family law

 A voidable marriage is one where an annulment is not automatic and must be sought by one of the parties. Generally, an annulment may be sought by one of the parties to a marriage if the intent to enter into the civil contract ..

 The first and foremost right to have the custody of children belongs to the mother and she cannot be deprived of her right so long as she is not found guilty of misconduct. Mother has the right of custody so long as she is not..

In matters where paternity is disputed, the court must have regard to Section 112 of the Evidence Act. This section is based on the well known maxim pater est quem nuptioe demonstrant (he is the father whom the marriage indicates). The presumption of legitimacy is this, that a child..

On the lines of alaska court system, we can also establish family law self help centers. In Alaska the center helps in following manner: ..

Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 –Empowering Women? Westernisation and globalization have radically changed the face of India. This change is most evident in its effect on the Hindu Joint Family system. Families that would give the saas-bahu serials of today a run for their money have now given way to nuclear families. With the advent of modernization and the feminist movement gaining gr..

Divorce in India - The Social Impact By Raveendran Nambyar   Arranged marriages fail some times, may be far and few in India. The arranged marriages do not break up that easy. There are several reasons why arranged marriages do not fail that much. A lot of precautions are taken. Community match, social match, financial stability match and horoscopes ma..

Abortion Laws Must Be Urgently Amended By Puneet Bedi : s..

 As part of the continuing judicial reforms process in the country , necessary amendments were effected in the Personal Law Reforms during the Monsoon Session of Parliament in July this year.The Acts whic..

The comment of Justice A.S. Anand, former Chief Justice of India and Chairman National Human Rights Commission that the acquittal decision in Best Bakery trial by a fast track court as 'miscarriage of justice', is not confined to just that case only, but can be extended to entire mechanism of so called fast track cou..

How section 312 of IPC read with the Medical termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 infringe the right to life of the mother? Section 312 of the Indian Penal Code read with..

Several decades ago, urban primary schoolers grew up, through their textbooks, on a staple diet of a "normal" family as one where the father was the one who worked to earn and the mother stayed at home to look after the family - cooking, cleaning and (if she was adequately educated) helping children with the home assignments. Decades later, the image of a perfect mothe..

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 A couple of years ago, India witnessed a very poignant moment which till then was uncommon in the Indi..

Hindu wife cannot adopt, rules SC Bhadra Sinha, Hindustan Times s..

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