Month: June 2017
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Why Can’t We?: A talk on ‘reform’
Every time I fail to understand the whole logic behind everyone’s statement that “In our Country, the law is not strict.” Why should we need a strict law, when the current law is way more than enough to accommodate all the issues in our society? After all, why should we change the law, when you…
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Surrogacy Laws – Are They Enough To Stop Commercialization thereof?
Surrogacy means substitute and here it implies surrogate motherhood. Surrogate motherhood means the practice in which a woman bears a child for a couple who is unable to produce a child in a usual way[1]. According to Black’s Law dictionary surrogacy means the process of carrying and delivering the child of any other person. In…
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Legal Education in India: From ‘what is’ to ‘what could be’
Right from the beginning, when a student frames his mind to take up the legal profession, then and there, he is made aware of the tedious route. From entrance test battle to decoding the ambiguity over placements, this route of legal profession never stops to offer surprises. Five-year academic or three-year academic, as the case…
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Visiting a National Park
“What a nice day! Let’s go somewhere to relax…” Somewhere can mean anywhere, but usually by using the word “relax”, people tend to think in nature. Beautiful landscapes, fresh air, cute animals; who would not be attracted to that? There are a lot of options on where people should go to “relax” and have a…
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5 Interesting Law Case Studies: A takeaway of knowledge for students
For Indians, it is a common phenomenon to undermine the judicial system and mock the professionals by saying they don’t do any work. But is it really true? In the year 2014, the Delhi high court granted a divorce to an 85-year old man after a waiting period of 32 years. This, in turn, shattered…
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Homosexuals Too Have Rights – They are not demanding something ADDITIONAL!
We often say that there is gender inequality amongst men and women and that’s true. But what about the third gender that has been given a due recognition by Supreme Court of India[1]. This so called third gender is not even accepted by majority of the people in the society, talking about its dignity, rights…
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