There are at least 132 recorded instances of imposition of President’s rule. State of Manipur leading the chart with 10 state emergencies. First ever president’s rule was imposed in Vindhya Pradesh. Vindhya Pradesh was merged into Madhya Pradesh in 1956. Vindya Pradesh State when Chief Minister resigned. president’s rule was revoked following independent India’s first general elections. But the…
Family and domestic violence is a major problem in the United States, impacting an estimated 10 million people each year; domestic violence affects one out of every four women and one out of every nine males. Almost every healthcare professional will examine or treat a patient who has been a victim of domestic or familial…
On October 12, 2015, the right to information legislation came into force. It was a significant step in holding the government responsible and transparent in its operations. It provides safe access to information under the control of public bodies in order to promote accountability and transparency. The Kisan Shakti Sangathan, an organisation for the development…
Section 2 of the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 states that this act applies to any person who is a Hindu by birth or who has changed his/her religion to either any of its forms such as Virashaiva, a Lingayat or a follower of the Brahmo, Prarthana or Arya Samaj. Any person who is a Buddhist, Jain,…
COMMUNICATION OF PROPOSAL/OFFER According to Section 4 of the Indian Contract Act 1872, The communication of a proposal is complete when it comes to the knowledge of the person to whom it is made. For example: A sent a letter to B offering to sell his horse for Rs. 6000. Communication of offer is complete…
The 42 nd Amendment was also called as a mini-constitution or The Constitution of Indira.This amendment was introduced in the Parliament in 1976 by H.R. Gokhale. This act wasenacted between the time of Emergency (25 June 1975 – 21 March 1977). It gotPresident’s assent on 18 December 1976 and the Committee was led by Swaran…
NAME AND POSITION OF THE PERSON I INTERVIEWED FROM THE ORGANIZATION: Debanjana Choudhuri, Asia Advocacy, and Partnerships Advisor. Check LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debanjana-choudhuri/ HOW DID I INTERVIEW THIS PERSON? : Due to the pandemic, the interview was online. Everything posted here is with due permission from the organization. The main objective was to find out an organization that works…
India is a country that made itself a secular state and ensures every citizen a right to profess any religion through article 25 that says – “all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and right to freely profess, practice and propagate religion subject to public order, morality and health”. But some religious matters…
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 came into force from 26 October 2006. It is a very comprehensive and promising legislation that combines civil remedies with criminal procedures to ensure effective protection and immediate relief to victims of violence of any kind occurring within the family, The definition of ‘domestic violence’ is in…
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: Euthanasia has deep historical roots that go way before the ascendency of Christianity. Before Hippocrates, euthanasia was a “routine practice” and physicians assumed that they had the authority to kill those patients for whom there was no hope for recovery or survival. They accepted it as a part of their medical practice. In…
