INTRODUCTION As we all know that Marriages and Live in relationship are two different types of concepts which forms a bond between two individuals, as for marriage is considered to be a sacrament traditional concept which is being practiced since ages and has been inherent from our ancestors where people believe it is the ritual …
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INTRODUCTION Covid-19 (Coronavirus) arise in Wuhan Virology Lab, Wuhan region in the state of China has resulted world pandemic thousands of people getting affected and committing death all over the world. The fact Covid-19 is spreading in huge number its affecting economy of the states as well as its violating the basic Human Rights of …
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” Evidence means any of the material items or assertions of fact that may be submitted to a competent tribunal as a means of ascertaining the truth of any alleged matter of fact under investigation before it. In simple words one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true. Under section …
“When it comes to pain, love, joy, loneliness, and fear, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. Each one values his or her life and fights the knife.”-Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Founder We all are quite aware of our rights as human beings, the rights that have been granted to us under …
Epidemic and Disease Act 1897 It’s been more than 70 years that India achieved Independence from British rule however, some acts and laws from the colonial time are still rooted in India. Though many statutes have been scraped out in bulk recently, few statutes render its relevance to modern-day India. One such pre-independence act which …
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Cyber extortion is an internet crime wherein a person’s electronic files or business data or sensitive and private data is held hostage until a ransom is paid. What is cyber-crime? Cybercrime is any type of criminal activity that takes place digitally. It either targets or uses a computer or a computer network or a networked …
Young girl eloped to marry the boy she loved. She was shot dead by her father and her body was thrown into the river. In fact, there are lot of such cases we come across every year. These crimes happen just to maintain the honour of the family and it is so called as “Honour …
Police cruelty has been seen almost in every country. India is one among those countries with high rate of custodial torture and death. As per the data, everyday an average of five people die in the custody with some of them surrendering to the torture in police or judicial custody. In 2019 the National Human …
Even though the prohibition of certain behavior in the conduct of armed conflict can be traced back many centuries, the concept of war crimes developed particularly at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century when international humanitarian law also known as the law of armed conflict was codified. The Hague …
The 42nd Amendment Act, 1976, has inserted the world Secular in the Preamble. This amendment is intended merely to spell out clearly the concept of secularism in the Constitution. There is no mysticism in the secular character of the State. In India, a Secular State was never considered as an irreligious or atheistic State. It …
Leaked documents detail for the first time China’s systematic brainwashing of hundreds of thousands of Muslims in a network of high-security prison camps. The Chinese government has consistently claimed the camps in the far western Xinjiang region offer voluntary education and training.But official documents, seen by BBC Panorama, show how inmates are locked up, indoctrinated …
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The Chernobyl accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel. The resulting steam explosion and fires released at least 5% of the radioactive reactor core into the environment, with the deposition of radioactive materials in many parts of Europe. Two Chernobyl plant workers died due …
STORY BRIEF: A reporter named Alka meets Amol Dwivedi, the creator of a foundation for acid attack survivors, and informs him Laxmi Agarwal, one such survivor fighting for a ban on the sale of acid. Laxmi is looking for employment, and Amol employs her at his organization. In April 2005, Laxmi is attacked with acid …
Evolution of Law Regarding Spousal Maintenance Jurisprudence in India Vis-a-Vis Rajnesh Vs. Neha, A Much Awaited Ruling By the Apex Court. Introduction There has been a jurisprudential growth in the area of law pertaining to spousal maintenance in India. It can be observed that the cases filed for maintenance are generally done by the females, …
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Aitraaz, released in 2004, is a Bollywood thriller. The plot revolves around the protagonist,who was falsely accused by his female superior of sexual harassment. A woman accusing man of molesting her. AITRAAZ tackles the issue of sexual harassment, with the unique spin of placing the man in the position of victim and the woman as …
“She wore her scars as best attire, a stunning dress made of hell fire.” The attack which isn’t to kill a lady however to install a pathetic condition, and pressure to stay an eternal existence of ache and apathy. Women have by no means handled equally, they’re taken into consideration as the 2d magnificence citizen …
INTRODUCTION Recently India noticed a robust protest after the Parliament exceeded 3 agriculture associated bill. On September 27, 2020, the president of India Mr. Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the 3 farm reform payments. These payments had been handed through the parliament withinside the lately concluded Monsoon season. Our Prime Minister Mr. Narendra …
FACTS OF THE CASE The writ petition filed by, dancer Navtej Singh Johar who confirmed himself as the part of the LGBTQ community, with journalist Sunil Mehra, chef Ritu Dalmin, hoteliers Aman Nath and Keshav Suri, businesswoman Ayesha Kapur, which comprised of some considerable questions of law on Section 377 of Indian Penal Court, 1860, …
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Marital rape implies where the rape takes place within the confines of the marriage. It talks about that phenomenon that is excessively prevalent in India. Women are treated as objects and it is considered that after marriage the husbands own the women. That is the reason of force, threat and other measures used for demanding …
