Family Law
Walk-In And Walk-Out Relationship
A live-in relationship is a concept where a couple lives together under one roof for a long time without getting married.
Case Law Analysis
S. Anbalagan v. B. Devarajan [1984 SCR (1) 973]
Introduction: Religion, Caste, and class are certain notions that are strongly intertwined in our Indian Society. People regard them as their pride and beliefs and perform activities with respect to these notions. When a person converts or reconverts himself from one religion to another, he gives up the practices, beliefs, Read more…
Civil Law
Consequences of Death, Marriage and Insolvency of Parties in Civil Proceedings
Introduction: To begin to understand the repercussions of death, marriage and insolvency of parties in civil proceedings, we have to understand first what “execution” in Civil Procedure means as it is the fulcrum with which the process achieves its rightful result. “Execution is the medium by which a decree-holder constrains Read more…
Family Law
Roots for Better, Easier, Faster Divorce Laws
Introduction: Marriage is an extremely private affair. It’s a personal choice to either continue or end it. In our society, the concept of cohabiting together is so imbibed especially in Hindu society that it never fails to scrutinize and stigmatize divorce. Divorce is not abnormal or a violation of customs. With Read more…
Family Law
Cohabitation Law in Need of Change: Should Cohabitants be Equalled to Married Couples?
Introduction: Today, more couples prefer cohabitation, also known as a live-in relationship rather than actually getting married. The taboo that had been haunting couples opting to enter into a live-in relationship slowly seems to fade away. With the acceptance and adoption of various western practices, the younger generation of India Read more…
Family Law
Divorce of Women Under Hindu and Muslim Law With Respect to Maintenance in India
Introduction: According to the Canon law, the marriage is a conjugal union of a man and woman which arises only from the free consent of each spouse. It’s in human nature to procure care and attention. One must need someone’s love, care and affection also want to give it back. Read more…
Legal Theory
Whether a Woman Who Marries a Convict Gives Her Own Free Consent or Will?
Introduction: Recently Madras High Court stated to verify certain mechanisms on the fact that women who marry a person who is convicted in jail, give her free consent or will to marry that person. The court was of the view that when a woman marries a convict, she has to Read more…
Criminal Law
Decriminalisation of Adultery in India
Introduction: Former President of South Africa and Revolutionary Nelson Mandela once said: “Freedom cannot be achieved unless women have been emancipated from all kinds of oppression”. Indian Society has been working on the basis of a patriarchal system. Women have faced a lot of disparity for several decades as men Read more…
Family Law
Dissolution of Marriage
Introduction: Marriage, a partnership that is legally and socially recognized, usually between a man and a woman, that is controlled by regulations, guidelines, traditions, values, and attitudes that prescribe the rights and duties of the spouses and assign the status of their offspring (if any). Marriage is both a natural Read more…
Family Law
Annulment versus Divorce in India
Introduction: Nowadays the most common thing which takes place in our society is either annulment or divorce. There are a number of pros and corns in the case of both. So before deciding which situation is best for one they have to understand how annulment and divorce differ from each Read more…
Social Issues
Gender as a Social Construct
Sex refers to biological factor and gender refers to the sociological factor as it is invented by society. Women and men are being treated unequally on the fact of their basis of sex. Before moving forward into the article, we need to understand what gender and social construct is. Gender Read more…
Bare Act Analysis
Analysis: The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019
Introduction: The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 was introduced in the Parliament of India which criminalized the act of triple talaq to divorce the Muslim wife. The Act was an outcome of the much contentious Shayara Bano v UoI case which was decided in the Supreme Read more…