The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 came into force on September 1st, 1958. On tracing the history of this Act, it is found that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Ordinance was promulgated by the then Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow to curtail the Quit India Movement. Under the Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1976,
In Roorkee, there was an acid attack on a twenty-year-old postgraduate student. The High Court of Uttarakhand refused to take a merciful view on the sentence awarded to the convict and stated the following: “We are of the considered view that no lenient view can be taken, taking into consideration the circumstances, in which the
INTRODUCTION:- India and Pakistan two neighbouring countries with countless history. Which was once one and undivided but today divided not only by border but also from heart. From cricket to Kashmir these two countries don’t see eye to eye. Scholars, foreign policy analysts, and journalists focusing on Indo-Pak relations have long described these relations as
Abortion is the last resort in extreme cases of danger and distress- this is the general notion of most of the people but the apex court is still in dilemma on this issue when it comes to give permission to abort a 20+ week foetus case. Supreme Court has given conflicting decisions on abortion cases
Date: 6thAugust, 2017 Venue: Indian Law Institute, Opp. Supreme Court of India, Bhagwan Das Road, New Delhi, Delhi- 110001. Sub Themes: Human Rights of Women and Children Status of Indigenous People Human Trafficking Child Labour Child Sexual Abuse Conflict between IPR and Human Rights Racial Discrimination Human Rights of Migrant Workers Human Rights of Aged
The Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai has become the first Indian building to be trademarked, under the Trademarks Act 1999, for its architectural design. Part of the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, this hotel is considered the flagship property of the group and contains 560 rooms and 44 suites. There is some 1,500 staff including
On 20th June, 2017, After Sahara failed to pay the requisite Rs 5,000 crore, on April 17, the court had also decided to auction Sahara’s crown jewel — Aamby valley that is valued at Rs 34,000 crore. Roy’s pleas to prevent the auctioning of this jewel fell on deaf ears as a three judge bench
Amit Shah, president of the Bharatiya Janata Party announced Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as the NDA’s candidate for the upcoming presidential elections July 2017. Who is Ram Nath Kovind? Here’s all you need to know about him: 71 year old a lawyer- turned- politician Ram Nath Kovind, whose choice as the BJP-led NDA’s
In the present society we see many people committing suicide for reasons unknown to their family even and if these cases come in the light of the public, the reasons remain unidentified or not reported. Here is one such story where the cause of the suicide was assumed to have been a murder. After so
In simple language surrogacy can be defined as – when a couple wants a baby and they are not able to conceive a baby due to medical issue then other women carries the artificial sperm of the father. Then that lady carries the child in her womb and then gives birth to the child to
