-By Taniya Adhikary Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, enumerates rape and outlines its exceptions. Exception 2 to Section 375 read: “Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under fifteen years of age, is not rape.” The section legalizes spousal husbands from legal consequences for non-consensual…
-By Subhrodeep Maiti Abstract This research paper discusses the significance of Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in the cases of the maintenance of Muslim Women. There has been significant legal debate over the applicability of S-125 of CrPC to the maintenance of Muslim Women. This research paper examines the laws and…
-By Pahal Teware The prowess of Indian legal structure is often considered to be a slow brewing process, yet throughout the course of our advocating culture criminal advocacy found a prime space of its own. In current times, as the ambit of Indian jurisprudence expands and newer subjects permeate in the membrane of mundane practice…
-By Aditi Patel Delhi High Court has strongly criticized government for failing to implement the Supreme Court’s directives on marriage registration. In a recent proceeding Court scathed the Centre and Delhi government for not enforcing a 2006 Supreme Court ‘s order on mandatory marriage registration, granting them three months to comply acquiesce The court noted…
-By Subhrodeep Maiti In a pivotal ruling, the Orissa High Court clarified that the competent court can grant an amount of maintenance more than what is claimed in the application under section 25(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The said ruling lays emphasis on the discretion of the court to do justice and fair…
-By Sagar Kumar Sinha The debate over Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) resurfaced questioning the integrity and advocating a return to paper ballots following the defeats in Haryana and Maharashtra assembly election suggesting return to paper ballots for the electoral process. Can the EVMs be manipulated or hacked ? The Election Commission of India while responding…
-By Aditi Patel In a significant event today, Supreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna speaks on the increasing misuse of Public Interest Litigations (PILs) during the book launch of “Law, Justice and Society:Selected Works of Upendra Baxi” on March 4, 2025. She highlighted a call for a new fair frameork to access PILs highlighting as much…
-By Subhrodeep Maiti and Ankit Supreme Court recently raises concern over the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) questitioing its excessive time and energy in drafting a 17-page order for a routine delay condonation application. The Court highlights broader issues of case pendency and judicial efficiency, mainly in insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings. Bench comprising Justice…
-By Raunak Kumar Singh On February 25, the Delhi High Court refused to entertain an urgent plea regarding the ban of a Chinese AI platform that’s Deepseek. The Court said that the users can always opt out and can choose to not use these platforms. The court questioned the urgency of the plea and observed…
Solitary confinement is a method to punish the prisoners by isolating them in small cell with minimum human interaction and it is one of the most debated forms of punishment in modern law but it has many mental and physical health consequences when individuals were subjected to it. This article briefs about the solitary confinement…
