Riddhi Goyal

SECTION 125 CrPC, 1973 OVER THE YEARS

May 3, 2023

In India, Right to maintenance traces its source in the personal laws as well as the common law, i.e. under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedural Code, 1973 (“CrPC”). Section 125 aims to discharge a social obligation in order to maintain societal balance. The Indian Courts have dealt with the...

SECTION 125 CrPC, 1973 OVER THE YEARS

April 24, 2023

In India, Right to maintenance traces its source in the personal laws as well as the common law, i.e. under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedural Code, 1973 (“CrPC”). “This provision is a measure of social justice and specially enacted to protect women and children and falls within the constitutional...

MADRAS HIGH COURT PAVING THE WAY FOR WOMEN EMPLOYEES

February 4, 2023

Women have always struggled t o m a n a g e motherhood with employment and our society has made it worse for them. Although with evolving times, women are now a dominantly integral part of every working setup yet, their struggle to fight for their struggle to fight for...

Mediation: The emerging choice in the resolution of matrimonial disputes in India

October 11, 2022

The Indian Courts are overburdened with numerous pending cases. Justice V.V. Rao once stated, “It would take 320 years for the Indian judiciary to clear millions of pending cases.” Therefore, it is always advisable to use the Alternate Dispute Resolution mechanisms wherever possible. Mediation has emerged to be one of...

JUSTICE R.F. NARIMAN: SELECT IMPORTANT JUDGEMENTS

March 24, 2022

Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, a profound name in the Indian Judiciary has authored various notable judgments and is the only fifth judge to be elevated from the Bar to the Bench. Justice Nariman got enrolled in the Bar in the year 1979 at the age of 23. He studied law...

Responsibility of online portals in publishing news

December 21, 2021

INTRODUCTION I n the last two decades, Indian citizens have adopted the use of the internet in almost all spheres of life. We have easy access to the news and updates that are available on the online portals making us more updated and aware of our surroundings. In today’s time,...

CAN ARBITRATION BE INVOKED IN CASE OF FRAUD IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE?

October 28, 2021

Arbitrability of fraud has been perceived as one of the contentious issues in the arbitration. It involves the question of the category of issues that can and cannot be submitted to arbitration. In the year 1960, the Supreme Court, in the famous case of Abdul Kadir Shamsuddin Bubere v. Madhav Prabhakar...

Analysing the offence of honour killing through Shakti Vahini vs Union of India

September 11, 2021

The case of Shakti Vahini vs Union of India is a landmark case when it comes to the matter of Honour killing. Honour killing is the homicide of a family member by other family members for believing that the victim violated the principles of a community and that the victim...

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