It is in the fitness of things that the Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court in a brief, brilliant, bold and balanced judgment titled Manohar Silawat vs The State of Madhya Pradesh in Misc. Criminal Case No. 4589 of 2020 and cited in 2022 LiveL ..
Key Takeaways Maharashtra recently passed a resolution to rename two cities namely Aurangabad and Osamanabad to Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv respectively The article explores the history of both cities. Constitutional Guidelines for renaming a city ar ..
Key Takeaways The Hindi Succession Act of 1956 provides a standardized system of property inheritance and regulates intestate succession. Sections 25-28 of the act provide the grounds for disqualification of inheritance. If a person is disqualified f ..
Key Takeaways Marriageable age is the standard or minimum age at which a person is legally entitled to marry, subject to familial, religious, or other kinds of societal consent. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act of 2006 specifies a minimum marria ..
Key Takeaways The Lok Sabha Secretariat has issued a new booklet, claiming the use of certain words as “unparliamentary”. This booklet places a gag order on the usage of such words in either of the houses-Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha. A gag ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS Right to protest is considered a fundamental right when such a protest is done peacefully. Though there is a fundamental right to protest, it is controlled by reasonable restrictions imposed. That in a democratic country there lies a ne ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS Mediation is a voluntary dispute resolution process; this bill aims at people to try to settle their civil or commercial disputes through the mediation process prior to approaching the court. It makes participation in pre-litigation mat ..
Key Takeaways The Weapons of Mass Destruction and Their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act was implemented by the Indian Parliament in 2005 as unique legislation dealing with and regulating weapons of mass destruction. The Lok ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS Maintenance is an obligation of the spouse in case of matrimonial failure. Maintenance obligation exists not only during a marriage but also after its termination. The offences which amount to domestic violence under the Code are any on ..
Key Takeaways India adopted a national emblem on Jan 26, 1950. The emblem is based on The Lion Capital of Ashoka, found in Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh. The emblem is said to be of great significance, accounts of which vary from historian to historian. The ..