How to get a Death Certificate in India? Author: Abhay Saxena, Bharati Vidyapeeth New Law College, Pune. Introduction: Death is a miserable moment in each person’s life and so the fashionable society of these days has created it necessary through the laws of our country that death has to be etched by the medical community
Birth Certificate: A document to prove your birth Author: Mr. Mudit Saxena, School of Law, Galgotias University What is a Birth Certificate? A birth certificate is an original document that records the birth of a child. It is very much necessary as it certifies the birth of an individual and fortifies the registration of birth
Article 21 of the Constitution of India ARTICLE 21: “RIGHT TO LIFE AND PERSONAL LIBERTY” – EXPANDED HORIZONS Author: Ms. Vaishali Malhotra”, Kurukshetra University. Introduction It is evidentiary from the past experiences in the judicial system that how the judicial system had evolved the scope of Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. If we observe
IS DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPE A PARAMOUNT SOLUTION? Author: Sonali Sharma, The Law School, JU INTRODUCTION Women have been the victims of Sexual Violence overwhelmingly across the Globe and when it comes to Countries like India there has been an alarming increase in Rape Crimes. Rape in India has been the fourth most common crime[1]
DEATH PENALTY IN HEINOUS CRIMES Author Name: Priya Shah First of all, I would like to start by defining what exactly are heinous crimes, the juvenile justice (care and protection of children) Act, 2015 defines offences as: Heinous offence: any offence which attracts a minimum penalty of 7 years imprisonment under any existing law. Capital
How to file a divorce petition under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Author: Kunwarbir Singh lohat Introduction Divorce as an establishment has been allowed in most countries for certain causes. It has never been intended to produce a substitute to the virginal family, but merely to mollify hardships where, for special reasons,
How to File an Affidavit Author: Kunwar Bir Singh, UILS, Panjab University, Chandigarh Definition of Affidavit An affidavit is a written sworn statement of fact voluntarily made by a deponent under an oath or affirmation administered by a person authorized to do so by law. Such a statement is witnessed as to the authenticity of
Affidavit of Heirship Author: Shreya Chakraborty, Amity Law School, Rajasthan Affidavit in simple terms means a written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court[1]. Similarly, an affidavit of Heirship is needed to transfer the interest and property of the deceased person to his or her heirs when the decedent dies
Crime Against Women Author: Rudrabhishek Chauhan, School of Law, Galgotias University WOMEN CONSTITUTE around one portion of the worldwide populace, however, they are set at different disadvantageous situations because of sex distinction and inclination. They have been the casualties of brutality and abuse by the male overwhelmed society everywhere throughout the world. Our own is a
Interpretation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India by Supreme Court Author: Rudrabhishek Chauhan, School of Law, Galgotias University. “The constitution of a nation is the preeminent basic law of that nation as in it is an instrument to administer the Government. The resolution law, of course, is strengthening since it composes associations that
PROGRESSIVE OR REGRESSIVE? AN ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSGENDER PERSONS (PROTECTION OF RIGHTS) BILL, 2019 Author: Pavitra Mani, Sastra Deemed University. INTRODUCTION The Transgender community has battled exclusion and ubiquitous aversion from all sectors of the society for a very long time. Their struggle to survive starts from childhood. Most of them are abandoned by their
According to Merriam-Webster, cross-examination is defined as “the examination of a witness who has already testified in order to check or discredit the witness’s testimony, knowledge, or credibility” The examination of a witness can be classified into three types According to section 137 of the Indian Evidence Act, Examination-in-chief.—The examination of a witness by the
SUIT FOR DEFAMATION Author: Shreya Chakraborty, Amity Lawchool, Rajasthan Defamation is basically the communication of a statement out of which claims arise resulting in a negative image to an individual, business, product, group, etc. Whoever by words either spoken or intended to be read, or by visible representations, makes or publishes any imputation concerning any
Order 39 and Order 8 Rule 1 and 2 of Civil Procedure Code (CPC),1908 Author: Krishna Bhattacharya, KIIT school of law, Bhubaneshwar, India Order 8 Rule 1 of CPC: According to Order 8 Rule 1 of CPC and the amendment in Commercial Courts Act 2015, written statement in case of the commercial suit could be filed within
How colleges and universities are violating the standards? Author: Krishna Bhattacharya, KIIT school of law, Bhubaneshwar, India Nelson Mandela once said: ” Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. Education is as powerful as a sword. Education brings can help bring a social change and its impact is huge upon
