Faith usually gives a religious connotation to the topic being addressed. But what is faith in its totality? Faith is the belief of an individual. It can be towards anything or object. Some people believe in God, some don’t. Some have faith in divine yogi and yoginis some don’t. Some think time is god. Some…
Women’s Prisons are jails that exclusively house female prisoners. Women’s jails may exist at the sub-divisional, district and central (zone/range) level. There were 20 Women’s Jails across India with a total capacity of 5,197 and an occupancy rate of 60.1% as on 31 December 2016. As per the 2019 data released by National Crime Records…
Reservation in India is a system of affirmative action that provides representation for historically and currently disadvantaged groups in Indian society in education, employment and politics. Enshrined in Articles 15 and 16 of the Indian Constitution, it allows the Indian government to set quotas to ensure any “socially and educationally backward classes of citizens” is…
Subject to the provisions of the Hindu Marriage and Divorce,Act and to the rules made thereunder, a petition for divorce may be presented to the District Court by both the parties together on the ground that they have been living separately. Divorce by mutual consent.For a period of one year or more, that they have…
The unwanted and non-consented sexual intercourse by a man with either a girl child or unmarried woman or married woman, deprives such victim from her dignity and her right over her own body. Abstract Rape is an offence against women, violating her dignity and self-respect. However, when it occurs within the four walls of a…
In the last decade, India has started facing a replacement evil within the sacred institution of marriages. The ever-increasing number of frauds in NRI marriages has struck the society hard. Therefore, the govt constituted an expert committee so as to deal with this new evolving problem in NRI marriages, which submitted its report in November…
Professional ethics encompasses an ethical code governing the conduct of persons engaged in the practice of law as well as persons engaged in the legal sector. All members of the legal profession have a paramount duty to the Court and to the administration of justice. The duties prevail over all other duties, especially in the…
INTRODUCTIONThe word ownership strikes the imagination with the picture of property, property without which there can be no ownership or possession. During the earliest of times when humans were nomads and did not posses the skill of cultivation and civilization the concept of ownership never crossed through the minds. However, the concept of possession was…
Recent circular of UGC has proposed that higher education institutions(HEIs) teach 60% of course offline and rest online. This blended mode of teaching and learning paves way for increased student engagement in learning. It will improve student teacher interactions which went missing due to the Corona crisis. There are various advantages of blended learning like…
Introduction India has its democratic strengths: a constitution for democracy, frequent elections, formal checks and balances, a fairly free media and a vibrant civil society. Yet there is little doubt that core aspects of Indian politics require systemic changes too, and India will continue to be a dysfunctional democracy until that happens. Election is…
