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Liquor Ban on Highways- A Blow to Hospitality Sector
Utkarsh Pandey,Advocate Ban of the liquor shops on the National and State highways by the Supreme Court has caused hue and cry across the country. At times, the Supreme Court assumes the role of the activist and this decision of liquor ban within 500 meters on both sides along the highways is being interpreted as…
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Lawyers Cannot Resort to Strikes, Says SC
Lawyers like Doctors cannot strike their work. Both professions are guided by morality and missionary spirit. It has been aptly said that ‘we are the slaves of law, so that we might be free’. Credibility and reputation of the legal profession depends upon the manner in which the members of the profession conduct themselves. In…
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Aadhar Card to be Pressed for Non- Welfare Schemes
Controversy is raging across the country over the issue of Aadhar card, particularly when the government has included it in the Money Bill, which has now been passed by the Lok Sabha. Aadhar card is a unique identification that collects the biometric data of the citizens of the country. It has been designed to replace…
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Need to stop surrogacy bazaar
Surrogacy is not a simple issue, it throws up ticklish and contentious questions of law and ethics, although it has got the religious sanctions and there have been innumerable examples where the children have been born by the niyog which is a type of surrogacy. Babylon law also allowed this practice where a infertile women…
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Child’s Welfare is Paramount in Matrimonial Discord
In cases of matrimonial discords, children are the worst suffers. It is generally seen that when the separation takes place between the husband and wife, it becomes difficult for the courts to decide as to who should get the custody or the guardianship of the children. The laws governing child custody in India are the…
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Conflict between ‘Morality’ and ‘Choice of Woman’ on abortion
Parmanand Pandey It is estimated that in India more than seventy thousand young women die every year undergoing an unsafe abortion. It is mainly because they cannot avail the facilities of the legal termination of their pregnancy for various reasons. It must be fresh in the memory of the most of the people of India…
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Elections will be Litmus Test for SC Ban on Religion and Caste
In view of the ensuing Assembly Elections in five states- Uttar Pradesh., Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab- the recent ruling of the Supreme Court prohibiting the use of caste creed or religion for seeking votes by the candidate or even his/her political party is going to have very a deep and wide repercussions in the…
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Adultery law lowers the dignity of women
Adultery law lowers the dignity of women, needs to be revisited Parmanand Pandey It is easy to allege about adultery but really very difficult to prove. The conviction rate in adultery cases is ‘next to zero, because most cases are filed for the purpose of securing a divorce and are not pursued beyond that. It is…
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Contempt Notice To Justice Katju-How It Unfolds.
Anybody, who has seen Justice Katju on the Supreme Court bench and has been following his writings in newspapers and blogs after his retirement would hardly have any doubt that he often goes berserk, unreasonable and facetious. The recent example is his offer to Pakistan of giving Kashmir along with Bihar. Very recently he made…
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EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK IS TO APPLY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
By: Parmanand Pandey ‘Equal pay for equal work’ is the underlying principle of the constitution of India as enshrined in Articles 14 and 39(d). Although our constitution came into force some 66 years ago yet the equality is elusive and the discrimination continues in many fields. In certain areas women are still paid less than…