In this issue

A BRIDGE ROO FAR?
There is a faulty understanding of the hybrid system of marriage laws.

A BRIDGE TOO FAR?

There is a faulty understanding of the hybrid system of marriage laws. Votaries of a uniform civil code should see Law Commission reports proposing a central Marriage Registration Act and revision of the Special Marriage Act

6 mins

When Marriage Is A Tyranny...

A split verdict by the Delhi High Court on criminalisation of marital rape has led this issue to the apex court. Should the common law understanding of marriage be judicially discarded as in the UK?

7 mins

CHARTER OF DEMANDS

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has put forth three demands to the prime minister and the chief justice of India. They could set the precedent for other states to follow suit

4 mins

PRAY, WHY WERE RULES FLOUTED?

The Temple saw J&K L-G Manoj Sinha offering prayers there, despite it violating ASI rules. By revitalising sites of Hindu temples, a clear strategy is being etched out which will pay dividends during polls

4 mins

MISCARRIAGE OF MERCY

It will not be an overstatement to say that no institution or constitutional office has suffered greater erosion or degradation than the office of the governor in India. The apex court is now considering the constitutional validity of the governor's action of referring a mercy petition to the president

6 mins

How India Elects Its President

The presidential elections scheduled in July 2022 will be held under a new dispensation as Jammu and Kashmir no longer has a legislative assembly. Selecting a president is an elaborate exercise involving a vast electoral college. Disputes relating to election of president are decided by the Supreme Court

6 mins

MEDICAL MESS

The dean of a medical college in Tamil Nadu was removed from his post after first-year students there took the "Maharshi Charaka Shapath" instead of the Hippocratic Oath. The Hippocratic Oath is administered to medical students when they transit from pre-clinical to clinical subjects during what is known as the white coat ceremony

4 mins

CONVERSION CONTROVERSY

The controversial Bill passed by the Karnataka legislative assembly provides for prohibition of unlawful conversion from one religion to another by various means. It has been strongly opposed by leaders of minority communities

4 mins

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