Abstract The present legislative comment analyses the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2020 which was introduced in September, 2020 in the Lok Sabha. The need for ART has grown so much so that it requires a legislative framework to regulate the same. The efforts have been made previously as well, to legislate the same through …
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Brief of the Movie Rustom is a much appreciated movie in 2016 but more so, in terms of the storyline it depicts and the significant judgement of the Supreme Court it was based on. The judgement which it was based on was K. M. Nanavati V. State of Maharashtra. The story revolves around a naval …
Citation: 1995 AIR 1531, 1995 SCC (3) 635Bench: Kuldip Singh, J.; R. M. Sahai, J. Facts The Supreme Court clubbed the four petitions which were received under Article 32 of the Constitution of India and gave a collective decision on similar issue of law. The first petition is by a registered society, Kalyani who filed …
Introduction Money laundering is a significant problem but when this problem reaches the cyber space, it causes more harm. The need is thus, to examine the lacunas that are there in the present legislation on the matter to identify the on-going challenges. These are to be remedied with measures that are stringent and detect the …
Abstract The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation or the Singapore Convention on Mediation is seen as a first international convention that regulates the enforcement of the mediation proceedings at international level in regard to cross-border commercial dispute. The need for the convention arose because reluctance towards using international mediation despite …
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INTRODUCTION Corporate social responsibility of a company deals with the activities that are of ethical values and principles contributing to sustainable development goals. In this developing world, business and governments understand that their access to capital and competitive positions depend on how well they have been able to achieve global standards at a higher level. …
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Reputation is a strong belief or an opinion that someone has towards you. Every person across the globe gives more importance and a very big place to their reputation and fame, as it is very essential and takes over a lifetime to build one’s reputation. People
INTRODUCTION: With the advancement of technology, man has become dependent on the internet for all his needs. Today, with the help of ‘Internet’, man has got easy access to everything just by sitting at one place. Today the internet is used in every sphere of our lives. Social networking, online shopping, storing data, playing games, …
“Cryptocurrency is absolutely here to stay. If you can’t see that at this point, it’s time to learn more about it.”― Joel McLeod Introduction In India, there have been few patent applications regarding cryptocurrency for blockchain-based technologies by Barclays and Asadel Technologies. Though the legal position in USA and India appear to be similar, there …
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Introduction Over the years, the status of women in India has been subject to many successful changes. But the patriarchal state of early India, purposefully ignored the decision of women’s right to property and immersed women to feel insecure and inferior in all the aspects within the society.As compared to the current legal structure for …
This paper gives the analyses of The Right to Information Act 2005 as well as the Right to Information as a Right. Why is it considered a fundamental right, what are the reasons behind its evolution, its history, etc.
“Good laws make easier to do right and harder to do wrong”. Contracts have become part and parcel of our everyday lives. We enter into numerous contracts every day. Contracts are entered by us in various parts of the day like hiring a taxi or a self-driven vehicle (example-Zoom car or Bounce), online shopping of …
We often hear people using the word ‘Divorced’ to mention the husband and wife not living together. But, are all partners separated from each other and living separately called divorced? If in all the cases where husband and wife do not want
Intellectual Property Rights are legal rights, which result from intellectual activity in industrial, scientific, literary & artistic fields. These rights Safeguard creators and other producers of intellectual goods & services by granting them certain time-limited rights to control their use. Protected IP rights like other property can be a matter of trade, which can be …
India has witnessed a huge number of crimes in the past few years and especially, the crime rates increased against women and is becoming common in this society
India as a country has undergone a great many changes since it attained independence. The framers of the Constitution considered the fact that every society changes with the changing times while framing the Constitution. This is why Article 368 was incorporated under the Constitution.
This research paper focuses on explaining the newly enacted farm bills. The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020. The acts came into force on the 5th of June 2020.
Life is the most precious thing we have but only when it is coupled with living. But what happens when you’re diagnosed with motor neuron disease like Diane Pretty or in a persistent vegetative state like Aruna Shanbaug or suffering from any degenerative, terminal illness?
The Constitution designer of the Indian Constitution chose to give uncommon advantages to the retrogressive classes and ladies by framing an arrangement called reservation remembered for the Constitution. Rank-based reservation wins in India even following 68 years of autonomy.
Freedom of Expression relates to the degree of freedom afforded by the law to the individual to precise opinions and to impart and receive info. the general public don’t essentially ought to consider that individual’s views.
The Hindi show ‘Talvar’ ,released on 02.09.2015, has brought alive the ghosts of the disreputable ‘Arushi Talwar- Hemraj’ double murder case of 2008 into give-and-take once more.
After the amended Act 20 of 1929, u/s 43 of TPA, it doesn’t matter whether the transferor acted fraudulently or innocently in making the representation and what matters is that the transferor/ vendor makes a representation and the transferee/ vendee has acted on it.
