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Sexual harassment and Savagery

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Written by-Naman Mishra, Himachal Pradesh National Law University INTRODUCTION In India, sexual savagery by and large and assault specifically, got broad media inclusion following a deadly scandalous assault of a Physiotherapy understudy in Delhi on 16 December 2012; likewise well known as “Nirbhaya Case”. The episode drove nationwide shock and pain censuring this egregious wrongdoing, at long last convincing the Government of India to correct the laws with respect to rapes, particularly assault, which prompted …

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Examining Section 10 of the Hindu Marriage Act and differentiating between a void and a voidable marriage.

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Written by: Gokul Abimanyu. O.R ,Tamil Nadu National Law University. Examining Section 10 of the Hindu Marriage Act and differentiating between a void and a voidable marriage.             Section 10 of the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955 deals with the judicial separation. Section 10(1) of the act reads as follows,             “Either party to a marriage, whether solemnized before or after the commencement of this Act, may present a petition praying for a decree for …

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What was the need of the Hindu Marriage Act?

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Written by: – Punit Sanwal, Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar What was the need of the Hindu Marriage Act? Introduction India is a cosmopolitan country which allows its citizens to be governed under the personal laws which are relevant and in consonance with their religious views. These personal laws include marriage, divorce, inheritance, etc. In the year 1955, the parliament enacted the Hindu Marriage Act as a part of the Hindu code bill to codify and …

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The doctrine of Factum Valet

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Examine the Doctrine of Factum Valet and its importance to marriages The doctrine of Factum Valet Written by: P Renuka Sai, Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University Latin maxim: ‘factum valet quod fieri non debuit’. It translates that ‘what should not be done, becomes valid when already done.’ This doctrine was applied to equity, justice, and good conscience while administering the old texts of Hindu law. Certain formalities laid down in the old Hindu Law were …

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What were the customs practiced for marriage in Hindus and Sikhs before the Hindu Marriage Act?

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Written by– Abhinav Bhalla, 4th year, O.P Jindal Global University What were the customs practiced for marriage in Hindus and Sikhs before the Hindu Marriage Act? Hindu Marriage refers to kanyadan which means gifting a girl to the boy by the father with all the tradition and rites or custom. Hindu marriage is an ancient tradition, which is prevailing from the Vedic periods to the modern world with different modifications that have occurred until now. There …

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