SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE Sexual harassment at a workplace is considered a violation of women’s right to equality, life, and liberty. It creates an insecure and hostile work environment, which discourages women’s participation in work, thereby adversely affecting their social and economic empowerment and the goal of inclusive growth. With this idea, the legislature formulated…

Absolute liablity

ABSOLUTE LIABLITY Wrongs of absolute liability imposes a kind of liability on a person which is somewhat peculiar in the sense that a person becomes liable without there being any fault on his/her part. It is absolute, meaning thereby, that it is not necessary for the injured party to prove any intention or negligence on…

BATTERY

Battery is the intentional and direct application of any physical force to the person of another. It is the actual striking of another person, or touching him in a rude, angry, revengeful, or insolent manner.A battery includes an assault which briefly stated is an overt act evidencing an immediate intention to commit a battery. It…

Prison Reforms in India

NCRB 2019 data says that there are 1350 functional jails in India, with a total capacity of approximately 4 Lakh prisoners but actual strength exceeds 4.78 lakh. Indian prisons face three long-standing structural constraints: overcrowding, understaffing and underfunding. The inevitable outcome is subhuman living conditions, poor hygiene, and violent clashes etc. In 1995, Rajesh Pillai…