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State of Same Sex Unions

Apart from hostility from the public regarding same sex marriages, the other big hurdles in granting marriage status to same sex couples will come while defining laws of adoption, guardianship and succession for them.

Battle for Supremacy

The right-wing Netanyahu government’s plan to control the judiciary has found resonance in India where a similar situation has muddied the waters.

Let’s Go Regional

Access to law is a pre-condition for access to justice. In order to realise this, regional languages should also be used as the language of law as proposed by the Law Minister and the Chief Justice of India.

Viral Backlash

Artistic expression was once again under fire as a student of MS University was debarred for “objectionable” artwork. But courts have, time and again, come down heavily on such moral policing.

Expunction Row

The furore in both houses of parliament about expunctions from the speeches of two leading members of the Opposition relating to an Indian businessman has brought focus on this parliamentary practice. What are the official compulsions?

Lifting the Veil

The abolishment of Iran’s morality police shows the difference between legal and moral duties. While law is a set of rules whose violations are punishable, moral laws have no legislative sanctions.

Doctor’s Dilemma

There is a growing tendency to accuse the doctor for an adverse or untoward event. Nothing can be more professionally damaging and emotionally draining than being accused of any such action. Now, they are increasingly defending themselves in courts.

No Capex for Humanity

Infra capital expenditure in the Union budget has had tongues wagging, but the problem lies in the lack of understanding how poor India’s poor really are.

Documentary Debate

The ban on BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised questions on the application of IT rules and right to freedom of expression. The controversy was discussed threadbare on the India Legal show hosted by Editor-in-Chief, APN channel, Rajshri Rai. A report.

This Officer is No Gentleman

The Court clarified that the Forces can try personnel indulging in adultery despite it being decriminalised in 2018. But then, in the Forces, the malaise can be detrimental to the security of the nation.

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