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Maintenance Under Indian Legal Framework
By Preeti Singh The breakdown of the Joint Family system due to advancement in society through influence of western nations led to initiation of the nuclear family. The dismantling of the Joint family resulted in withdrawal of the support system which acted as a buffer to weather difficult periods during the early phase of marital…
Cyber Crime Against Children — A New Threat to the Society
By Kauser Husain Cyber crime is the newest and the most complicated problem in the cyber world. Cyber crime is basically an illegal act in which computer is either tool or target. After the development of internet, anybody can have easy access of data and information from all over the world. But instead of taking…
Right to Property in India — An Overview from Constitutional Perspective
By Shivali Bansal In India there was a demand for the removal of the fundamental right to property from Part III of the Constitution. It was argued that the retention of it as a fundamental right leaves it to the judges rather than to the Parliament to decide the quantum of compensation payable when property…
Digital Push in Doctor-Patient Relationship and Legal Ramifications
By Sudhir Mishra and Mansi Batra With the advancement of technology, there has been an increase in the number of people in India to take help of the online health portals. Online medical consultations or telemedicine services are an ideal resource for everyone, mainly those who have limited or no health insurance or who are…
Environment Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015 — An Analysis
By Akshara Sharma, Advocate Draft Environment Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was published by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on 7th October 2015. The Ministry has proposed the amendment to the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and National Green Tribunal Act, 2010. The proposed amendments are being introduced with the objective to introduce…
Law and William Shakespeare
By Anoop Bose William Shakespeare and his character of “Portia” in his famous play “Merchant of Venice” gave to the world the much often cited phrase “extracting his pound of flesh in Shylock manner”. One would invariably hear this phrase being used in Debt Recovery Tribunal case proceedings and other recovery suits. The debtor would…
Interviewing Mahabir Singh
An exclusive interview with Mahabir Singh — Senior Advocate What inspired you to take up law as a profession? “I always wanted to stand out of the crowd yet connect with the people very strongly. Law as a profession and its dynamism was in the air as ‘India’ had attained Independence and many of the…
Rights of Sex Workers & Legalisation of Prostitution in India — A Critical Analysis
By Khusbhu Sahu Prostitution as a profession has a long existed in our country & is still dominant in modern society. The legal statute which deals with prostitution or sex work in India is the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. The ITP Act came into force on 26th January 1987. The purpose of this statute is…
Coalition Government and Good Governance
By Karan Gupta Political obligation is a very important and determinative factor in the functioning and sustenance of a government. This concept becomes all the more important when we look at it in the context of a coalition government. India is a people’s country fraught with complexities of various kinds. India is a vast, complex…
Hate Crimes — Need for Special Law
By Shobha Ram The killing of north Indian man on a suburban train on 28.10.2008 has brought into sharp focus the issue of ‘hate crimes’ and whether we have the laws to deal with them. Though the police claim that hate was not behind Dharamdey Rai’s murder; Rai’s companions, who were also targeted by the…