WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING IN INDIA

This article is written by Ms. GULFASHA BANU WAHID KHAN, a Second year BA.LLB Student from HVPS COLLEGE OF LAW.    INTRODUCTION  Wildlife trafficking is the illegal trade of wild animals and plants, either as dead or live specimens, or their parts. It has a huge negative effect on the world’s environment, biodiversity, economies, governance, and…

Types of Muslim Marriage

“Nikah, in its primitive sense, means a carnal conjunction. Some have said that it signifies conjunction generally. In the language of law it implies a particular contract used for the purpose of legalizing generation.”                                                               – Hedaya [1]             Muslim marriage has been considered a contract that legalises the procreation of children. Justice Mahmood in Abdul…

CONCEPT OF DOWER UNDER MUSLIM LAW

India is a secular country. The term ‘secular’ is interpreted as that there is no religion of the State. It treats all religions equally. The Indian Constitution guarantees that every person has the freedom of conscience and the right to profess, practise, and propagate religion. This leads to the creation of different personal laws with respect to…

Inheritance under Muslim Law

INTRODUCTION  Inheritance is basically the transfer of status to the living person from the deceased with respect  to the specific estate/property objects .Generally the laws of succession are divided into two  groups: testamentary and intestate. Majority of the modern systems of succession are based on  the individual’s freedom to decide the future of devolution his…

MAINTENANCE UNDER MUSLIM LAW

Introduction   Maintenance is the provision of financial support for a person’s living expenses, or the support  so provided to ensure a reasonable standard of living. The object of maintenance provisions in  the personal law as well as under the Criminal Procedure Code is to prevent destitution and save  indigent wives or divorced women who…