Government of India and State Governments are extending benefits to handicapped persons in their own way. But, whether it reaches the beneficiaries is a big question. All handicap are viewed and weighed in the same manner, which is also not correct. ..
The purpose of law is to ensure the dignity of human beings and to enable them to lead a decent life as free citizen having their human rights and constitutional rights protected and upholding the principles of natural justice. But the way the SARFAE ..
In the recent landmark judgement by the Apex Court, it was directed that there should not be any automatic arrest for cases under section 498A of the IPC until provisions of Section 41 of Cr.PC are satisfied. Section 498A of the IPC was inserted in t ..
The presumption of law and consequent burden of proof has significant bearing on the length of any litigation and also on the outcome of the litigation. Just to indicate the crucialness of aforesaid legal expressions, whereas a presumption of law has ..
Recently there was a news article that a proposal was to be put before the Supreme Court Panel for legalization of prostitution. This has sparked a debate on legalization of the trade. Around 50 countries such as Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Ge ..
I came across this article titled, Woman booked for �raping� son�s teen pal, wherein it is stated that she spiked the minor boy�s drink and then raped him (oh! Sorry, rape is a wrong word here. She forced the minor boy to keep ..
Can one pin-point an evil mind in all cases of cheque bouncing? There are two types of cases that come before our courts of justice. There are civil litigation cases and those that involve crimes. The trial courts are different for these two types of ..
As per a HelpAge India report, daughter-in-law emerged as the major abuser of the elderly. Now abuse of a daughter-in-law is protected under various special laws of the country, whereas no such law is for the elderly. An interesting question arises, ..
Callhoun, South Carolina statesman, declared, � Washington was one of us - a slave holder and a planter.We have studied his history , and find nothing in it to justify submission to wrong �.On the contrary , we find much in his example t ..
Audi Alteram Partem in simple words means �hear the other side�. It is the most fundamental principle of Justice which states that no one ought to be judged without been given an opportunity to be heard. According to Fortescue J.[1], the ..