National Security Act, 1980- An analysis
National Security Act, 1980, is preventive detention law in India. It was replaced by ‘National security ordinance, 1980’. For preventive detention in India, the provisions of NSA are applied. This…
National Human Rights Commission- Constitution, Function and Procedure
National Human Rights Commission is one of the most important organization which is working for human right watch in India. The effectiveness of the commission may be discussed later but…
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 [if he is not in custody] naturally linked to another question as to whether a minor can…
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…
Consumer Protection Act, 1986- In Brief
Background On April 9, 1985, the General Assembly of the United Nations, by Consumer Protection Resolution No. 39/248, adopted the guidelines to provide a framework for Governments, particularly those of…
Adoption or Children Bill, 1972- A bill though not passed but borne out in the guidelines of Supreme court
India made efforts to make a secular adoption bill applicable to all communities including Christian, muslims, Parsis and hindu religions also, but every time these efforts defeated due to contemporary…
The Juvenile Justices Act, 1986- Explanation in Brief
The Juvenile Justices Act, 1986 (for short, the `JJ Act’) was enacted to provide for the care, protection, treatment, development and rehabilitation of neglected or delinquent juveniles and for the…
The Foreign Marriage Act 1969 in Bullet points
The Foreign Marriage Act, 1969 followed the Special Marriage Act, 1954.The special Marriage act was enacted to facilitate inter-faith marriages. It was enacted on account of uncertainty of law related…
Why shariat act was passed?
Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 Before the Shariat Act, personal law dealing with the affairs of those professing the Muslim religion, was regulated by custom or usage. It…
The act that regulates the administration of Khawaja Moin-ud-din Chishti Dargah
Khawaja Moin-ud-din Chishti is considered one the greatest Sufi saint of the world and his Dargah at Ajmer, generally known as Dargah Khawaja Sahib, is one of the most followed…