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Know the Right to Information Act, 2005

Right to Information Act is a legal provision for setting out the practical regime of right to information for citizens to secure access to information under the control of public authorities. It came into existence to promote transparency and accountability particularly in the government machineries.Each authority covered by the RTI Act must appoint their Public Information Officer (PIO). Any person may submit a written request to the PIO for information.The Act covers the whole of India except Jammu and Kashmir. It is applicable on all constitutional authorities, including the executive,…

Hindu widow gets more share in Property belonging to her husband

Widow is a word that creates limitless sympathy in the hearts of sensitive people. In a typical Indian society, a widow is considered to be a helpless creature who feeds herself on the mercy of other members of the family. In the recent past, the legal machinery of India has also taken the conditions of the widows seriously and ruled out improved provisions to safeguard their interests.In a landmark judgement by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a division bench has held that a Hindu widow needs not be in actual physical possession of property belonging to her husband in order to become…

Law against Dowry - 498A

Dowry system was followed in India since very long time, it started even before the British rule. The idea behind dowry was to ensure that the bride is financially stable after getting married. Hence, her parents started giving her money, financial assets, land, property, etc. to make sure that their daughter is happy and independent after getting married.But when British rule came into India, they restricted woman to have any kind of property. Hence, all the kids that were being given to the bride by her parents was started being owned by her husband. The greed has been slowly and gradually…

Law favours tenants also only when they complete lawful formalities from the very beginning

Tenants all over the country face countless problems caused by landlords in terms of abruptly increasing the rent and untimely eviction. There are no of court decisions that favour the landlords. This situation arises due to lethargy shown at initial stages by tenants. Law is equal for everyone and favours tenants also only when they remain aware about some essential paperwork during the initial phases.Most of the states have their own independent rent control Acts that safeguards the interests of tenants. What they need is just follow a few guidelines from the very beginning. Rent agreement…

Law, legal machinery and status of women in India

In a society that has profound male dominance, women are incapable to get justice they deserve. For example, it is not very easy for a woman to go police station with a complaint against a man. She may not only be humiliated but also get a cold response from the policemen appointed there. What worsens the scenario is the attitude of the police towards a women complainer. It is the need of the hour to make judicial activism simpler, faster and readily available to the women.Women empowerment drives a great social change. It is one of the most talked about topics these days. With the growing…

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