflected in indicators of social development that are comparable to that of many developed countries‚ even though the state’s per capita income is low in comparison. Achievements such as low levels of infant mortality and population growth‚ and high levels of literacy and life expectancy‚ along with the factors
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