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Flying a kite is something which most of us love to do ,especially by kids. But you need to be careful, negligent kite flying may lead to criminal prosecution. We all do kite flying in our childhood, it was very common right?  but you won't believe that it is punishable as per the section 11 of the Indian aircraft Act, 1934. According to the above Act, you need to get a permit or license  to fly an aircraft. As per the definition of aircraft : it includes any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from reaction of the air that include balloons,airships , kites , gliders and flying machines. Hence negligent flying of a kite is punishable by imprisonment of 2 years or fine up to 10 lakh rupees. Interestingly before 2008 the said punishment was 6 month or fine up to 1000rs. Eventhough the punishment has been increased the irrational inclusion of kite along with the definition clause of aircraft has not been amended. So presumably, if a person harms someone flying kite...

A Plaint is a legal document that contains the content of any civil suit which shows the Plaintiff’s claim after filing suit. The plaint is the first step of the Plaintiff in the form of a legal document for the commencement of suit and it shows what a Plaintiff wants from that suit. Through the help of plaint, the plaintiff narrates or describes the cause of action and related information which is considered to be essential from the viewpoint of the suit. In the case of the plaint, the cause of action consists of two divisions, first is the legal theory (the factual situation based on which the plaintiff claims to have suffered) and the second is the legal remedy that the plaintiff seeks from the court.  A plaint is considered an important concept because it is the foremost and initial stage to initiate any lawsuit and helps to find a civil court of appropriate jurisdiction. Section 26 of the Code of Civil Procedure states “Every suit shall be instituted by the presentation of a p...