Domestic Violence in India and DV Act, 2005

Domestic violence is a worldwide phenomenon. In India, it is prevalent in all castes, classes, religious groups and regions. Most of domestic violence incidents are against women however, men are also victim of the same. Domestic Violence against Women There ..

Maharashtra’s New Social Boycott Law

Maharashtra Protection of People from Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act 2016 was enacted by the Maharashtra Assembly to end the menace social boycott practiced by extra-judicial institutions like caste and community panchayats. With this Maharashtra became first state in the ..

National Rurban Mission (NRM)

On 22 February 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Rurban Mission (NRM) from Kurubhat in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh. The mission, also dubbed as “Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission” (SPMRM) aims to spur social, economic and infrastructure development ..

Concept of Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)

In January, 2016, in a landmark judgement, the Delhi High Court has held that the eldest daughter can also be a ‘karta’ (manager) of the Hindu Undivided Family. What is the Hindu Undivided Family (HUF)? Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) concept ..

Types of Urban Bodies in India

There are several types of urban bodies in India such as Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Notified Area Committee, Town Area Committee, Special Purpose Agency, Township, Port Trust, Cantonment Board etc. Brief detail about them is given below: Municipal Corporation Municipal Corporations ..

Articles related to Children in Constitution of India

At present, there are five articles in the constitution of India which have Children as their special focus. These articles are Article 21A, 24, 39 & 45 and 51A (k). Thus special provisions for children find place in our constitution ..

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015 has come into force on January 15, 2016. It replaces the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000. Background The first proper intervention by the government of India in justice for children was ..

Various Issues Around Surrogacy in India

Surrogacy is when another woman carries and gives birth to a baby for the couple who want to have a child but medical condition of the couple makes it impossible or dangerous to get pregnant and to give birth. The ..

Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011

The 1st ever post independence Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 began on 29 June 2011 from the Sankhola village of Hazemara block in West Tripura District.  Government released the results of SECC-2011 in July 2015. SECC-2011 was first caste ..

Controversy over Religious Data in Census 2011

The data had stirred up a controversy (in media) with respect to the growth of the minority (Muslim) population. The data revealed that the share of Hindus in India’s population had fallen very slightly from 80% to 79.8%. At the ..