On Wednesday, the Supreme Court’s divison bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narsimha issued a notice to the same- sex couple seeking recognition for their marriage. The petitioners are a Indian National and a US citizen who have registered their marriage under the USA’s laws and are now Read more
The Delhi court gave Umar Khalid a 7-day interim bail so he could attend his sister’s wedding. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat granted interim bail to Khalid. On Monday, Umar Khalid was granted 7-day interim bail in the February 2020 Delhi Riots case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [Umar Read more
If you want India to become a centre for international arbitration, the initiative must come from you: Supreme Court to Central Government “On one hand there are public speeches on making Indian an international arbitration hub and then there is no enforcement of award?” the Court questioned. The Supreme Court Read more
Priya Bankar, a special POCSO judge, sentenced the offender to six months in prison, noting that such sexual offences against minors would impair the victim’s mental health and future. Under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO Act), a court in Mumbai recently convicted a man of ‘grooming’ Read more
Winners of the 1st National Article Writing Competition organized by Legal Vidhiya. 1st : Kaushiki Narayan(GENDER INEQUALITY IN INDIA), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology,Bhubaneswar (cash prize- 500rs, certificate) 2nd: Agamjot Gautam (LEGALIZING SAME SEX MARRIAGE IN INDIA) Guru Nanak Dev University ( cash prize- 251rs, certificate) 3rd : Rishv Raj(EVE-TEASING Read more
This article is written by Kaushiki Narayan(GENDER INEQUALITY IN INDIA), Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology,Bhubaneswar ABSTRACT In today’s modern world, Men and women plays a major role for the household in particular and society as a whole. Thus, gender equality is important for the better development of nation. Therefore, the Read more
“If you want real peace in the world, start with the children.” – Mahatma Gandhi. Introduction A kid is born innocent, but because of inadequate care and instruction, as well as unfavourable societal and environmental influences, his mind may begin to lean toward criminal behaviour. All children are assets for Read more
Once a person converts to another religion, they are no longer eligible for caste-based reservations: Madras High Court Justice GR Swaminathan dismissed a petition filed by a Hindu man from the MBC community who converted to Islam seeking caste-based quotas in state jobs. In U Akbar Ali v. The State Read more
Meaning, nature, and scope of the contract Satyendra Pratap Singh, B.A.LL.B (Hons.), 5th Sem. , Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Introduction A contract is defined as one that is legally enforceable by Section 2(h) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Rights in personam, or private rights that solely Read more
An agreement is a promise or arrangement between two or more parties to do, or not do, something. Different types of agreements The distinction between unlawful and invalid agreements is that the former are clearly against the law’s provisions, but the latter are not necessarily against the laws now in Read more
