The word empowerment means enabling one to gain control over one’s life and claiming one’s right. Women empowerment is the movement that ensures the participation of women in the social, economic, and political sphere. It is the upliftment of the female gender. Earlier, women were sidelined, they were nonexistent in society. But time, women began…
INTRODUCTION The doctrine of precedent refers to the doctrine that the court is to follow judicial decisions in earlier cases, when the same questions or points are raised before it in subsequent matters. According to Salmond, the phrase ‘the doctrine of precedent’ has two meanings. In its loose sense, it means that precedents are reported,…
Section 498A of IPC deals with the cruelty against married women in india by his husband and his relatives. It was added in 1983 for the protection of married women on the basis of idea that there should be institutionalisation of law and policy to criminalize domestic violence. The section was enacted to deal with…
On research, we find that Article 15 Clause (3), (4) and (5) itself stands as an exception to Article 15 Clause (1) and (2). Article 15 Clause (3), (4) and (5) states that the legislature is free to formulate special provisions: For women and children, For the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes…
History of COMPAT In the Competition (Amendment) Act, 2007, the Competition Appellate Tribunal, COMPAT, was established for better resolution of some problems. Before this, if a party was not pleased with the order of the CCI, it had to file an appeal in the Supreme Court. The COMPAT was established to reduce overcrowding by competition…
In India real estate is getting bigger business and legal issues are also arising. With the prevailing discrepancies and issues in India’s real estate sector, the government in 2016 took a concrete step. The parliament passed the RERA Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2017. This Act is enacted to ensure efficiency and transparency in…
INTRODUCTION The examination of witnesses is an integral part of the criminal trial. Witness testimonies are of the most reliable evidence because the person giving the statements has personally witnessed the event happen. A witness is said to be competent when there is nothing in law to prevent him from appearing in the court and…
There are some unsettling elements in society who, whether unintentionally or purposely, create a sense of hostility and disrupt societies tranquillity. ‘Affray’ is derived from the French word ‘affraier,’ which meaning ‘to terrify.’ As a result, it is seen as a public offence that provokes public dread. If an alarm of terror was caused to…
WHAT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ? Domestic violence is violence committed by someone in the victim’s domestic circle. This includes partners and ex-partners, immediate family members, other relatives and family friends. The term ‘domestic violence’ is used when there is a close relationship between the offender and the victim. There is usually a power gap between…
WHAT IS AN ASSOCIATE ? The most common way to work as a solicitor is to work in private practice for a law firm (rather than ‘in-house’ in the legal department of a business, or for the government or other public function). Traditionally law firms were set up as partnerships but this is no longer…
