In a landmark verdict Navtej Singh Johar & ors vs Union of India the Supreme Court today scrapped the controversial Section 377; a 157 year old colonial law on consensual gay sex.
The Supreme Court reversed its own decision and said Section 377 is irrational and arbitrary.Read More →
National girl child day is observed on 24th January every year, which tends to promote the rights of every girl child.
The theme for this year is- “Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow.”
The initiative taken by the current government to spread awareness among people about girl child is appreciable.Read More →
In recent, the Bar Council of India has issued an application stating that for the appointment of Civil judge junior division, three years experience at bar must be made mandatory. This news flooded many opinions and views by the people of the legal fraternity.
The BCI application states that young judges are incapable of decision making and have been seen misbehaving with lawyers. Therefore, before making the appointment as a judge, a person must possess three-year experience at Bar.Read More →
Offenders of sexual assault who are menace to the civilised society should be mercilessly and inexorably punished in the severest terms.
“Judges who bear the sword of justice should not hesitate to use that sword with the utmost severity, if the gravity of the offence so demands.”Read More →
(1) On 26th Oct 1947, the Instrument of Accession was signed between the Government of India and Hari Singh, who was the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. It was agreed that Jammu and Kashmir would become a part of India.
(2) On 17th Oct 1949, Article 370 was incorporated in the Constitution of India. According to this, Jammu and Kashmir was given a different Constitution and different Flag from India.Read More →
INSANITY DEFENSE AND THE ISSUES WITH IT
The concept of “responsibility” arises with most of the cases involving human conduct and presence of guilt, knowledge of the act and its consequences.
A person thoroughly oblivious about its surrounding, or unaware of the distinction between right and wrong, is not the one to punish.Read More →
The Central Vigilance Commission’s efforts to promote probity in public life and to achieve corruption free India. The week in which 31st October — theRead More →
It is almost 14 months since Justice Misra came to the Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India; But it seems as if itRead More →
Adultery – No longer punishable in India “Any law which affects individual dignity, equity of women in a civilised society invites the wrath of theRead More →
WHAT IS TRIPLE TALAQ? Very simply put, Triple Talaq is (now was) a form of instant divorce by Muslims (especially in India) (none of theRead More →
Right to live with Dignity The honourable Supreme Court today in Nambi Narayanan’s case observed that Reputation of an individual is an insegregable (inseparable) facetRead More →
WHAT IS DOWRY? Dowry is the demand in form of money, jewellery, things etc, by the groom and/or groom’s family to bride’s family. The amountRead More →
CYBER CRIME IS A SERIOUS ISSUE! We live in the Age of Information where the effect of the internet is intense, particularly with the growthRead More →
Sedition is an offence defined in Section 124 A of the IPC.
As per this definition anyone who brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the Government by words spoken or written or by signs or by visible representation or otherwise is guilty of the offence of sedition.Read More →
