A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court, while hearing an urgent plea of a rape survivor, observed that forcing a woman to continue pregnancy and have a child as a result of rape would be against the constitutional philosophy. The court was deciding the case of XYZ v. State …
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The 2014 Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill was presented in Parliament after years of deliberation and discussions between the Central and State Governments. The Constitution will be changed by the bill to allow for the establishment of the GST. The Lok Sabha approved the Constitution Amendment Bill in May 2015. In August 2016, the Rajya Sabha …
Relationships and partnerships of all kinds have recently come to be respected and acknowledged. The growing recognition of same-gender couples deciding to live together is one such important transition. As public opinions have altered, legal challenges have also come to the forefront. The question of whether cohabiting people of the same gender are protected under Article …
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Every form of legal proof that is admissible during a trial and designed to persuade the judge and/or jury of purported material facts of the case is known as evidence. Any statement made under oath that the court requires or permits and any document that is presented in accordance with its instructions constitute evidence. Section …
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Start-ups in India encounter several challenges, including a shortage of experienced staff, regulatory roadblocks, and fierce rivalry from existing companies. Despite these barriers, India’s start-up ecosystem is still growing, and various government efforts are designed to promote and assist entrepreneurship in the country. There is a dearth of educated experts in several industries since the …
One of the inherent powers of the Indian High Courts is the ability to suppress a FIR (First Information Report). Even before the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) was created, courts had this authority. It is a copy of Section 561(A) of the 1898 law and was added as Section 482 by a change in 1923. …
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The level of insanity should be such that the perpetrator is incapable of understanding the nature of the conduct. The fact that the person has a mental condition does not, by itself, establish that he is mad. According to Indian law, Section 84 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, which is based on “McNaughten’s Rule,” …
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In instances where there is marital conflict, rules controlling maintenance are especially important for ensuring people’s financial stability. A crucial clause is found under the virtue of Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which deals with the question of spousal maintenance in India. In order to qualify for maintenance under Section 125 CrPC, wives …
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A substantial step toward guaranteeing the welfare and safety of people within the family unit has been made through the Domestic Violence Act, a crucial legislative framework created to offer assistance and safety to victims of domestic abuse. The main goal of the Act is to address the complexity of domestic violence situations while providing …
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Over the last 60 years, as ideas about the practice have evolved, the legality of solitary confinement has been often contested. The legal debate over whether or not solitary confinement is torture or a cruel and unusual punishment that might impair brain function has dominated most of the debate. Even though organizations and health care …
