BAIL IS THE RULE
A bail is nothing but a surety inclusive of a personal bond from the accused. It means the release of an accused person either by the orders of the Court…
Age of Consent in India
Currently, the age of consent in India for personal laws, is eighteen years for females and twenty-one years for male. Government is also proposing to increase the age of consent…
Burden of Young Mothers- The evil of child marriage and loopholes in law
The word Child Marriage is itself contradictory in itself as one would wonder how marriage and child could go together.
Whether the custody of minor girl bride can be given to husband from her parents?
The question of the custody of the minor girl bride to the husband naturally linked to another question as to whether a minor can be said to have reached the…
Basic difference between a valid marriage stricto sensu and a voidable marriage and liabilities attached to them
As per Section 11 of the Hindu Marriage Act, any marriage solemnized in violation of Clause (i) (already having spouse); (iv)(relationship under prohibited degree) and (v) (sapindas) of section 5…
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006- A Brief analysis
To trace the history of the child marriages, we have to state that until the introduction of the “Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929” child marriages were prevalent in India in…
The back story of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
Before ‘Prohibition of child marriage act, 2006’, there was ‘child marriage restraint act, 1929’, which was enacted to prevent child marriages but it failed because there was no provision in…
Development of Child Marriage laws in India
Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 To trace the history of the child marriages, we have to state that until the introduction of the “Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929” child marriages…
The principles governing for amendment of Pleadings- In detail
It is well settled that the court must be extremely liberal in granting the prayer for amendment, if the court is of the view that if such amendment is not…
Supreme Court on Hate Crimes and Freedom of Expression and Speech
The supreme court had the occasion to speak on hate crimes and freedom of expression and speech in the case of ‘Tahseen Poonawalla v. Union of India (2018), when a…