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When Silence Becomes Heavier Than Law: Reflections on the Recent Judge Suicide Case in India
Practical legal writing on 498A, matrimonial disputes, criminal allegations, maintenance, custody and Indian court procedure.
I was reading comments of some Men’s Rights Activists on Twitter and Facebook during the ongoing case in the Supreme Court about “decriminalizing” Section 377 IPC or Unnatural Sexual Offences. A few LGBT rights supporters filed the case, and essentially, they want to decriminalize homosexual sex between two consenting adults. Some media reports also suggest […]
After the Hon’ble Supreme Court Judgment, various views and long hours of debates were seen on Television. But there was one thing missing in the whole episode: what remedy is available to that Husband who wishes to opt for divorce? Indeed, a Hindu Husband can file for divorce under the Hindu Marriage Act, a Christian […]
A No Is A No Only When Communicated Ever since Mahmood Farooqui was set free by the Delhi High Court, feminists and media have gone into overdrive. May I say that scandalous reporting, “A No does not always mean No, says Delhi HC”, and sorts have added fuel to the fire? It took me some […]
Concept of Impotency in Matrimonial Suits Impotence, in general language, refers to the state of mind or body which makes sexual acts impossible. Till recently, it was assumed that only man could be impotent. Generally, it is assumed that the inability to attain or sustain an erection for the sexual act makes a man helpless. […]
Death Of 498a As We Know It Supreme Court has given another set of guidelines to stem the misuse of 498A (Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty: Proposed Section 84 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023). On first reading, I was ecstatic that such exhaustive guidelines were given by […]
NOTA For Men Rights Today, more and more cases are coming to light where women are seen misusing their empowered and enhanced social, educational, economic, and cultural power and authority and even the legal rights bestowed to them as women for improper ends and are harassing men as well as women who are the near ones. […]
Adultery: not a Taboo anymore in India Since the very beginning of civilization, we have known marriage to be the most sacred and respected relationship. It is instead considered as a holy bond not only between two people but also between two families. Marriage has the highest place in our social system. Since childhood, we […]
What is Mediation? Mediation is a dynamic, structured, interactive process where a neutral third party assists disputing parties in resolving conflict through specialized communication and negotiation techniques. So basically, Mediation is a process in which a neutral third party assists the disputing parties in resolving their disputes using their experience and expertise. Though we are […]
Comparison of Hindu, Muslim and Christian divorce law in India The Divorce law in India was not codified for most religions until long ago. Hindu Males were allowed unlimited polygamy till 1955, and till 1939, a Muslim Woman could not seek divorce from her husband basis their laws. Every religion is governed by its own […]
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