According to the Election Commission of India, the prerequisites for contesting an election are as follows – The individual should be a citizen of India The individual should be registered as a voter Should be over the age of 25 years for Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assembly elections and 30 years for Rajya Sabha […]
US goods and services trade with India totaled an estimated $114.8 billion in the year 2016.FEATURES The partnership provides some more transparent US licensing arrangements for Indian imports of sensitive items and technology. The relation was boosted with the conclusion of an open skies arrangement between two nations in 2005. India US Agricultural Alliance agreed […]
“There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies” Denis DiderotSexual Harassment of women is all about expression of male power over women, which is to remind latter of their vulnerability and subjugated status. In our society, violence against woman is borne out of […]
The property rights for Indian daughters were different until the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, but were amended in 2005. Earlier, only the sons had complete power over the father’s property. Daughters enjoyed the property right only till they got married. After marriage, a daughter was considered a part of her husband’s family.The Hindu Undivided Family(HUF):Under […]
Ownership of a property plays a key role in upholding the strength of an individual giving them an opportunity to maintain themselves and their families. Keeping the importance of land as valuable and critical resource in consideration, Hindu Succession Act, 1956, an enabling statute was enacted with the sole purpose of codifying the law related […]
The seed of nepotism has been a blatant commonality in Indian Politics; the major parties have planted it into the political fabric of our country and these family cartels are now seen as the runners of the show. The primary products of this are the political parties that have controlled the developmental reins of the […]
Partition of a property is an act of dividing up a concurrent land into separate portions representing the proportionate interests of the renters either by a court order or otherwise.In India, there are two modes of transferring a property. They are: Voluntary Transfer Involuntary Transfer In the voluntary transfer of property, the owner will divide […]
Several new provisions came into effect in 2017 which includes: Extending the tenancy cycle from 4 years to 6 years for Part 4 tenancies A landlord required to give reason on terminating a Part 4 tenancy in the first 6 months They also include restrictions on the sale of 10 or more rented units in […]
Does a divorce decree of a foreign court hold good in India?In any such case, the question of Private International Law becomes pretty evident, where a person may be considered a divorcee in the foreign country, however, the Indian courts do not recognize this decision on the grounds that it is out of the jurisdiction […]