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This Blog is written By Miss. Shanu Yadav, Student of Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida. From : "We The People of India To : We The Mob of India". Introduction Remember something? Yes, you are right these are the initial wordings of our legal document ’CONSTITUTION OF INDIA’. The only difference between from and to is of the word that word 'PEOPLE' is being swapped with the word 'MOB' which itself connotes the negative meaning, pointing towards the group of people who try to show their superiority by doing certain acts that create fear in the mind of the society and ultimately results in Mob violence or Lynching. India is the world's biggest democracy and even more diverse one faces mob violence in the name of religion, cow slaughter, beef consumption, kidnapping, organ-harvesting gangs, theft, etc resulting in cropping up of communal tension, harassment and murder majorly. This article mainly focuses on the concept, reasons, recent cases, an...

This Blog is written By Miss. Shalini Yadav , Student of Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida “Protect women but don't harass men" Introduction Earlier criminal laws were generally men based the reason behind this was less access of women to the social world as they are considered better for household work and men are the ones who got the opportunity to go out and work, so the crime earlier was mainly committed by male strata of the society. As demand arose for women empowerment and their rights, the concept of feminism also emerged. In India, we mainly talk about women's empowerment, equality, women's rights, women's harassment but no one talks about the crime committed by women in the name of feminism. Crime done by women is as low as compared to men but crime is a crime and it is not important whether it is done by men or a woman, what is important is motive and intention. This article focuses on the rise of feminism and what are its pros and cons and h...

This Blog is written By  Miss. Shilvi Jhawar Student of Manipal University, Jaipur. Introduction The 21st Century is the century of westernization. Indian society has observed drastic changes in its lifestyle and cultural values. People are nowadays becoming familiar with the idea of two adults living together without getting married and pre-marital sex. However, this change has constantly been under criticism and one of the most discussed topics of the decade. Earlier in India, all sorts of relationships were considered illegitimate where marriage has not taken place between a man and a woman but today couples live together under the same roof without getting married. This circumstance has aroused many social and legal debates and ultimately led to some major legal reforms in India. Meaning of Live-in Relationship It is a living arrangement in which two adults live together in a long term or permanent relationship without getting married. It handles the matte...

This Blog is written By Miss. Srishti Verma Student of Symbiosis Law School, Pune. The novel coronavirus has impacted the planet in a devastative way, something that none of us imagined. While some countries are trying extensively to combat this disease with their well-thought and structured policies, India is also doing quite well on the world map with its early onset of imposing a lockdown and adopting measures like that of social distancing. Many Indians are in the comfort of their houses, even working from home, while there are people of the vulnerable sections of the society who are forbidden to travel to their home states to protect themselves with the rigid restriction on travel in place as a precautionary measure. The government indeed becomes accountable to take care of its people, be it the ones who can take care of themselves without any special policies drafted for them or the ones that need special protection and policies in place as they are the worst hit due to...