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Empowerment of Indian women: Amendments in Hindu Succession act, 1956

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This Blog is written By Miss.  Vaasawa Sharma  Pursuing Ph.D. from Amity University, Gurugram. Abstract: In the ancient times, the position of women was very respectable and pious. In our epics such as Mahabharata and Ramayan, women have treated the root of Dharmas. She was always being given the position of between half of her husband. But with the advent of time, the position of women gradually declined. In the period of dharma shastras and Puranas, the girls were not given the proper opportunity to gain an education.   Many of our customs and traditions were in force which astonishingly made women suffer a lot. In the 21 st century, certain laws and regulations were made o give women, a better position and equal status with men. One such change includes the major amendment made in the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 in 2005 which has given rights to daughters in coparcenary property. Many other changes were also being made to improve the status of women in coparcenary property so that

The Convoluted Solution of Population Control

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This Blog is written By Mr.  Prateek Srivastava Student of  Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, IP University. Envision a circumstance where you're given 10 apples for 10 days to take care of yourself. It is anything but a troublesome circumstance, in as much as your body can endure one apple for consistently for 10 days. On the off chance that there are more individuals you need to impart to, the circumstance gets testing. This is the manner by which we envision our reality to work. The apples, closely resembling the world's restricted assets, and the individuals practically equivalent to the population. The basic arrangement is essential to not add more individuals which tantamount to controlling the population. What we neglect to consider is the huge number of variables that are available close by these straightforward components. These elements make the solution considerably more tangled and convoluted. Population Control is defined as a policy of at

Child labor in India

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This Blog is written By Miss.  Anshita Kohli Student of  School of Law, Manipal University Jaipur Introduction “Child labor is devastation; children should be made to centralize their attention in acquiring knowledge and education instead of working in hazardous places.” Child labor is the act where a child is engaged in economic activities on a part-time or on a full-time basis or to pay debt taken by their parents . Child labor is a worldwide problem and an estimated 150 million children are engaged in paid and non-paid forms of child labor. UNICEF has also acknowledged the issue and has categorized child work into three categories. These are as follows – Children who are engaged in domestic household tasks without pay within the family? Children who are engaged in work within the family but outside the home? Children who are engaged in work outside the family. Example- commercial shops in restaurants and jobs, prostitution. Child labor is a matter of concern i

Economic Legal and Social impact of COVID - 19 Pandemic

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This Blog is written by  Miss. Nishtha Kheria, Student of  Amity Law School, Noida &  Mr. Varun Vikas Srivastav Student of  Amity Law School, Noida "Legal Impact of COVID 19 Pandemic" Legal right in this quarantine It is an infectious disease which is caused by a new type of virus that has emerged. It causes respiratory problems which include symptoms like fever , cough and many other symptoms like breathing problems that happen in severe cases   (NCBI, 2020) . A person will be able to protect itself by washing their hands frequently, avoiding touching the face and avoid going close to unwell people. Due to this epidemic, there are various problems faced which include that the shops and the pharmacies have a shortage of supplies with them   (THE CONVERSATION, 2020) . Laws related to quarantine in India On 22nd March 2020, our prime minister Mr. Narendra Modi had declared a lockdown which was to be applied in the whole of the country for 21 days which

Caveat Emptor V. Caveat Venditor

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This Blog is written By Miss. Srishti Sharma, Student of Manipal University Jaipur Lord Wright quoted in 1935: "The old law of caveat emptor was replaced by caveat vendor, this reform being made inevitable by modern trade and trade conditions." 'Let the buyer beware' is not an articulation currently used by judges. The well-established caveat emptor has undergone significant changes over the circumstances and has its starting point in custom-based legislation. When governance was given a solid form, their special cases grew further over time. In either case, this article aims to break down the continuous passage of the caveat emptor administration and its transposition, resulting in that is, caveat venditor. The true meaning behind this rule, as its origin is traced, was that the buyer placed confidence in his own ability or judgment. This relies on the fundamental premise that if a buyer fulfills the reasonableness of the item for its use, it will have no ri