A void marriage is no marriage. It is a marriage which does not exist from its beginning.
A voidable marriage is perfectly valid marriage so long it is not avoided. It can be avoided only on the petition of one of the parties….Keep Reading
Posthumous means ‘occurring or appearing after the death’.
The succession can be either Testamentary or Intestate.
TPA and Hindu Succession Act, both talk about this type of succession.Keep Reading
National Girl Child Day. 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 aboutKeep Reading
TRANSFER OF PROPERTY ACT, 1882 An Act to amend the law relating to the Transfer of Property by act of parties. Preamble– Whereas it is expedient to define and amend certain parts of the law relating to the transfer of property by act of parties; it is hereby enacted asKeep Reading
THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948 An Act to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments; It is hereby enacted as follows- (Note- This Act has been extended to Dadra and Nagar HaveliKeep Reading
PASSPORT ACT, 1967 An Act to provide for the issue of passports and travel documents, to regulate the departure from India of citizens of India and for other persons and for matters incidental or ancillary thereto. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Eighteenth Year of the Republic of IndiaKeep Reading
THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 An Act to provide for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities, in order to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority, the constitution ofKeep Reading
THE INDIAN MAJORITY ACT, 1875 An Act to amend the law respecting the age of majority. Preamble. WHEREAS, in the case of persons domiciled in India it is expedient to specify the age of Majority; It is hereby enacted as follows- 1. Short title. This Act may be called theKeep Reading
THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986 An Act to provide for the protection and improvement of environment and for matters connected there with: WHEREAS the decisions were taken at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held at Stockholm in June, 1972, in which India participated, to take appropriate stepsKeep Reading
The Central Vigilance Commission’s efforts to promote probity in public life and to achieve corruption free India. The week in which 31st October — the birthday of late Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel falls, is observed as Vigilance Awareness Week. The observance of Vigilance Awareness Week renews our commitment to achieve theKeep Reading
The honourable Supreme Court today in Nambi Narayanan’s case observed that Reputation of an individual is an insegregable (inseparable) facet of his right to life with dignity, and in this case fundamental right under Article 21 has been gravely affected. There can be no scintilla of doubt that the appellant,Keep Reading
THE COMMISSIONS FOR PROTECTION OF CHILD RIGHTS ACT, 2005 1. Short title, extend and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall come intoKeep Reading
CHILD LABOUR (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2016 An Act further to amend the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 Be it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows- 1. Short Title and Commencement. (1) This Act may be called the ChildKeep Reading
Note- Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 CHILD LABOUR (PROHIBITION AND REGULATION) ACT, 1986 An Act to prohibit the engagement of children in certain employments and to regulate the conditions of work of children in certain other employments. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-seventh Year of theKeep Reading
THE FAMILY COURTS ACT, 1984 An Act to provide for the establishment of Family Courts with a view to promote conciliation in, and secure speedy settlement of, disputes relating to marriage and family affairs and for matters connected therewith. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-fifth Year of the Republic of India asKeep Reading
SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013 An Act to provide protection against sexual harassment of women at workplace and for the prevention and redressal of complaints of sexual harassment and of matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Where as sexual harassment results in violationKeep Reading
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