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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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Playing of National Anthem in Cinema Halls is to Instil Patriotism
Those who have watched movies in cinema halls in the early seventies, they must have memories of the National Anthem being played at the end. Every movie goes used to stand up when the 52 seconds Gurudev Ravindra Nath Tagore written National Anthem was played out. However, with the passage of time, under the pressure…
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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…
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Books not to be banned on hue and cry of vested groups
Parmanand Pandey No other literary book, in recent years, has created so much controversy and organized opposition as ‘One Part Woman’ of a Tamil writer Dr. Perumal Murugan. Although its opposition was confined mainly to Tamilnadu, yet it was quite intense and violent as well. Governments in our country are known for buckling under pressure…
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Uniform Civil Code, Panacea to End Unfair Personal Laws
Parmanand Pandey Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has become a highly contentious issue in our country, thanks mainly to pusillanimity of political leadership. This controversy has been raging right from the time of independence or even before that. The latest trigger is the Central Government has asked to the Law Commission of India to examine the…
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Transgenders’ Are ‘Third Gender’ And Have The Right To Live With Dignity
By Parmanand Pandey Advocate Transgenders or Hijras or Eunuchs have generally been discriminated ridiculed, humiliated and insulted and jeered in the society. They are often subjected to inhuman treatments. Thanks to the Supreme Court of India, now they have the constitutional guarantee to live with full human dignity. In the acclaimed case of ‘Legal Services…