This article is written by Jagat Pal Singh Gohil of Army Law College, Pune, an intern under Legal Vidhiya Abstract: A mortgage is a legal agreement between a lender (mortgagee) and a borrower (mortgagor) in which the borrower pledges property as collateral for a loan. This paper discusses the rights Read more
This article is written by Areeba Ahad of Vitasta School of Law and Humanities, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT Every month, a woman’s body undergoes physiological changes that are related to her menstrual cycle in order to get ready for pregnancy. At puberty, menstruation begins, and it lasts until Read more
This article is written by Rohan Kumar of Geeta Institute of Law, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT: The matter of freedom of religion has been a topic of debate for centuries, and the issue of whether or not it is possible to create laws that protection of religious freedom Read more
The Bombay High Court recently held that once the necessary stamp duty has been paid on a development agreement signed by a developer and cooperative housing society, the ancillary Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreements (PAAAs) executed between the developer and the individual members of the cooperative housing society are not subject Read more
The Court overturned a special court’s decision to convict and sentence a man to two years in jail for publicly hitting his minor girlfriend in an attempt to break up with him. In Samir Rajesh Sathe v. State of Maharashtra & Anr., the Bombay High Court reversed the conviction of Read more
Last year after the death of Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in moral police custody, a wave of protest began in the country and worldwide criticism of the incident was recorded. The Govt. retaliated adversely to this whole situation. Protests and public opinion were thwarted and women were penalised for not Read more
Hague’s Arbitration Tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration passed a remarkable order on 12th April, imposing a compensation of $5 billion on Russia for accroaching the assets of Ukraine’s owned gas company Naftogaz in Crimea( annexed by Russia in 2014). The company’s assets in Crimea included machinery like Chornomornaftogaz, Read more
Andhra Pradesh High Court recently ruled that just because no semen was at the time of examination of a rape victim does not mean that the accused did not engage in penetrative sexual assault. During the hearing, Justice Cheekati Manavendra Roy clarified that, according to section 3 of the PROTECTION Read more
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has raised issues in regards to adoption of children by same sex couple. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has filled an application before the Apex Court opposing the adoption of children by same sex couples in a batch of pleas Read more
The constitutional bench comprising of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice S Ravindra Bhat, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Hima Kohli began hearing arguments in regards to legalizing same sex marriages, on Tuesday 18th of April 2023. It was submitted by Dr Singhvi, appearing Read more
