Child marriage in India Child marriage in India persists amidst child protection laws. Protecting children from this menace needs multipronged tactics besides breaking false beliefs. India has a high prevalence of child marriage with at least one in three child brides in the world being from this country. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006…
Breath Analysis or Blood Test is not necessary for insurer to reject the claim of insurance on the ground of drunken driving holds Supreme Court. The Honourable Supreme Court of India has laid down a proposition of law on April,12,2021, to the effect that in repudiating insurance claim it is not necessary for…
SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT ON SECTION 482 OF CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE REGARDING QUASHING OF FIR The Honourable Supreme Court of India has now very well settled a position of law regarding dismissing/disposing of the quashing petition under Section 482 of the CrPc or under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The matter came up…
HIS RIGHTS –Tracing The Contours of Men Rights in India “Men Rights”-Sounds strange. That’s because the term is not much heard or talked about. India is a common law country with diverse traditions, several religious cultures, and a history dating back to ages. The constitution of India has been envisaged with the principle of…
SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT ON RIGHT TO PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION The Honorable Supreme Court of India in a recent judgment has very well settled a proposition of law regarding right to Professional education of every citizen. The matter came before the Honorable Supreme Court in Farzana Batool v/s Union of India.…
BENAMI PROPERTY-ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW Benami in Hindi means without a name. Webster’s dictionary defines the term, “Benami” as: made, held, done, or transacted in the name of (another person). Thus, a Benami Transaction, in common parlance, refers to a transaction in which a property is transferred in the name of a person, whereas…
SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT ON TENDERS In a recent judgement, the Honourable Apex court has held that in matter of tenders, the tender issuing authority is the best person to interpret the documents of tender and the terms and conditions contained therein. The matter came up before the Honourable Supreme Court of India in Utkal Suppliers…
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in India was implemented through an act of Parliament. It got Presidential assent in May 2016. The law was necessitated due to the huge pile-up of non-performing loans of banks and delays in debt resolution. Insolvency resolution in India took 4.3 years on average against…
LIVE IN RELATIONSHIPS IN INDIA Live-in relationships in India also called ‘cohabitation’ is an alternative for marriage, by which two-person of the same or different sex can live together without any legal rights against each other. The proverb “marriage is happening in heaven” gives a very deep meaning to marriage. Marriage is one of the…
COW’S IN INDIA – A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE Since the time of framing of the constitution, cow slaughter was a very heated topic of debate. The question soon arose whether to include cow slaughter which is attached with Hindu sentiments in the constitution of India or not. Many members of a constitutional assembly called in favor…
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