Introduction to Hindu Succession Act, 1956 In 1956, the Hindu Succession Act,[1] came into effect, granting appropriate succession and inheritance rights to lineal descendants (male) of the father up until the 3rd consecutive generation next to the holder. According to the Act, there are 2 kinds of properties, Ancestral Property Read more…
INTRODUCTION Space is a $400 billion-plus global industry and India holds a stake of about 3% in it[i]. Narendra Modi in his ‘Make in India’ campaign and the recent ‘Aatmanirbhar’ campaign has promised to increase India’s share in the global space economy to as much as 14% and fundamentally change Read more…
What is manual scavenging? Manual scavenging is referred to as manual removal and lifting of human excreta, both from private and also communal dry latrines. In India, unlike any other country, this work of scavenging was historically and permanently assigned to one social group, belonging to the lowest tier, so Read more…
Introduction Domestic violence in India includes any form of violence suffered by a person from a biological relative, but typically is the violence suffered by a woman by male members of her family or relatives[i]. In plain sight, domestic abuse often gets covered. Many perpetrators are discouraged from speaking out threatened Read more…
Custodial death can be defined as the demise of an individual who has been detained by the police on being convicted or being under trial. We can divide it into three parts- death in police custody, death in judicial custody, and death in custody of defence. Some of the highlighted Read more…