A Handbook On Impotency As A Ground For Dissolving Marriage In India
Author: Richard Shane Hammish 1. INTRODUCTION Courts have opined that Intercourse is one of the foundations of marriage and without vigorous and harmonious sexual activity
Concept Of Waqf Under Muslim Law
By Madhubala Solanki Editor’s Note: Waqf is very unique and beneficial for poverty alleviation programmes. This project will portray the meaning and essential elements of
Maternal Mortality in India
Digvijay Singh Editor’s Note: In developing countries like India, maternal mortality ratio is still very high. Different socio demographic factors are responsible beside the medical
Reducing Maternal Mortality in India
By Digvijay Singh Introduction The estimates of the present decade show that worldwide each year nearly half a million women die from complications during pregnancy
Case Comment : Tajju Khan Vs. Mazhar Khan
By Siddharth Dalabehera INTRODUCTION The ‘gift’ is a transfer of property where interest is transferred from one living person to another, without any consideration. It
Need For Uniform Civil Code
By Yudhajeet Sinha Current Status of Uniform Civil Code in India: The view of the Indian Constitution The term Uniform Civil Code infers the same set
Alienation of Property
By Ria Jain, UILS, Panjab University Editor’s Note: Many of the civil cases coming to the courts today involve disputes regarding property and its alienation.
Illegitimacy under Hindu Law
Illegitimate means “something which is contrary to law”. Illegitimate children as understood are those children who are not born out of a lawful wedlock. Not just the society but even the law has discriminated against them in many ways. However, with the emergence of a group of people in the society who are rational and liberal in their outlook and do not consider illegitimacy as a stigma, the laws are also being amended accordingly.
Right to Claim Maintenance
By Garima, Institute of Law, Nirma University, Gujarat Editor’s Note: During the subsistence of the first marriage entering into a second marriage is illegal in India
Right of Unwed Mother to Uphold Guardianship over a Minor
By Anonymous Introduction India is a nation well known for its culture and religion diversities. People here are quick at adapting as westernization is on
No Fault Theory Of Divorce
By Sumit Kumar Suman, CNLU Introduction Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 both the husband and the wife have been given a right to get
Divorce by mutual consent
Anonymous Editor’s note: Divorce by mutual consent is addressed under S. 13 B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and Section 28 of the Special
Coparcenary rights of females under Hindu law
Anonymous Editor’s note: This project will essentially deal with the rights of women as coparceners. Prior to 2005, the system of coparcenary consisted exclusively of
The Right to Property of Hindu Women
By Ayushi Singhal, NUJS INTRODUCTION It is common knowledge that the Indian society is predominantly patriarchal and the preferential rights given to men with respect
Partition under Land Laws of Punjab
By Harpreet Kaur, UILS, Chandigarh “Editor’s Note: Partition is an important subject under land laws. This paper seeks to examine the land laws governing partition
Matrimonial Causes under Special Marriage Act
By Soumya Singh Chauhan, UILS, Chandigarh “Editor’s Note: The Special Marriage Act of 1954 is on of the most important secular laws of the country.
Interest of Hindu Women in Coparcenary Property under Hindu Succession Act, 2005
By Deepali Kumar, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi “Editor’s Note: India has been a patriarchal society where women have been unfairly discriminated against. This was reflected
Sex Selective Abortions
By Harpreet Kaur, UILS, Chandigarh “Editor’s Note: This paper analyses in detail sex selective abortions in India. It describes the crisis with reference to the
Divorce Under Hindu Law
By Simran, CNLU, Patna Editor’s Note: Divorce means the dissolution of marriage by a competent court. This paper discusses divorce under Hindu Law. It analyses
Reproductive Rights: Unpractised Theory
By Soumya Singh Chauhan, UILS, Chandigarh “Editor’s Note: This paper deals with the issue of reproductive rights of women, an issue that remains a distant dream.
