Author: Divya Vishal, NUSRL Guardianship under Muslim Law A guardian is an individual having the consideration of the person of a minor or of his property, or of the both. The Quran is the premise of the law related to guardianship and, subsequently, there is next to no space for contrasts among Sunni and Shia
Author: Deepanshi Kalra Schools of Muslim Law Schools of Islamic Legal Thought also Known as Madhahib in Arabic, emerged due to the independent interpretation of the general principles of the Quran and sunnah by various prominent scholars over the centuries. Each school was designated under the name of its founding scholar. All these schools were
MAINTENANCE IN MUSLIM LAW Author: Deepanshi Kalra INTRODUCTION Many acts have been passed and laws made for the protection of women from certain atrocities faced by them in their matrimonial life. However, the lacunas are never filled and each time there is a lack of some regulation that tends to be unendurable for women. Laws
Author: Divya Vishal Marriages under Muslim Law: Nature and Essentials of Muslim marriage Marriage under Muslim law is a marital connection and an organization that legitimizes the sexual relationship between a male and female for the object of reproduction of children, advancement of support, love, and formation of families which are viewed as a fundamental
PARIVARTAN KENDRA V. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS Author: Divya Vishal, NUSRL COURT- Supreme Court of India JURISDICTION-Article 32 of the Constitution of India CASE NO.- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 867 OF 2013 BENCH- M Yusuf Eqbal(J.), Chockalingam Nagappan (J.) APPELLANT-Parivartan Kendra RESPONDENTS-Union of India and others DECIDED ON- 07.12.2015 INTRODUCTION Acid attack is the
REFUGEE LAW AND POLICY IN INDIA Author: Divya Vishal INTRODUCTION India has had a well-established custom of giving security to displaced people. It has followed an exceptionally liberal policy for refugees. The definition of a refugee as per Refugee convention is as follows, “any person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for
SPEEDY DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT Author: Divya Vishal INTRODUCTION Justice Warren Burger, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of America had rightly said: “The obligation of the legal profession is to serve as healers of human conflict and we should provide a mechanism that can produce an acceptable result in shortest possible time, with
Author: Divya Vishal, NUSRL What to do when your mobile phone is lost or stolen: Legal Procedure to be followed I- Introduction In the present times, mobile phones have become the focal point of every person’s lives. These days mobile phones are an essential requirement for every individual. With the expansion of present-day innovation, mobile
Author: Sejal Jain E.P. ROYAPPA v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU INTRODUCTION Article 14 of the Indian constitution lays the right to equality and grants equality before the law or equal protection of law within the territory of Indian, which is based on two tests, intelligible differentia and rational nexus[1]. Since the early 1970s, equality under
VESTED INTEREST Author: Sejal Jain INTRODUCTION Transfer of property act 1882 is Indian legislation which regulates the transfer of property in India, it specifically contains two major interest, vested interest, and contingent interest along with its conditions to unborn child, heirs, minor…etc. VESTED INTEREST means an interest belonging to a specific person, as defined under
CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENCES UNDER CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE, 1973 Author: Sejal Jain INTRODUCTION In colonial society, the British parliament passed the criminal procedure code, 1861 which actively served India during the post-independence era and got amended in 1969; further got replaced to The Code of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 ad came into force on 1st April
Composition of an Arbitration Tribunal Author: Sneha Chugh Introduction Litigation is considered as a tedious process. It is not only time-consuming but also costly. The reason why private parties and institutions have come up with alternative modes of dispute resolution. Arbitration is one such alternative mechanism that is used to resolve commercial disputes in India.
Author: Ritika Sharma SHAKTI VAHINI V. UNION OF INDIA; (2018) 7 SCC 192 Bench: Former CJI Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud Petitioner: An organisation named “Shakti Vahini” Respondent: Union of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Women & Child Development Date of Judgement: March 27, 2018 Introduction: Shakti Vahini v. Union
Author: Hardik Baid, NLU, Delhi Maintenance of Public Order and Tranquility Under CrPC Public Order and Tranquility is paramount for any society. The government needs to ensure the maintenance of the public order. It is indispensable for the smooth and proper functioning of society and for the citizens to enjoy their liberty and free state of
Author: Ritika Sharma WAR UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW Introduction With so many countries in the world and the positive steps of everyone towards globalization, the countries interact with each other on so many platforms. In this interaction and competition, it is not possible that there can be no dispute among the nations. For the settlement of
