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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the deadly Blue Whale Challenge in public interest, after coming across news that the game claimed the life of a 19-year-old college student. A Division Bench of Justices KK Sasidharan and GR Swaminathantook up cognizance of the matter last week, observing, “There is no proper mechanism as of now […]
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Eve teasing Eve teasing is a euphemism used throughout South Asia, which includes (but is not limited to) India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. for public sexual harassment or molestation (often known as “street harassment“) of women by men, where Eve alludes to the very first woman, according to the Biblical creation story. Considered a problem related […]
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इस देश में रहने वाले सभी ‘बेटों’ को मैं बताना चाहता हूं कि आप अभी से अपने मां-बाप की सेवा में लग जाएं, नहीं तो अनर्थ हो जाएगा. और हां…मेरी बातों को हल्के में लेने की कोशिश भूल कर ना करें, नहीं तो आप अपने घर में हल्का भी नहीं हो पाएंगे. ख़ैर, अब मुद्दे […]
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Supreme Court judge AK Sikri is getting all the love from women and many on the internet. “When we talk of reproductive rights in this country, then there is hardly any choice so far as the woman is concerned. I can’t help but wonder how we as humans have failed humanity,” he said. It is […]
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About 1st Amity National Judgement Writing Competition 2017 is a combined venture of Amity Law School Gurgaon and SCC Online. This is to explore the area of legal education to increase and promote qualitative legal research by looking at practical aspects of the implementation of laws studied by Law Students. The Judgment Writing Competition looks at […]
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Introduction ‘It is entirely appropriate that all businesses be responsible for the torts of their employees’. Tort law in India is a relatively new common law development supplemented by codifying statutes including statutes governing damages. While India generally follows the UK approach, there are certain differences which may indicate judicial activism, hence creating controversy. Tort is the breach of some duty independent of […]
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Centre’ stand on Marital rape- Giving the impression that it is in no mood to make marital rape an offence, the Union of India yesterday made certain submissions which may be construed as patriarchal in a writ petition seeking to make marital rape an offence. The Centre, through Standing Counsel Monika Arora, in the matter of RIT Foundation […]
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Jagdeep Singh, the Special CBI judge who sentenced Ram Rahim Singh to twenty years’ imprisonment for rape, has been granted Z+ security, India Todayreports. Singh and his family reportedly received threatening calls from supporters of the Dera Sacha Sauda, the organisation headed by the convicted godman. Consequently, a total of 55 policemen, including 10 NSG commandos […]
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The flamboyant self-styled guru ram rahim singh faces charges of murder conspiracy and castration of his disciples. Three more cases, including two pertaining to murder conspiracy, are pending against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Two 10-year prison terms given to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a special CBI […]
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Judgment- The Supreme Court, refused to allow a woman, who is in her 26th week of pregnancy, to abort her fetus on the grounds that it suffered from Down syndrome, saying “we have a life in our hands”. We can’t terminate 26-week-old fetus.The top court said that according to a report of the medical board constituted […]
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A special CBI court on Monday sentenced Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. The Dera chief was convicted of rape on August 25. Giving details of the sentencing, CBI counsel in the case, said, “It is 20 years punishment and both the sentences shall not run concurrently. It […]
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INTRODUCTION A revision of the century-old Land Acquisition Act, 1894 has been on the anvil for quite some time, with the Supreme Court and all stakeholders repeatedly emphasizing the archaic nature of the present statute and the need for reforms that ensured a more consultative and equitable process for land acquisition and rehabilitation of affected persons. Accordingly, […]
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