A Change is to Come: Understanding Sexual Harassment Laws in the Indian Workplace Abha Singh meets Women and Child Development Minister, Mr. Indeevar Pandey at Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi to address concerns with POSH Act 2013 Abha Singh, as one…
“In 2015, I found myself involved in a heartfelt battle for the people of Bombay and their right to access free drinking water. At that time, the BMC had plans to demolish a beloved water drinking fountain, known as Puncham…
In a significant legal development, the Uttaranchal High Court, in a recent ruling on 9th August 2023, has expanded the scope of Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) by affirming that mothers can also be held liable…
On 23 August 2023, the division bench consisting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula in Delhi High Court Legal Services Committee v. State (NCT of Delhi), passed an order to set up a committee while referring to…
Introduction Recently, the 22nd Law Commission reignited the debate regarding the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code in the country by issuing a notice and seeking the views of religious organizations and the public on the issue of UCC. The…
Introduction Digital Pornography implies the distributing, circulating or planning porn by utilizing the internet. Raj Kundra has been reserved under section 420 (cheating), 34 (common intention), 292 and 293 (identified with disgusting and profane ads and presentations) of Indian Penal…
NRI marriages, as is commonly understood, are between an Indian woman from India and an Indian man living in another country (thus NRI non-resident Indian), either as an Indian citizen (NRI) or as a citizen of that other country (when…
Recently an FIR was filed against a 29-year old man from Navi Mumbai for allegedly having used Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb’s picture on his WhatsApp status. The accused has been booked under: Section 153A IPC: promoting enmity between different groups on…
Under Section 41 CrPC, the police have powers to make arrests if witness intimidation by the accused is apprehended. However, Delhi police have not arrested Brij Bhushan despite the minor complainant’s father claiming, in a conversation with a newspaper agency,…
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT POCSO stands for the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. It is a law passed by the Indian government in 2012 to address and prevent sexual crimes against minors. The POCSO Act’s…