The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, which came into force on 27th November 2020, applies to everyone belonging to any religion. It seek to regulate religious conversions and Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion (including through marriages). Provides for the regulation of conversion through prescribed declaration. Before we begin to discuss about this controversial ordinance…
Child marriage in India Child marriage in India persists amidst child protection laws. Protecting children from this menace needs multipronged tactics besides breaking false beliefs. India has a high prevalence of child marriage with at least one in three child brides in the world being from this country. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006…
HIS RIGHTS –Tracing The Contours of Men Rights in India “Men Rights”-Sounds strange. That’s because the term is not much heard or talked about. India is a common law country with diverse traditions, several religious cultures, and a history dating back to ages. The constitution of India has been envisaged with the principle of…
BENAMI PROPERTY-ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW Benami in Hindi means without a name. Webster’s dictionary defines the term, “Benami” as: made, held, done, or transacted in the name of (another person). Thus, a Benami Transaction, in common parlance, refers to a transaction in which a property is transferred in the name of a person, whereas…
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in India was implemented through an act of Parliament. It got Presidential assent in May 2016. The law was necessitated due to the huge pile-up of non-performing loans of banks and delays in debt resolution. Insolvency resolution in India took 4.3 years on average against…
LIVE IN RELATIONSHIPS IN INDIA Live-in relationships in India also called ‘cohabitation’ is an alternative for marriage, by which two-person of the same or different sex can live together without any legal rights against each other. The proverb “marriage is happening in heaven” gives a very deep meaning to marriage. Marriage is one of the…
COW’S IN INDIA – A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE Since the time of framing of the constitution, cow slaughter was a very heated topic of debate. The question soon arose whether to include cow slaughter which is attached with Hindu sentiments in the constitution of India or not. Many members of a constitutional assembly called in favor…
GENDER INEQUALITY – PAST ISSUES AND FUTURE POSSIBILITIES RIGHT TO EQUALITY ( ARTICLE 14 – 17 ) The right to equality provides for the equal treatment of everyone before the law. It prevents gender inequality and discrimination on various grounds, treats everybody as equals in matters of public employment, and abolishes untouchability. The constitution of…
PORNOGRAPHIC MOVIE -10 LAKH FINE & 7 YEARS JAIL Man is the most rational living being in this world. His attitude changes from time to time. His likes and dislikes change accordingly. Same in the case of his sexual fantasies also. Reports state that around 60% of India’s youth are addicted to various adult videos as…
THE NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES, ACT, 1985 Under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 of India, it is illegal for a person to produce/manufacture/cultivate, possess, sell, purchase, transport, store, and/or consume any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance. Under one of the provisions of the act, the Narcotics Control Bureau was set up with effect from…