SEX RATIO GAP 'AT BIRTH' Societal discrimination on the terms of gender established a state of surroundings where population gap of male and female became an issue to concern over, for which timely measures to curb were adopted but proposed situation as success still was left to be a far fetch. Instances of past showcase... Continue Reading →
Right to Information
Right to Information is an act of the Parliament of India which sets the rules and regulations regarding citizens right to information. Any citizen of India may request information from a public authority, i.e., a body of government, which is required to reply within 30 days maximum. In case of a petitioner’s life and liberty,... Continue Reading →
How to survive Law School
Law school is hard. Do not sugar coat it. Law school is demanding, competitive and stressful. You’ve to immerse yourself in textbooks, law classes and legal internships, hoping and praying that when everything will get over, you’ll graduate and pass the bar exam with flying colours. It’s a long road but it’s a journey well... Continue Reading →
Dowry System
Dowry system is the durable goods, cash and real or movable property that is given by the bride’s family to groom, his parents and relatives as the condition of the marriage. It is in the nature of the payment in cash or gifts which includes cash, jewelleries, electrical appliances, furniture, crockery, vehicles, etc. It is... Continue Reading →
Human Rights Violation
A human rights violation is the disallowance of the liberty of thought and movement to which all humans legally have a right. Individual violate these rights but the government belittles marginalised people and turn them in the cycle of poverty and oppression. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights began in 1948. Of the 56 members... Continue Reading →
Why to choose Law School
It’s an easy question but the solution is not so simple.Ignorantia juris non excusat is Latin for “ignorance of the law is no excuse”. It is a judicial principle holding that an individual who is unaware of a law might not escape liability for violating that law merely because one was unaware of its content.... Continue Reading →
Negligence
Negligence is a failure to exercise appropriate care expected to be exercised on specified circumstances. It involves harm caused by failing to act as a form of carelessness in different circumstances. Concept of negligence is people should exercise reasonable care in their actions, by taking account of the potential harm that they might cause to... Continue Reading →
Domestic Violence Act
Domestic Violence Act 2005 is an act of the Parliament of India enacted to guard women from domestic violence. It was brought into an action by Indian Government and Ministry of Women and Child Development on 26 October 2006. It includes other forms of violence such as emotional, sexual and economic abuse. It is a... Continue Reading →
Law of India
The law of India refers to the system of law across the India. India maintains a hybrid legal system by combining different laws like civil law, common law, customary, or religious law within the legal framework. Indian personal law is complex, with each religion having it own rules. In most of the states, registering of... Continue Reading →
Child Custody
Custody of a child after the separation of the parents is a burning issue. Issue of the custody of child arises after the completion of the divorce or the judicial separation and is one of the most important issues which the court decides. It refers to a right given to a parent by the court... Continue Reading →
Women’s Rights
Women’s rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls all over the world. It formed during 19th century and the feminist movements started during 20th and 21st century. These rights are supported by law, local customs and behaviour. Issues of women’s rights includes right to integrity and autonomy, free from sexual violence,... Continue Reading →
Should OTT Platforms have a Separate Censor Board
We live in an era of entertainment on the go and it fascinates us more than anything. We have a wide variety of content. For example, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Zee Prime, etc. These are known as over-the-top (OTT) platforms. They have been facing the ire of Indian Government lately on censorship of content. OTT platforms... Continue Reading →
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the liberty of an individual or community to share their opinions and concepts without the fear of retaliation, censorship and legal sanction. Freedom of speech includes any activity of seeking, receiving and spreading information or ideas without informing the medium used. According to Article 19 of Universal... Continue Reading →
Muslim Personal Law
All the Muslims in India are governed by Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937. It deals with marriage, succession, inheritance and charities among Muslims. The Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act, 1939 deals with the situations in which Muslim women can take divorce or the rights of the divorced Muslim women. These laws are not... Continue Reading →
Mutual Divorce
When both the partners, husband and wife, mutually decide that they cannot live together anymore and that the best solution for them is a divorce, they can present a mutual divorce petition jointly before the honorable court, without putting forth any allegations against one another. For example, if the partners are living separately for a... Continue Reading →
Domestic Violence Act
Domestic Violence Act 2005 is an act of the Parliament of India enacted to guard women from domestic violence. It was brought into an action by Indian Government and Ministry of Women and Child Development on 26 October 2006. It includes other forms of violence such as emotional, sexual and economic abuse. It is a... Continue Reading →
Defamation
Defamation is attacking another’s reputation by a false publication with an intension to bring the person into disrepute. It is made up of two words de and fame. It is an elusive concept and is limited in its varieties only by human inventiveness. In defamation, publication must be true and without the consent of the... Continue Reading →
Cyber Crime
Cyber crime is a type of crime that involves computer and a network. Computer can be used in a commission of a crime or it can be the target. It harms someone’s security and financial health. Both governmental and non-state actors engage in cyber crimes internationally. It is sometimes referred as cyber warfare. Warren Buffet... Continue Reading →
Unemployment
Unemployment can be defined as a person above a specified age not being in a paid or self-employment but currently available for the work during the reference period. Sometimes, the word ‘unemployment’ is misunderstood as the people who are actively looking for work come under the category unemployed but those who have left their work... Continue Reading →
Violence against Women
Any act of gender-based violence that leads to physical, sexual, or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats of coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring publicly or in private life is known as violence against women. Any sexual or other act directed against a person’s sexuality using force, by other person irrespective... Continue Reading →