Section 498A of IPC
Marital rape cannot be made a criminal offence as it could become a phenomenon that may destabilise the institution of marriage and an easy tool for harassing the husbands, the…
What is Article 35A?
What is it? Article 35A is a provision incorporated in the Constitution giving the Jammu and Kashmir Legislature a carte blanche to decide who all are ‘permanent residents’ of the…
Endgame for Section 377?
The guillotine has fallen on the right of men to unilateral divorce by mere pronouncement in one go. It is a reflection of the failure of politics in India, and…
The lowdown on the right to privacy
What is it? A definite legal definition of ‘privacy’ is not available. Some legal experts tend to define privacy as a human right enjoyed by every human being by virtue…
Data privacy: Where is India when it comes to legislation?
Amid the Aadhaar and privacy hearings, the Centre had informed the court that it had formed an expert committee headed by retired Justice B N Srikrishna, to study issues relating…
Right to Privacy: What Supreme Court judges said in separate judgements
A nine-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday held that privacy is a fundamental right under the Consitution of India. “Privacy is intrinsic to the right to life…
Privacy is a fundamental right
In a path breaking decision, the Supreme Court held that privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution of India. “Privacy is intrinsic to the right to life and personal…
Article 35A comes under scrutiny
The question whether Article 35A, relating to special rights and privileges of the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir, is ultra vires of the Constitution or not is likely to head…
Supreme Court seeks Centre’s reply on plea against special status to J&K
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to respond to a petition challenging the continuing validity of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution giving special autonomous status to the State of…
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