Kalpana Chawla: Biography & Columbia Disaster

The tragic loss of the space shuttle Columbia killed seven astronauts. One of those, Kalpana Chawla, was the first Indian-born woman in space. Born in Karnal, India, on July 1, 1961, Chawla was the youngest of four children. Chawla obtained a degree in aeronautical engineering from Punjab Engineering College before immigrating to the United States... Continue Reading →

PROCEDURE OF ADOPTION UNDER THE HINDU LAW

What is Legal Adoption? According to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) change Act, 2006, once a child is separated from his biological parents for good and becomes a legitimate child of his adoptive parents he gets all the rights that are related to biological parents. If a Foreigner wants to adopt an... Continue Reading →

KALPANA CHAWLA AND THE COLUMBIA DISASTER

The tragic loss of the space shuttle Columbia killed seven astronauts. One of those, Kalpana Chawla, was the first Indian-born woman in space. Born in Karnal, India, on July 1, 1961, Chawla was the youngest of four children. Chawla obtained a degree in aeronautical engineering from Punjab Engineering College before immigrating to the United States... Continue Reading →

Arrest of Persons Under CrPC, 1973

An Arrest is an act of taking a person into custody as he/she may be suspected of a crime or an offence. It is done because a person is apprehended for doing something wrong. After arresting a person further procedures like interrogation and investigation is done. It is part of the Criminal Justice System. In... Continue Reading →

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

The Supreme Court in India was established through an enactment passed in pre-independent India, with the introduction of the Regulating Act, 1773. The 1st Supreme Court started its function as a court of record at Calcutta, and the 1st Chief Justice Sir Elijah Impey was appointed. The court was established to resolve the disputes in... Continue Reading →

Arrest of Persons Under CrPC, 1973

An Arrest is an act of taking a person into custody as he/she may be suspected of a crime or an offence. It is done because a person is apprehended for doing something wrong. After arresting a person further procedures like interrogation and investigation is done. It is part of the Criminal Justice System. In... Continue Reading →

                      Honour killings in India

Honour killing is an act of murder by members of the family. This would be the immoral conduct of the members of the family belief in caste and gotras above one’s life. It is done to remove a family member’s dishonour and shame. The male or any member of the family kills the person who... Continue Reading →

           PROCEDURE OF ADOPTION UNDER THE HINDU LAW

What is Legal Adoption? According to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) change Act, 2006, once a child is separated from his biological parents for good and becomes a legitimate child of his adoptive parents he gets all the rights that are related to biological parents. If a Foreigner wants to adopt an... Continue Reading →

                      Honour killings in India

Honour killing is an act of murder by members of the family. This would be the immoral conduct of the members of the family belief in caste and gotras above one’s life. It is done to remove a family member’s dishonour and shame. The male or any member of the family kills the person who... Continue Reading →

   SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS THAT TOOK AMERICA BY STORM

On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside... Continue Reading →

      INFANCY UNDER THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION- SECTION 82 AND 83

Section 82 clearly briefs about the offence by a child as it states that, “any act done by a child of 7 years or under that will not be an offence under the eye of the law”.  On the similar side Section, 83 mentioned about the acts done by a child under immaturity. This section lays... Continue Reading →

SEPARATION OF POWERS IN INDIA

The separation of powers is imitable for the administration of federative and democratic states. Under this rule the state is divided into three different branches- legislative, executive and judiciary each having different independent power and responsibility on them so that one branch may not interfere with the working of the others two branches. Basically, it... Continue Reading →

    UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF RULE OF LAW

Rule of law was developed by a British jurist Albert Venn Dicey in his book called “The Law of the Constitution” 1885. In this book, he develops this concept and he identifies 3 principles while establishing the rule of law. According to Albert Venn Dicey rule of law first meaning is “No man is punishable except for... Continue Reading →

      What is the punishment of attempted suicide?

Suicide is the act of putting end to one’s own life. Suicide is no crime under the Indian Penal Code. When one attempts to commit suicide and fails it, that is punishable under the Indian Penal Code. It means when a person fails to commit suicide because of any reason only then Section 309 of... Continue Reading →

           Doctrine of Eclipse – Constitutional Law

Article 13, the power of Judicial Review, falls under the purview of Fundamental Rights and is intricately connected to the doctrine. Judicial Review is the power of Courts to pronounce upon the constitutionality of legislative and executive acts of the government which fall within their normal jurisdiction.  What is Doctrine of Eclipse? Doctrine of Eclipse... Continue Reading →

                       Schools of Hindu law

Schools of Hindu law are considered to are the commentaries and the digestives of the smritis. These schools have widened the scope of Hindu law and explicitly contributed to its development. The two major schools of Hindu law are as follows- Mitakshara Daya Bhaga Mitakshara  Mitakshara School: Mitakshara is one of the most important schools of... Continue Reading →

Difference Between Bailable and Non-Bailable Offence

Under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), based on bail,  offences can be classified as – bailable offences and non-bailable offences, wherein the former implies those offences in which bail can be granted to the accused. On the other hand, the latter signifies those offences in which bail cannot be granted in general circumstances. What is... Continue Reading →

 WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

A writ of habeas corpus (which literally means to "produce the body") is a court order demanding that a public official (such as a warden) deliver an imprisoned individual to the court and show a valid reason for that person's detention. The procedure provides a means for prison inmates, or others acting on their behalf,... Continue Reading →

MARRIAGE UNDER MUSLIM LAW

The Arabic term ‘nikah’ is used to describe marriage is transliterated into “the Union of Sexes” and under this Arabic term, marriage became a civil contract in Muslim Law, as intended by the Prophet Mohammed. It has since become one of the most sacrosanct social institutions known to Man, while providing equal importance and according... Continue Reading →

MARRIAGE UNDER HINDU MARRIAGE ACT 1955

Section 2 of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 states that this act applies to any person who is a Hindu by birth or who has changed his/her religion to either any of its forms such as Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj. Any person who is a Buddhist, Jain,... Continue Reading →

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