Rape Laws in India Rape is a stigma which exists in the society from a long time. The dictionary meaning of word rape is “the ravishing or violation of a woman.” The rape victim i.e. a woman as woman cannot commit rape due to biological reasons. She is traumatized after the event; it is very difficu...

PRIOR RESTRAINT ON MEDIA What is ‘ Prior Restraint?’ The taking of legal action before an anticipated wrongdoing. Remedies to prevent a threatened illegality from taking place include the use of injunction or prohibition and declaration. In English law, an injunction may take the form of either a ne...

It has been generally believed among different sections and groups of the society that legal education is only for the law students, lawyers etc. But have you ever thought that how important role can basic legal education play in our daily life. It is very necessary for every person to have certain ...

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Salient Features of the Bill proposed by Aravinda Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi, Anna Hazare etc. 1. There shall be an institution of Lokpal with ten members and headed by a Chairperson. 2. That part of CBI which deals with cases of corruption, shall be merged with Lokpal. 3. CVC and the entire internal vigi...

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Rape is defined as a forced sex with a woman without her consent under by a man under section 375 of Indian Penal Code. Forcefully doesn’t only mean that it should be physical, it can be mental also. This law was codified in the year 1860, when it was a belief among the society that a man cannot be ...

Representation of women in politics has become a very important issue in the recent scenario. It has been argued by several supporters and feminist that there is an urgent need for representation of women in politics. Whether it can be implemented through quota or any other means is altogether a dif...

Thousands of talented students in India from various places appear in the exam of Civil Services so that they would be able to serve country by getting themselves selected in this exam. Civil Services Exam is considered to be the toughest exam and there are only a few talented persons who clear this...

After spending 12 years of life in a school, everyone has a sense of excitement about the life which would be important in many aspects from choice of career to the mature environment, where there would be no school friends, no study without tension etc. In other words, the period which one would be...

It has been declared by Supreme Court that it would start testing the constitutional validity of section 377 of Indian Penal Code from April 19, 2011. The petition is filed against the decision of Delhi high court legalizing section 377 declaring it as a violative of article 14, 15 and 21 of the Ind...

The recent news regarding the pron MMS scandal of two JNU students who used to stay at the Co-Ed hostel has left the prestigious institution in shock. A High Resolution video was made while they were making love in the hostel. It has been a great setback on the reputation of the University who has b...

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We all know about the United Nations . We also know about the Security Council and its functions. [If you don’t then check the links.] The Security Council has 15 members. 10 non-permanent elected members who have a 2 year term and 5 permanent members. They permanent members are collectively called,...

‘Crime in India-2009’ report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) reveals that cases of incest rape have ‘increased by 30.7 per cent from 309 cases in 2008 to 404 cases in 2009’, and out of total rape cases of 21,397, 94.9 per cent involved offenders who were known to the victims. Re...

As an outsider to Law (Engineer in US), I was pleased with yet another fantastic judgment from the Supreme Court of India’s Division Bench of Honorable Justices Markandey Katju and Gyan Sudha Misra on Prafull Goradia V. Union of India case today. Here it is in TOI: http://bit.ly/hHraVi The Division ...

When we look back at 2010, beyond a few startling events, do we know what the main issues that affected India were? India Analyser - Annual Review is an effort to highlight the key issues that concerned the state and society in 2010. The ten topics highlighted in the review deal with matters that pr...

From the Project Cloud Desk 26 January 2010 As you walk to class and you take a minute to reflect, you’ve just realised there is so much to be done. There is the project in subject A that you have to submit next week. And it doesn’t look good. You have a feeling Professor A does not like your new ha...

With my eyes half open, I checked the time on my cell phone, it was 12:45 PM of Sunday morning. Sorry afternoon (we really need to amend the whole morning, noon and evening thing). What’s the first thing you do after waking up? Most people do some Ramdev yoga or drink water or have a cig. While I we...

In Rural Litigation V State of UP, AIR 1987 SC 359, the Supreme Court highlighted the importance of fundamental duties enumerated in Article 51A, with a special reference to its clause (g). Rajasthan High Court in Surya Narain v. Union of India, AIR 1982 Raj.1, held that fundamental duties are not e...