THE CASE THAT STRUCK DOWN A LEGISLATION In the case of Roe v. Wadei , the appellant filed a suit challenging the abortion laws of the state of Texas, co-joined by a medical practitioner, on the simple grounds that the law was too nebulous to be ascertained in some cases. The Texas laws criminalized abortion…
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was first established in 1988 but as a non-statutory body for regulating the securities market. However, later it became an autonomous body and accorded as statutory powers with the passing of the SEBI Act 1992 by the Indian Parliament. It has its head office at Bandra Kurla Complex,…
INTRODUCTION The negotiable instrument act was introduced in the year 1881.The act which helped to promote the growth of banking and financial transactions. Predominantly this act was introduced in the period of British rule, most of the provisions in this act still remain unchanged. The legal definition of negotiable is that something can be transferable…
ABSTRACT Man has to live in society for his existence and welfare. In almost all aspect of his life he feels the need of society. Biologically and psychologically he is compelled to live in society because without society man has no value. So Society play a great role in man life as man is incomplete…
The Hart-Devlin debate focuses on the strongly disputable issue of whether the law should enforce morality or not. In 1957, the Wolfenden Report sparked the debate between these two theorists, who took an opposing stance on the matter. The aforementioned report stated that freedom of individuals is of utmost importance, and that ‘there must remain…
Area of Research and aim of the paper This paper centres around the Transgender People (Protection of Rights) Bill of 2019. It lays down the mandate of the NALSA judgement and briefly discusses the introduction of the 2016 bill. It further focuses on crucial questions raised by Swati Baruah’s petition regarding the 2019 bill and…
INTRODUCTION Hindu law is composed of different texts and scriptures; the development of Hindu law was both natural and, at times, aided by laws implemented during the British period. There are two types of Hindu legal sources: ancient and modern. Ancient sources include religious texts such as shrutis and smritis, as well as several Upanishads,…
INTRODUCTION An insurance policy is a contract between the policyholder and the insurer. The policyholder pays a premium. In return, the insurer provides the agreed insurance cover. The parties to an insurance contract must be honest with each other and must not hide any information relevant to the contract from each other. This is known…
Who are Women? She is the creative force of the universe in almost all its expressions. Life begins in her womb and it is in her guiding hands and tender care that it finds expression. She works relentlessly; often putting in more hours than are there in one single day: chopping, cleaning, cooking, nursing and…
“Whatever happens outside, the ‘sanctity’ of a heteronormative family is always preserved in our prejudiced patriarchal society.” I assume that it is due to this very reason that Mainstream Hindi Cinema does not focus on making the Silver screen a mode to break stereotyping, caricatures and myths about LGBTQ community. However, Art films must receive…
