Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is any kind of physical or mental violation of a child with sexual intent, usually by a person who is in a position of trust or power vis-à-vis the child. It is any sexual behaviour directed towards a person under the age of 16 years, without informed consent. Any child below [...]
May 30, 2011
In Indian law, public interest litigation means litigation for the protection of the public interest. It is litigation introduced in a court of law, not by the aggrieved party but by the court itself or by any other private party. It is not necessary, for the exercise of the court’s jurisdiction, that the person who [...]
May 30, 2011
Every society in human history, has sought the obedience of each of its members to certain laws. The most powerful tool each of them has had at its disposal to achieve that end has been fear. And the greatest fear being the fear of the final end, each of them has used death a penalty [...]
May 26, 2011
The courts have an exclusive privilege of interpreting laws yet, at times the judges have a fault of giving decisions which either stretch the law else trespass on fields which are reserved for the other instrumentalities. It is of course true to say that judges need to give objective, impartial and impersonal judgements. Such judgements [...]
May 11, 2011
The scope of my article is to cover Section 498a of the IPC relating to criminal law in which the wife and her family can charge any or all of the husband’s family of physical or mental cruelty. This law is unique to India as it not only discriminates based on gender (man Vs. woman), but also [...]
May 7, 2011
The Problem Of Dowry The problem of Dowry has always been persistent in India and is also rising at a rapid rate and so are the offences related to dowry demand. Dowry demands can go on for years together. The birth of children and a number of customary and religious ceremonies often tend to become [...]
May 5, 2011
The judgment by the honorary Delhi High court, stating that section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is repealed, was met with a potpourri of appreciation, adoration and contempt. Needless to say which section of society felt what; however it’s about time someone needed to do what is right. While, the judiciary finally repealed an atrocious [...]
May 5, 2011
“Their playground is the brothel; they are the playthings and toys of lust. India reportedly has the world’s largest concentration of child prostitutes, accounting for one in every four of the global number. India’s children are no strangers to exploitation, but none of it is as brutish as the terror to which these particularly unfortunate [...]
April 26, 2011
Right of self defence revolves around the general adage that “necessity knows no law” and “it is the primary duty of man to first help himself”. The right of self-preservation is inherent in every person but to achieve that end nothing could be done which militates against the right of another person. The Supreme Court in [...]
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