Adoption in India- Case Laws and Statutory Developments
Lakshmi Kant Pandey Case The decision of Supreme Court in Lakshmi Kant Pandey v. Union of India (1984) is a high watermark in the development of the law relating to…
How India Protects its Women against Domestic Violence- Legal Provisions
The progress of any society depends on its ability to protect and promote the rights of its women. Guaranteeing equal rights and privileges to women by the Constitution of India…
The Doctrine of Parens Patriae- Origin and Meaning
Parens Patriae in Latin means “parent of the nation”. In law, it refers to the power of the State to intervene against an abusive or negligent parent, legal guardian or…
Anti-Suit Injunctions- Explained
Anti-Suit Injunctions are meant to restrain a party to a suit/proceeding from instituting or prosecuting a case in another court, including a foreign court. Simply put, an anti-suit injunction is…
Marriage Equality Case- Justice Ravindra Bhat on State interest in regulating social practices through legislation
Excerpt from the judgment of Same-Sex Marriage Case (Paragraphs length have been edited) Before undertaking a study on whether there is a fundamental right to marry, and an obligation on…
Marriage Equality Case- Justice Ravindra Bhat on Marriage as a social institution
Excerpt from Justice Ravindra Bhat Judgment in Same-Sex Marriage Case (paragraphs lengths are edited.) Marriage, as a social institution predates all rights, forms of political thought and laws. The institution…
Same-Sex Marriage Case- What Justice DY Chandrachud said about right to marry?
On 17th October, the Indian Supreme Court delivered a historic judgment on the recognition of Same Sex Marriage. The Indian Supreme Court refused to recognize the same sex marriage. There…
The scope of the State’s regulation of the ‘intimate zone’
The intimate zone of privacy subsumes spatial privacy (which corresponds to the freedom to let alone) and decisional privacy (which corresponds to the freedom of self-development). On 17th October, the…
The significance of marriage as a socio-legal institution
A constitutional order premised on equality, dignity, and autonomy would be unworkable if personal relationships which are the building blocks of a just society are grounded on values that are…
The Essentials of Section 125 CrPC
The Indian legal system is a complex web of statutes and regulations, each designed to uphold justice and protect the rights of citizens. Among the myriad provisions of the Code…