Marital Rape – An Exception to Rape
“While a murderer destroys the physical frame of the victim, a rapist degrades and defiles the soul of a helpless female”
- Justice Arjit Prasayat,...
BREXIT: The Landmark Divorce
Shivi Kanjolia
“Each and every word in a sentence is extremely powerful”
Meaning
The term Brexit, coined by former lawyer Peter Wilding, is a blend of two...
What are the new dimensions of India’s Neighborhood Policy?
Ritwik MehtaThapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala
“India has moved on from its non-aligned past. India is today an aligned state - but based...
Fraud and Arbitrability of disputes
-Shrey FatterpekarCounsel, Bombay High Court
The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act”) does not contain any provision which lays down which disputes are arbitrable....
Capital Punishment For Crime Against Women
Diksha TarnekarNational Law Institute University, Bhopal
“One of the more difficult tasks for me as president was to decide on the issue of Capital Punishment...
Desertion as a Ground for Divorce as per Section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act,...
Prakhar GuptaChrist University, Bengaluru
Introduction:
Marriage is considered a sacrament and preserved as a social institution. In olden times, it was believed that this special contract...
COVID-19 Lockdown and Partial Functioning of Courts
Paridhi VermaIndore Institute of Law
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied?
Background:
This pandemic has affected us gravely, inaccessible courtrooms are a major result of the same. Common...
A Study on AIDS and its Legal Aspects in India
J. NehaSymbiosis Law School, Hyderabad
What is AIDS?
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a disease which is the result of the last stage of...
Transgression of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
Diksha TarnekarNational Law Institute University, BhopalParidhi VermaIndore Institute of Law
Introduction:
The Indian Constitution grants a golden thread as an equality scheme i.e., Article 14, 15,...
Power of an Arbitral Tribunal to Recall an Interim Order
Shrey FatterpekarCounsel, Bombay High Court
Arbitration proceedings in India are governed by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Arbitration Act”). Under Section 17 of the...
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Importance of Law in Society
Ramendra Pratap SinghICFAI University, Dehradun
For a society, the law is important because it is a standard of conduct for citizens. Law means the system...
Evidentiary Value of Hostile Witness
Witnesses are the eyes and ears of justice
A witness plays a vital role to upshot the case during trials in the courts. A witness...
Tamil Nadu Government Against The 3-Language Formula in the New Education Policy
Krisha SharonDY Patil University
Politics over the language has been a very sensitive topic in Tamil Nadu since the 1960’s. Anti-Hindi agitation included a series...
