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A proposal as defined under Section 2(a) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, is: Ascertain (A): Nothing is an offence which is done in the exercise of the right of private defence. Reason (R): Where the aid of the society cannot be obtained, individual may do everything necessary to protect himself. Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer Assertion (A): The Constitution of India under Article 40 states that the State shall take steps to organise village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self government. Reason (R): This directive gives an assurance that every village where maximum people live, has to be made an autonomous republic, self-sufficient self-sustaining and capable of managing its own affairs. An offence under Indian Penal Code which requires a complaint in writing by an aggrieved person for taking cognizance is the offence under Section The Regulating Act empowered the British Crown to establish a Supreme Court at Calcutta by issuing a charter in 1774. It also led