Dowry is an act of demanding or giving some valuable assets or money by the bride to the groom usually. It is a social evil. Taking or demanding and giving or announcing dowry is an offence. In olden days bride’s family was forced to pay certain sums to the family of groom under the pretence…
View detailsAcid attacks are barbaric acts of violence in which powerful acid is thrown at (nearly invariably) a young woman’s face or body as a form of ‘vengeance’ by young man/men. On the deserted lanes of a huge metropolis, you are not safe as a woman. In your neighborhood’s busy market, you feel sifted through. In…
View detailsThe British government sanctioned certain legislation regarding slavery but those legislations were narrow in nature and could only impose restriction on slave trade. The legislation affirmed the same as illicit and unlawful and imposed punishment for the offenders. The attempt made by the British government was unsuccessful in bringing change in the system. In view…
View detailsSources of Law 1. Legislative. 2. Precedents. 3. Customs. 4. Opinion juris (statutory interpretation and preparatory works). 5. Justice equity and good conscience. Sources of law means the origin from which rules of human conduct come into existence and derive legal force or binding characters. It also refers to the sovereign or the state from…
View detailsIt is very important. If you can’t ask a question then a fundamental liberty that most of us take for granted is denied. Ignorance takes root. Creativity, understanding and knowledge can get trampled. A bad question is better than no question. We learn and grow when we have a rich environment filled with sources that…
View detailsThe Indian Constitution, based on the principle of federalism, has a scheme of two fold distribution of legislative powers-with respect to territory; and with respect to subject matter. The constitutional provisions are spread out over Articles 245–254. Article 245 talks about distribution of legislative power between Union and State with respect to territory. In terms…
View detailsWhenever we talk about religion, we cannot forget about buddhism one of the oldest religion of India. Buddhism is still practiced in the Himalayan areas such as Sikkim, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bakhtiyar Khilji, who later becomes the first Muslim ruler of Bengal and Bihar, invaded Magadha and destroyed the Buddhist shrines and institutions at Nalanda,…
View detailsProcessed fast food is very popular in the world today, and even devotees often take bread, chips and other items. You may be aware that many of those products are not healthy, but what some people don’t know is that many of them are also not vegetarian. Even if you read the label, it can…
View detailsIt has to be noted that the act does not use the term rape commonly. This is because it does not restrict the sexual act to just penetration. Section 326 of the act has taken the penetrative sexual assault in a broader aspect. It includes oral sex, penile sex as well as insertion of any…
View details“Childhood is a promise that is never kept”- Ken Hill. The POCSO Act, 2012 was instated on 14th November 2012. This deals with sexual offences against children and also protects them from child pornography. Its primary concentration has been on parts which are not included in the Indian Penal Code. The reason behind the creation…
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