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Giving Lift to Strangers Stuck in Rain Can Get You Fined. This Mumbai Man Was!
Mumbai is underwater as a result of heavy monsoon showers, and along expected lines, there is chaos on the roads with many commuters left stranded. However, for one Mumbaikar, who decided to help...
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Smashing Barriers, Sathyasri Sharmila Becomes India’s First Transgender Lawyer!
In another win for the LGBTQi community, Tamil Nadu’s Sathyasri Sharmila broke the glass ceiling by becoming India’s first transgender lawyer after enrolling herself with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu...
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Multiplexes Overcharging For Food And Water? Here’s What You Should Do!
In 2015, three individuals in Agartala’s Rupasi Multiplex were stopped from carrying their Rs 20 water bottle inside the theatre citing security reasons. When they went inside the theatre, they found...
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Sharing Social Media Posts Equal To Endorsing It: Madras HC Denies Bail to Neta
In an interesting order, the Madras High Court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a politician who allegedly shared a derogatory Facebook post on women journalists. The court had observed that...
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L-G Bound By Advice of Elected Govt: SC’s Big Verdict on Delhi Govt. Vs...
In a decision with significant political ramifications, the Supreme Court today delivered a verdict that has seemingly brought an end to the administrative impasse in the national capital. The...
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Centre Passes Bill That Seeks to Set up Human DNA Banks to Strengthen...
In a significant development for India’s law enforcement apparatus, the Union Cabinet has cleared the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018, which allows for the collection of DNA...
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Super High Electricity Bill Gave You A Rude Shock? Here’s What You Can Do!
It is an all-too-familiar scene. A particular month, you get an unusually high electricity bill. Once the initial surprise wears off, you realise that you actually need to clear that amount, to keep...
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Legalise Gambling & Betting On Sports, Says Law Commission: What You Should Know
In a potentially game-changing recommendation, the Law Commission of India in its report titled “Legal Framework: Gambling and Sports Betting” has recommended the legalisation of betting and gambling...
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Why This Engineer-Turned-Lawyer From Chennai Has Filed over 25 PILs in 3 Years!
What started out as a 10 minutes conversation extended to over 40 minutes – just a sign of the calibre and passion of VBR Menon – a successful entrepreneur-turned-changemaker. His passion is evidenced...
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Woman’s Bodily Integrity Can’t Be Infringed: SC on Female Genital Mutilation
Earlier this week, the Supreme court made its position clear on religious customs that have a debilitating effect on the bodily integrity of women, according to this Times of India report. “Why should...
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Section 377: Gay Man’s Moving Post About His Parents’ Acceptance Goes Viral
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a number of petitions challenging Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a colonial-era law which criminalises homosexuality. In a significant 2009 ruling by the...
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Received Bad Service? Here’s What You Can Do Instead of Walking Away!
By being a lawyer, I often find myself ‘fighting’ for things that should ideally come our way without having to fight. Most often, as I am exiting a parking lot, I find myself requesting to be given a...
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Exclusive: A Lawyer Reveals The Dark Side of Section 377 & Why We Should All...
One of the most followed legal and political themes in recent times is the development around Section 377 – an archaic law, which dates back to 1861. While there are many such anachronistic laws in our...
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Keep Out of Trouble: Here Are Some New Traffic Laws That You Need to Know!
According to data released by the Transport Ministry in 2017, the use of mobile phones while driving claimed 2,138 lives in 2016. Keeping this in mind, the government of India along with the traffic...
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Victim of Online Trolling? Here’s How You Can Fight Back & File a Complaint
As is the case with most unpatrolled networks, the World Wide Web can be quite a dark place – one wrong turn can lead you down the back alley where the muggers are lurking. As writers, we often...
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Meet the Lawyers Ending Parking Fees in Hyderabad’s Malls & Pvt. Hospitals!
Since April 1, 2018, the citizens of Hyderabad are no longer under any compulsion to pay steep parking charges levied by multiplexes, malls and private hospitals, provided they submit a bill for...
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Prescription Without Diagnosis Is Culpable Negligence: Bombay HC To Doctor...
A visit to a doctor in India is commonly considered expensive, whereas doctors are seen as inaccessible and even unavailable. The alternative in this scenario is the local chemist. People often ask the...
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Trolled Online? Don’t Suffer in Silence: How You Can Take Cyber-Bullies to Task
Remember the episode of the chat show Koffee with Karan, where Alia Bhatt said that Prithviraj Chauhan was the President of India? Her answer flooded social media with countless memes and jokes. No...
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Female Genital Mutilation Violates Fundamental Rights, Says Supreme Court
On Monday, the Supreme Court of India, took yet another firm stand on the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community, reports News 18. The Chief Justice of India,...
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Explained: What is Article 35-A and Why Is Everyone Talking About It
There is tension brewing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir while the Supreme Court deliberates on the constitutional validity of Article 35A of the Constitution. Until very recently, Article 35A was...
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