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Biological father taking away of child does not amount to Kidnapping
By Satish Kumar September 27, 2019
Be it your employer sitting on your rightful dues, your client refusing to pay you the rightful amount or a builder refraining from returning the amount he has charged you in excess, you might come across any of the unfortunate aforementioned situations. How does one deal with such a case?
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Dowry is a major social menace in India. Every year, countless women are victims to dowry harassment. Some are subjected to torture, while others are found dead in suspicious circumstances.
The Indian legal system, has the following laws in place, which can be used while filing an FIR against the...
A few days ago I had the opportunity to attend a discussion on the skewed sex ratio and the laws related to abortion in our country, as an intern in the People’s Union of Civil Liberties. The discussion was conducted by Dr. Meeta Singh, who is the Chairperson of the Dignity of Girl Child...
A 2nd year student of W.B.N.U.J.S, Kolkata
Reported Crimes Against Women”[1] – Year 1999-2000: 1,55,553[2]; Year 2005: 1,41,373[3]; Year 2010: 2,13,585[4]; Year 2013: 2,95,930.[5]On perusing the above data it can be seen that, crimes which are committed within the four walls of a woman’s house...
Evidence is the material on the basis of which the Court can decide the case. Such evidence must be produced before the Court so that it can establish or disprove the point of contention between the parties. The Law of evidence is a very crucial piece of legislation which helps and guides the...
You know gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender – people are people.-Judith Light
A transsexual person is someone who lives or proposes to live in the gender opposite to the one obtained at birth. The gender in which the transsexual person lives or proposes to live is known as that person’s...
By Shinjini Kharbanda,
Associate, Phoenix Legal, New Delhi
The recent sexual harassment case of Tarun Tejpal (editor of investigative journalism magazine, Tehelka) has brought to the fore the inept redressal of sexual harassment complaints within the Indian companies. The Supreme Court of...