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| Triple talaq: Will the custodians of the Constitution let custom triumph? | | | SAUMYA SAXENA | 5/26/2017 11:22:41 PM |
| | The Supreme Court hearing on triple talaq finally concluded on Thursday and a number of arguments were brought to the table. Even among those who "agree" that triple talaq should be declared invalid, many insist their agreement stems from different positions.
While the petitioners largely argued against the specific practice of triple talaq (talaq-ul-bidat), the counsel for the Government of India asserted that talaq-e-ahsan and talaq-e-hasan, which are often put forth as the more benign forms of divorce which take place over three months, are also extra-judicial and therefore anti-women.
The court, unsurprisingly, questioned that if all forms of talaq were to be struck down, what then wo | |
| | | | INDIA'S PULSE DILEMMA | | | Uttam Gupta | 5/26/2017 11:22:28 PM |
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For several decades, production of pulses in India has fallen substantially short in terms of consumption. This persistent deficit has led to intermittent bouts of spike in prices as imports (needed to plug it) have often come after lag and have failed to reach consumption points in time - courtesy: Handling, storage and transportation bottlenecks.
Pulses are an important source of nutrition, especially for vegetarians. It is also a critical component for the diet of the poor. This nutrition-poor link, which is juxtaposed with hike in price, has also been exploited by opposition parties to take pot shots and tarnish the image of the ruling establishment to secure political mileage (as | |
| | | | Arrest followed by Adventures of Bail - A Follow up | | | Mahadeep Singh Jamwal | 5/26/2017 11:22:11 PM |
| | Arrest by police is an act of depriving someone of his liberty, usually in relation to an investigation or prevention of a crime, and thus detaining the arrested person in a procedure as part of the criminal justice system. The purpose of an arrest is to bring the arrestee before a court or otherwise secure the administration of law. It can be made on both criminal as well as civil charges. All provisions of registration, investigation, arrest, detention, and bail in India are governed by Code of Criminal Procedure. 1973 whereas Code of Criminal Procedure. 1989 (1933 AD) applies in Jammu & Kasmir. All sections referred in further lines will speak of CrPC, 1989 (1933 AD). In a criminal case | |
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