Month: July 2019
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Fraud in Hindu Marriages: The Enlarged Understanding (Part II)
This is the second part in a series of two articles which discussed the idea of ‘Fraud in Hindu Marriages’. The first part can be found here, which dealt with the introductory part, and also the concepts of ‘Pre-requisites of Marriage’, ‘Fraud as a ground for dissolving marriages’, and ‘Annulment of Marriage’. This second and…
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Fraud in Hindu Marriages: The Enlarged Understanding (Part – I)
As referred to as a “partnership” between husband and wife,[1] marriage has been considered as a linchpin of the social and moral order.[2] It has been termed as a ‘significant’ social institution which has various aspects in its social history.[3] It is ‘a human institution which is regulated by law and protected by the Constitution…
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Violence against Doctors: Will Stricter Laws be Enough?
Background: On June 10, 2019, a doctor and an intern were seriously assaulted by the relatives of a deceased patient, who alleged medical negligence on the part of the healthcare staff, at the NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata. This sparked off a week-long face-off between the doctors and the government in the State of…
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Looking at the US-China Trade War with emphasis on Art XXI
Invocation of Tariffs by the USA President Trump gave his assent to impose duties of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminium imports through Presidential Proclamations on March 8, 2018. The power to impose such tariffs are provided to the POTUS under is section 232 of the Trade Expansions Act, 1962 which permits the executive…
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