Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
Can a physical assault automatically become abetment of suicide when the victim dies five days later? The Chhattisgarh High Court overturned the 10-year imprisonment of four…
The principles of agency do not apply to The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, referred to as SHWW Act hereafter, which…
For an ordinary non-legal person, which most of men are prior to filing of dowry related cases against them, Articles 15(3) is the answer to their most basic yet generally…
Maintenance is a noun that, in legal parlance, means the amount provided to distressed wives, children, or parents for their upkeep, support, or subsistence. This is a benevolent…
What is Domestic Violence as per the Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA, 2005)? As per law, any act, be it omission or commission or conduct against the woman by any other male or…
Pardon me for paraphrasing a well-known maxim- ‘rex non potest peccare’ or ‘the King can do no wrong’ to suit the context, but allow me to elaborate. ‘Sovereign immunity’ is a…
Introduction Under the Hindu laws, cruelty is a ground of divorce for a wife or a husband, either of them can seek a divorce on this ground. Under Section 13(1)(iA) of Hindu…
Are You Planning To Settle Down In Your Life? Then Read On A few days ago, I found a news article on this portal about a recent conference held in the Middle East on pre-marital…
To me, feminism is such a simple description: it’s equal rights, economic rights, political rights, and social rights Callie Khouri, a Syrian-American film and television…
My complaint and Chargesheet do not contain particulars like the date and time of the incidents. Shall I file a Discharge? The law is very clear: CrPC 212 says that if the details…
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