Right to Information (RTI) is an act of the Parliament of India which sets out the rules and procedures regarding citizens’ right to information. It replaced the former Freedom of Information Act, 2002. Under the provisions of RTI Act, any citizen of India may request information from a “public authority” (a body of Government or “instrumentality of State”) which…
There was a time in the west when religion played an important part in the governance of a state. The king was not only the political head of the state but also the religious head. Such was the importance of religion that many wars were fought between nations holding two opposite views on religion. In…
Introducing sex education in the schools of India is an important issue. Recommendations of the national curriculum framework 2000 focus on cultivating a proper understanding of sex related issues with special focuses on teenage pregnancies, drug addiction and adolescent sex education. A survey sponsored by the ministry of women and child development, government of India…
Family is the very basic unit of any society. It has universal functions ranging from reproduction to internalization of values and norms. Through families the norms and values of society are transferred from one generation to the other. There are two types of families broadly, one is ` joint family’ and the other is `nuclear…
Technology plays a very important part in our lives. Most of our work now a days happens online. A lot of our personal data is online, which may not always be protected. While we put our data on the internet it can be easily available to hackers if we are not cautious enough. Hackers hack our data…
Section 148 of the Indian Contract Act states that “A ‘bailment’ is the delivery of goods by one person to another for some purpose, upon a contract that they shall, when the purpose is accomplished, be returned or otherwise disposed of according to the directions of the person delivering them. The person delivering the goods…
Since the ancient times there existed a presumption that the Juveniles should be treated moderately because there is a thought that the younger generation have a habit to respond in frustrations that are serious and are accompanied with aggressive approaches. In the last few years, the crime committed by the children under the age of…
Law is one of the most important things in a country. No Country can function if it doesn’t have laws. Law is a set of legitimate rules, statutes, and precedents, which are applicable within a given jurisdiction. Whenever one hears law all that comes in mind is Justice for one. And punishment of the same is…
There are several alternatives to Imprisonment such as: Fines, restitution, community service, probation, house arrest ,work release and inpatient drug/alcohol rehabilitation. Several countries have used various methods as mentioned below: ZIMBABWE Even thоugh Zimbabwe had nо prоbatiоn service, the cоmmunity service scheme was implemented via a hierarchy оf natiоnal, prоvincial and district cоmmittees оn a…
The incident of brutal gang-rape resulting in death of the victim i.e. Jyoti Singh was the driving force behind the passing of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013. This Act has been one of the most important changes that has been made in the existing criminal laws namely Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal…
