Constitution is a fundamental national code of our country. It has an unified aspect both at regional and national law. It has language of its own. It has to be read as whole. It is not standard document. It has historical and cultural evolution. It is a symbol of national…
A Public Interest Litigation was filed in MURLI S. DEORA V. UNION OF INDIA, AIR 2002 SC 40, seeking order for banning of smoking in public places. The court through Judicial Activism and interpreting Art. 21 of the Constitution, considered the adverse effect of smoking on smokers as well as…
The question that whether the Judiciary is a state under Article 12 of the Constitution of India arouse for consideration of the Supreme Court of India in NARESH V. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA[1]. However, the judiciary, it is said, though not expressly mentioned under Article 12, it should be included within…
Empowerment in real sense does not mean necessarily rising money, income or longer life span. A woman may live in midst material comfort in a luxurious palace and yet be powerless in terms of self assession or autonomy over her own life. Ensuring equality in all spheres of life by…
The maintenance law of Muslim divorced women is used by the Muslim husband as a weapon to protect themselves from the liability of maintaining their wives. Prior to amendment, as per section 125 Cr.P.C. (Criminal Procedure Code), maintenance is granted only to the ‘Wife’ and therefore the husband started taking defence that the divorced…
