Published on: 02nd October 2025 Authored By: Ritika Tawar Delhi Metropolitan Education 1. Introduction Indian marriage is not merely a personal contract but an institution that is legally and socially sanctioned and governed by personal laws based on religion. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, contains both substantive and procedural law governing Hindu marriages. Of the […]
Published on: 02nd October 2025 Authored By: Manshi Sahu Shri Ram Institute of Law, Jabalpur Equivalent Citation: 1978 AIR 597, 1978 SCC (1) 248 Petitioner: Maneka Gandhi Respondent: Union of India Date of Judgment: 25 January 1978 Bench: Hameedullah Beg (CJI), Y.V. Chandrachud, S.M. Fazal Ali, P.N. Bhagwati & P.S. Kailasam Introduction The case of
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Published on: 28th September 2025 Authored By: Misbah Sayyed A.K.K. New Law Academy ABSTRACT Deaths occurring during police or judicial custody highlight critical breaches of individual human rights and call into question institutional accountability. According to data from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), numerous individuals die annually while in custody, often due to torture,
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Published on 04th September 2025 Authored By: Uma Muthukaveri N Government Law College Ramanathapuram Court: The High Court Of Bombay Bench: Bharati Dangre Date of judgement: 18th July, 2023 Relevant statutes/ Key provisions: Indian Penal Code, POCSO Act, Constitution of India. Brief facts The minor girl was having a relationship with twenty- five -year -old
Ashik Ramjan Ansari v The State Of Maharashtra And Anr Criminal Appeal No:1184 of 2019 Read More »
Published on 04th September 2025 Authored By: Divyanshi Singh Bharati Vidyapeeth New Law College Pune Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Dipak Misra (CJI), R.F. Nariman, A.M. Khanwilkar, D.Y. Chandrachud, and Indu Malhotra, JJ. Date of Judgment: September 27, 2018 Relevant Statutes/Key Provisions: Section 497, Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Offence of adultery) Section 198(2), CrPCÂ
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