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July 13, 2026 Family Law, Joint Hindu Family

Women’s Rights in a Joint Hindu Family: Coparcenary, Succession, and Maintenance under Hindu Law

Introduction When discussing family laws in India, it is essential to understand that the smallest unit of society is the family. A single individual cannot constitute a family; there must be at least two people. A family traditionally begins with a common male ancestor. While this ancestor is crucial for the establishment of the family, […]

July 13, 2026 Criminal Law., NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT

CHEQUE BOUNCE CASES IN INDIA: BALANCING COMMERCIAL CREDIBILITY AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY UNDER SECTION 138 OF THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881

Introduction Even with the rapid growth of digital payment methods, cheques continue to play an important role in transactions. They are widely used for business dealings, loan repayments, property transactions, and contractual payments. However, when a cheque is dishonoured, it causes financial loss to the payee. To maintain the reliability the legislature introduced Chapter XVII […]

July 9, 2026 Criminal Law

First Information Report (FIR) and Criminal Procedure: The Foundation of India’s Criminal Justice System

Introduction When a crime occurs, the aggrieved person goes to the police station and lodges a report containing all the necessary details of the incident. This report is known as the First Information Report (FIR). Once the FIR is filed, the police investigate the case, collect all the necessary evidence and documents, and thereafter the […]

July 7, 2026 Criminal Law and Cyber Law:, Criminal Law.

WHEN THE NEXT ATTACK OCCURS: IS INDIA’S LEGAL AND INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM PREPARED?

Introduction On June 9, 2024, in Reasi, Jammu & Kashmir, a terror group affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba ambushed a pilgrim bus. In the attack, nine people died, and more than forty were injured when the bus sped down the mountain into a gorge.[1] Within a year, on […]

July 1, 2026 Constitutional Law

The Second Bite at the Apple: Transforming a Rejected Mercy Petition into a Supreme Court Writ

INTRODUCTION : The Exhausted De Facto Dead-End Imagine the ultimate courtroom crisis: a defense team has fought a case tirelessly through every possible layer of the Indian judicial structure. The trial concluded with a conviction, the statutory first appeal before the Sessions Court was dismissed, a criminal revision application before the High Court was rejected […]

June 26, 2026 Contract Law

Consent Under Duress: A Critical Analysis of Settlements Procured Through Coercion and Undue Influence

INTRODUCTION: The Lok Adalat institution holds a prominent place in India’s framework for alternative dispute resolution. Lok Adalats were created in accordance with the Legal Services Authorities Act of 1987 with the goal of promoting quick, affordable, and peaceful conflict resolution[1]. However, its effectiveness is solely dependent on the parties’ willingness to participate and the […]

June 23, 2026 Jurisprudence (Legal Theory and Philosophy)

A Jurisprudential Inquiry into Algorithmic Justice in Heinous Crime Cases in India

INTRODUCTION: In contemporary India, where heinous crimes attract the gravest punishments, ensuring procedural fairness and judicial transparency is of paramount importance. The judiciary contends with burgeoning caseloads, prolonged delays, and inconsistencies in sentencing, particularly in cases involving life imprisonment or capital punishment. To address these challenges, courts are increasingly exploring technological tools, including AI, to […]

June 23, 2026 Family Law

Child Marriage in India: A Critical Analysis of Voidable Validity under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006

INTRODUCTION: The long title of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 indicates a clear legislative intent to prohibit and prevent child marriages. However, the Act does not render such marriages void ab initio but merely voidable at the option of the minor (contracting parties), thereby creating an inherent inconsistency within the statutory framework. If […]

June 23, 2026 Family Law

Towards Gender-Neutral Alimony in India: Balancing Constitutional Equality and Social Realities

INTRODUCTION: In India, alimony has always been based on the idea that women need financial independence after a divorce. This strategy came about because women in the past often didn’t have access to their own income and financial security. However, Indian society has changed a lot in the modern era. Even though women are getting […]

June 21, 2026 Family Law

The Fallacy of the Interim Stay: Statutory Bars on Remarriage During the Pendency of Matrimonial

INTRODUCTION: This paper evaluates the intersection of Section 15 and Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, alongside Section 19 of the Family Courts Act, 1984. It scrutinizes a recurring judicial conundrum: whether a spouse can contract a valid subsequent marriage during the pendency of a regular first appeal before a High Court when […]

Author: Amit Patel & Associates

Women’s Rights in a Joint Hindu Family: Coparcenary, Succession, and Maintenance under Hindu Law

CHEQUE BOUNCE CASES IN INDIA: BALANCING COMMERCIAL CREDIBILITY AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY UNDER SECTION 138 OF THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881

First Information Report (FIR) and Criminal Procedure: The Foundation of India’s Criminal Justice System

WHEN THE NEXT ATTACK OCCURS: IS INDIA’S LEGAL AND INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM PREPARED?

The Second Bite at the Apple: Transforming a Rejected Mercy Petition into a Supreme Court Writ

Consent Under Duress: A Critical Analysis of Settlements Procured Through Coercion and Undue Influence

A Jurisprudential Inquiry into Algorithmic Justice in Heinous Crime Cases in India

Child Marriage in India: A Critical Analysis of Voidable Validity under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006

Towards Gender-Neutral Alimony in India: Balancing Constitutional Equality and Social Realities

The Fallacy of the Interim Stay: Statutory Bars on Remarriage During the Pendency of Matrimonial

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