Sexual Autonomy and Abortion Laws – A Clash between Right over Womb and Right to Life on an Unborn
September 23, 2022Section 312 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) prohibits an induced act of miscarriage (abortion) because of India’s colonial history and Great Britain’s act forbidding abortions between 1869 and 1967. However, things altered dramatically after independence. To control its growing population, India implemented a family planning program in 1952. The Central Planning Commission appointed a committee in 1964, led by Maharashtra’s Health Minister, Shri Shantilal Shah, to look into the need for amendments to the IPC and other essential laws to deal with pregnancies that were terminated for medical reasons. The History of Abortion Laws In 1966, the committee issued…
Is Surrogacy an Emerging Form of Exploitation? – Rethinking the Practice and a Critical Study
Like every other service or product, that caters to the people with power, surrogacy to is also believed to be exploited by the rich or people in power. Surrogacy is known as the process of bearing and…
Analyzing the Problem of Plastic from a Socio-Legal Perspective
Plastic pollution free world is not a choice but a commitment to life – a commitment to the next generation. Amit Ray As Lady Bird Johnson rightly said, ‘The environment is where we all meet, where we…
Better Education equals Better Nation – Right to Education in India
Every human being has the right to education. Education must be free, at least in the primary and fundamental stages. Moreover, primary education shall be compulsory. Advance and professional education shall be made generally available and higher…
Women in the Informal and Unorganised Sector – Constitutional Safeguards and Social Security
Traditionally, a woman’s place is considered to be near the hearth in her house, taking care of her family. But in the previous years, we have seen women shattering the glass ceilings and taking up jobs outside…
Fractured Democracy – Implementation of Intra-Party Democracy and its Regulation
The concept of intra-party democracy involves organizational choices and aspirations along with strategy where the procedures inside a party denote what the party stands for in the eyes of the public. Internal party democracy can be defined…
Contract Farming in India – A Hope for the Agricultural Sector in India
More than 75 years after independence, India remains a primarily agrarian economy, relying on its farmers to toil and reap the benefits of the varied and fertile soils in India. Farmers are the backbone of the Indian…
How to fill a CLAT form?
The term CLAT stands for Common Law Admission Test. It is an all-India entrance test that is conducted by National Law schools and universities. This exam on rotation is conducted by 22 National Universities that offer undergraduate…
The Conundrum of Torrent and Intellectual Property – A Critical Study
In order to analyze the complex relationship between torrent sites and Intellectual Property, it becomes imperative to first separately comprehend the meaning of certain words and phrases relevant to the same. The word Torrenting in layman’s terms…
Right of Prisoners to have Conjugal Relations and Family – The need for Compensatory Laws
After a long, hard day every one of us is relieved at the thought of going home and spending the rest of the day peacefully with our family or when we are away from our family for…
Protecting Colour Trademark – A Red Herring
In the world we live in, color is significant. Color has the power to influence one’s thoughts, actions, and reactions. It can irritate or calm your eyes, increase or decrease your blood pressure, and control your desire.…
Jumping the Shark – Can Fictional Character be Protected under Law?
A fictional character can be described as an imaginary person represented in a play or film which is a work of fiction. At present, there are no specific laws concerning the protection of fictional characters in India but Section 13…
Rights of a Traditional Forest Dweller – A Socio-Legal Study
Forest dweller is much more than an identity, it is a way of life, and a tradition. They constitute a huge chunk of the Indian population yet are an invisible and often neglected part of society. India has…
Is watching Porn a Crime? – The Legality of Porn Dissemination in India
In the modern era, the prevalence of cyber porn or cyber pornography is rising daily and persistently invading women’s privacy owing to misuse of technology, which raises serious concerns with particular regard to female children. The legal…
Devising a Solution to the predicament of Water War between Nations and Interstate Water Disputes
Transboundary waters are waters in which two or more different states border and share the same body of water. In order to ensure that water conflict does not occur, transboundary water arrangements or agreements are made. The…
