POCSO

Up to 3-yr jail for looking at minor with sexual intent under POCSO, says Bombay HC

In a critical decision, the Bombay high court has held that taking a gander at a minor kid or a young lady is culpable under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, 2005. “Viewing a kid with sexual purpose goes under naughtiness secured by Section 11 of the POCSO Act,” said Justice AM […]

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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

INTRODUCTION “It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps the justice alive.”                                                                                                             LJ Earl Warren The concept of Conflict Management through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) has introduced a new mechanism of dispute resolution that is non adversarial. A dispute is basically ‘lis inter partes’ and the justice dispensation system in […]

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Junior Litigation Associates

JOB POST: Junior Counsel- Software Freedom Law Centre, Delhi: Apply by Oct 10

About the Organization: SFLC.in. is a not-for-benefit legitimate administrations association that unites legal advisors, approach analysts, technologists, and understudies to ensure flexibility in the computerized world. SFLC.in advances development and open access to learning by helping engineers make extraordinary Free and Open Source Software, ensure security and common freedoms for residents in the computerized world […]

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Article 21

Substantive Rights That Flow From Article 21

The Constitution of India, 1950 (“the Constitution”) is a ‘transformative’ archive in which arrangements ‘exemplifying prudent common sense and managerial detail’ remain nearby articles which point ‘to start and shape social and financial upsets inside India’. Specifically, Parts III and IV of the Constitution – the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy […]

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self-declared godman, Baba Siya Ram Das

‘I was raped every night for 8 months, Baba Siya Ram Das supplied school girls to politicians’

The Uttar Pradesh police have captured a self-declared godman, Baba Siya Ram Das, for purportedly assaulting a teenaged young lady over and again. The phony godman purportedly bound the young lady wrongfully for more than 8 months and assaulted her on a few events. As indicated by the casualty, she was assaulted by different pupils […]

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right to say No

“Women of easy virtue have right to say No”: Bombay High Court

Days before the Delhi High Court redefined consent in the Mahmood Farooqui case, the Bombay High Court had held that ladies of simple prudence additionally have the privilege to state no. The Court was hearing an application for suspension of sentence and discharge on safeguard of a man who had been indicted by a trial court of […]

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Live-in Relationship

Status of Women in Live-in Relationship

INTRODUCTION In our Indian society, marriage is considered as a sacred bond since the Vedic period. The concept of matrimony has continuously evolved with time, with changing society and human psychology.The present and future generations are considering relationship more liberally, one such concept is a live-in relationship which is being adopted by numerous couples around […]

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Junior Litigation Associates

JOB POST: Administrative Officers @ Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited, Delhi [50 Posts]: Register by Oct 10

Opportunity for the Post Administrative Officers Name of the Organization Agribusiness Insurance Company of India, New Delhi Essential Dates Distribution of Short Advertisement in Leading Newspapers: fifteenth September, 2017 Distribution of Advertisement in Employment News 23rd September, 2017 On line Registration starts from/Payment of charges: fifteenth September, 2017 Last Date for Online Registration/Payment of charges: […]

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IPC rape provisions

Breaking: Delhi HC issues notice to Centre in PIL seeking gender neutral IPC rape provisions

The Delhi High Court today issued a notice to the Central government in an open intrigue prosecution testing the Constitutional legitimacy of Sections 375 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code and looking for the surrounding of sexually impartial assault arrangements. A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar heard […]

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IDIA NLU Odisha Essay Competition

IDIA NLU Odisha Essay Competition [Prizes Worth Rs. 8000]: Register by Oct 20

IDIA Odisha First National Essay Competition IDIA Odisha chapter CHAPTER is organizing an  Essay Competition in collaboration with National Law University Odisha. The IDIA project was initiated to reach out to these marginalized and under-represented groups, sensitize them to law as a viable career option and help interested students acquire admission to these law schools. […]

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Dera Chief Ram Rahim

Dera Chief Ram Rahim moves to High court against rape conviction

Self-styled Godman Dera Chief Ram Rahim Singh has moved to Punjab and Haryana High court against the judgment of CBI court. Singh was convicted of assaulting 2 young ladies by CBI court on August 25th. He was indicted under IPC segment 376 and 506 after which he was condemned for a long time of detainment […]

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fraudulent insurance claims

Legal actions against fraudulent insurance claims

What is an Insurance Fraud? The Indian Insurance Act does not contain a definition for ‘protection extortion’. Neither have particular laws associated with protection misrepresentation been illuminated in the Indian Penal Code,1860(IPC). The Indian Contract Act,1872 (ICA) likewise doesn’t have particular laws relating to protection extortion. Despite the fact that areas identified with phony or […]

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