December 2022

MARRIAGE UNDER MUSLIM PERSONAL LAW

INTRODUCTION Marriage, in India, is a social need through which families are created. Also, families, in our society are fundamental entities. Family law is the body of law that administers the marriage, divorce, custody, adoption, support, paternity, and other domestic relations issues including matters related to non-marital couples and family units. Family law deals with

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MEANING OF INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES

INTRODUCTION The term interpretation means “To give meaning to”. The government is made up of three branches, The Legislature,  The Executive, and The Judiciary. These three branches perform different functions. The legislature makes the laws, the executive implements the laws that are made and the judiciary interprets the laws and makes them operational.  The most

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DOWRY DEATH 

INTRODUCTION NEWS FLASH “A 27-year-old woman burnt by her in-laws for dowry”. A flight attendant jumped off her terrace and was tortured emotionally for dowry. India has an alarming trend that women die every day due to harassment over a dowry – either murdered or compelled to commit suicide.  Why is the dowry system still a

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