ABSTRACT On October 11, 2017, the Supreme Court of India issued a landmark judgment protecting every girl’s right to bodily dignity and criminalising rape during underage marriage. In Independent Thought v. Union of India and Others, the country’s Supreme Court first defined the government’s constitutional and fundamental duty to combat Read more
The Executive Power of the President in India This article is written by Abhinav Dubey (BALLB 2nd Year) studying in ILS Law College Abstract: In India, the President of the nation serves as the head of state and has broad executive authority. The Indian Constitution outlines the President’s administrative authority and designates the President Read more
This Article is written by Chitrankshi, intern at Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT: This article is regarding the dissolution of marriage under the Muslim Marriage Act,1939. It covers the grounds on which divorce can be seeked by Muslim women. It also addresses the doubts regarding the effects of renunciation of Islam by Read more
According to a recent article from Live Law, the Delhi High Court has discharged filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri in a contempt case after he issued an unconditional apology. The court has also advised Agnihotri to be more careful in the future to avoid similar incidents. Vivek Agnihotri was held in contempt Read more
The Allahabad High Court charges Kanpur attorneys with contempt for continuing their strike The Allahabad High Court issued contempt charges on Friday against Kanpur Bar Associations and Lawyers’ Association Kanpur Nagar office bearers for continuing their strike despite the HC’s order (to refrain from boycotting district courts) and for using Read more
In judgement delivered on 1st of April, 2023 in regards to the case, State of Maharashtra vs Mehaboob Babu Malik Khan and Anr the court concluded that due to several loopholes in the narration of the story by the victim and lack of validity as well as authenticity, all the Read more
On Thursday , April 6 , Togo’s parliament voted to extend the state of security emergency in Sabanes for another 12 months . Authorities are working to prevent jihadist groups ( terrorist groups ) from crossing the border into Burkina Faso . The state of emergency ended last week after Read more
The Court ruled that there is no need to look into an advocate’s actual field of practice in order to meet the Delhi Higher Judicial Services eligibility requirement of having been in practice for seven years. According to the Delhi High Court’s ruling in Karan Antil v. High Court of Read more
The Delhi High Court after discharging filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri on Monday in a contempt of court said that the dignity of the court does not depend on the opinion of the people or what people think and say about the judiciary rather it depends on the duties that get discharged. Read more
ACHPR passed a resolution which recognised the rights of intersex people, about 1.7 per cent of the people are born with sexual characteristics which are slightly different from the socially accepted norms. The Resolution is based on the objective that people born with a body a little different do not Read more
