Caught in an SC/ST Case? Here’s What You Need to Know First When my colleague was falsely accused under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989, we panicked. We had heard these cases were non-bailable — but were unsure what that really meant. Here’s everything I learned while helping him get legal support, from the …
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No more giving up on dreams for girls to make careers as the government will be increasing the Legal Age of marriage from 18 years to 21 years. Recently, an amendment bill of the Prohibition of Child Marriage(Amendment) Bill, 2021 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha by the government with the objective of raising …
‘Nimbooz’ is to be decided whether a fruit Juice or lemonade by the Supreme Court. Who does not want to have lemonade in summer! With the soaring temperatures in the climate, the demand for juices and lemonades also increases. However, if you come across ‘Nimbooz’ to be trending on social media then you must know …
For a long time, couples in India who agreed to end their marriage through mutual consent had no choice but to wait six months even if their relationship was clearly over. This waiting time, meant as a ‘cooling-off’ period, often just added more stress and legal trouble. But now, in a landmark decision, the Supreme …
The Prime Minister of India introduced PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in the year 2019 for the benefit of the farmers as well as their families, where a sum of Rs 2000 was sent to the farmers. The objective of the yojana was to provide financial support to all landholding farmers’ families in the country …
India has seen great progress in the sanctity of marriage. The duties and responsibilities of a husband and wife who are legally married are equally burdensome. Traditionally couples got married even without knowing each other and went through a phase of lack of communication and misunderstandings. Presently, the partners chose to get to know each …
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Section 497 of Indian Penal Code 1860 (IPC) states that “Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of another man, without the consent or connivance of that man, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, is guilty of the …
In India, like marriages and divorces, maintenance is governed under personal laws and varies with different religions. Maintenance is financial support given by either of the spouses and most commonly by the man or husband, by an order of the court for maintaining and supporting the living expenses of his parents, wife, and children. Let …
Breach of contract means a breach of an agreement between two parties, which was previously done mutually. It falls under legal cause and is an illegal act in the eyes of law. When two parties decide to agree on a subject with the help of an agreement, they make a contract, which is followed by …
The Custom Office checks and inspects the quality and shipment of goods imported and exported into the country. But there are many types of products that have been detained by the customs authorities on various grounds, the following are the grounds that the goods have been detained by the customs. The goods are detained by …
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