Section 497 defines adultery as a crime committed by men when they have sexual intercourse with a married woman. It is not an offence when a woman has sexual intercourse with a married man. This anoma...
The Transplantation of Human Organs Act is well-intentioned. But implementation on the ground defeats its very purpose as this case study from Kolkata illustrates
By Sujit Bhar in Kolkata
A sou...
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is mulling over increasing the notice period of pilots from six months to one year based on a Civil Aviation Requirement which quotes Aircraft Rules of 1937. ...
The government has taken steps to rein in irresponsible food ads, but what about misleading media reports on nutrition? Do we need a law to regulate them?
By Usha Rani Das
Can we believe all tha...
All over the world, the extensive use of this tool is seen as an attempt to make judgments more readable and crisp. In India, the footnote is slowly finding its feet in the Supreme Court
By Devadat...
Pinki Virani’s book, Politics of the Womb, takes a look at the world of surrogacy and why caution needs to be exercised all the way. An extract:
Couples are going out of their way to have children ...
In the area of environmental protection, there remains a yawning gap between existing laws and their implementation. More often than not, environment protection yardsticks are crucified at the altar o...
Radiologists are up in arms against the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act 1994 which restrains and criminalizes the misuse of ultrasound machines for sex determination te...
Death in India is defined by two Acts—one which deals with circulatory death and the other with brain stem death. But experts are now pitching for a common law where both definitions are clearly defin...
Should punishment be seen as a deterrent, a retributive measure or as a reformative step? This question, much debated today, also bothered Jawaharlal Nehru, who served time in prisons. An extract from...