The Union Cabinet formalized the Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019, that proposes to amalgamate The Trade Unions Act, 1926, the economic Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, and also the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
India as self-reliant is quite similar to have been involved in globalization. Forbes has considered India as the worst-hit economy nation in 42 years. He also questioned the same
It Permits intra-state and inter-state trade of farmers’ produce beyond the physical premises of Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) markets and other markets notified under the state APMC Acts.
Compensation is the remuneration awarded to an employee in exchange for their services or individual contributions to your business. The contributions can be their time, knowledge, skills, abilities and commitment to your company or a project.
In this case the petitioner Aruna Ramachandra Shanbaug was a staff Nurse working in King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai.
The Central Park jogger case (events also referenced as the Central Park Five case) was a criminal case in the United States over the aggravated assault and
In India, being born and growing up as a boy can mean many things, one of them is, privilege. A hierarchy that continuously puts men on top is male privilege. Special privileges and status are granted to the male section of society
Needless to say what is RAPE. It is a callous deed of some sort of devils existing unfortunately on earth just to show their fake manliness on guiltless bairns and leave them with a scar of guilt on their adorable faces.
Fletcher (plaintiff) established numerous underground coal mines on land adjacent to land on which Rylands (defendant) had built a reservoir for supplying water to his mill.
Transgender is a term that characterizes those individuals whose gender identity or expression does not match with the sex they were assigned at birth. Over the years it has been observed that there is a social stigma
The term contract is defined under Section 2(h) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. A contract is a promise enforceable by law. An agreement can be called a contact only when there is some consideration
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013, more popularly called the Anti-Rape Bill, is now law. The Act came into force on 3rd February, 2013 following the outrage of the entire nation behind the homicidal gang rape that took place in New Delhi on the night of 16th December 2012
Thappad is a story about a woman called Amrita whose life seems perfect. She seemed to have everything a regular married woman could have hoped for: a loving husband, caring parents-in-law, and a decent lifestyle.
This is case where providing clear knowledge of circumstances leading to loss of profit imposes a liability on the party that breaches the contract. Victoria Laundry v. Newman Industries Ltd. (1949) is a case
Needless to say what is RAPE. It is a callous deed of some sort of devils existing unfortunately on earth just to show their fake manliness on guiltless bairns and leave them with a scar of guilt on their adorable faces. RAPE has become a kind of culture just like the culture of India
Contract is an essential part of human life. Contract is made between people every day. While renting a house, a book or while selling a car, property, there are some rules that a person has to abide by. If there is loan to pay off the individual has contract with the bank for the repayment. For a contract to be valid there are some conditions that are to be fulfilled. This article tries to cover and explain all of those.
As the above definition, life security and satisfaction for everyone in the world is essential. It is an important process that should be undertaken by both individual and state governments. It is the maxim of human morality and morality. The analysis revealed a clear distinction between refugees and asylum seekers mentioned in the issue, namely that being a refugee must be recognized under the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees, Asylum seekers which requires international protection, but the right to asylum has not
In Section ten of the Indian Contract Act it’s mentioned that the consent of the parties stepping into the contract ought to be free.
According to Section fourteen of the Indian Contract Act “Consent is claimed to be free once it’s not caused by coercion, undue influence, fraud, untruth and mistake.”
Digital activism is a form of activism that uses the internet and digital media as essential platforms for mass mobilization and political action. It is also called cyberactivism. Another way to explain digital activism is, the use of social media, SMS, blogs, vlogs, online petitions, etc, to bring about some kind of social change in the society. India has a vast population of 1.34 billion people and according to reports released by TRAI, the number of telephone subscribers is 1.2 billion and the number of internet users is 32% that is, 432 million. With such a huge user base in India, the Internet is a workable medium for bringing
The world’s Largest Democracy is unfortunately lacking when it comes to development in legislation and amendments as per the changing needs of the society. The delayed disposal of cases is one of the reasons behind the same. Same is in the case of Marital Rape Legislation.
Have you ever wondered, a young servant boy ‘CHOTU’ being slapped because he is late with a customer’s chai order or a young girl dressed in old, torn, rags weaving her way among the dense and chaotic traffic of India’s city streets to sell balloons, flowers for few rupees, if these children have rights to good healthcare, nutrition, adequate schooling, freedom of expression, protection from anything that may be harmful?
The law is laid down in the statutes by the legislative makers. These laws employ different characteristics, wordings, sentences and thus, accordingly, the meaning might differ in regard to the common parlance. That is why there is a need for the courts, who apply those laws given in the statute, to form the correct meaning and find out the true intention of the legislature in regard to that particular provision, law and statute.
Sexual harassment is a type of harassment involving the use of explicit or implicit sexual overtones, including the unwelcome or inappropriate promise of rewards in exchange for sexual favors.[1] Sexual harassment includes a range of actions from verbal transgressions to sexual abuse or assault. Harassment can occur in many different social settings such as the workplace, the home, school, churches, etc. Harassers or victims may be of any gender.