Kiren Rijiju said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi desires to reduce the compliance burden of the people and wants a lesser government role in people’s lives Shillong: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced that the Central government has decided to remove all obsolete and archaic laws of the... The post appeared first on .

Kiren Rijiju said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi desires to reduce the compliance burden of the people and wants a lesser government role in people’s lives Shillong: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced that the Central government has decided to remove all obsolete and archaic laws of the... The post appeared first on .

Kiren Rijiju said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi desires to reduce the compliance burden of the people and wants a lesser government role in people’s lives Shillong: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced that the Central government has decided to remove all obsolete and archaic laws of the... The post appeared first on .

Shillong (Meghalaya), Oct 23 (ANI): Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday announced that the Central government has decided to remove all obsolete and archaic laws of the Indian judiciary from the statute box stating that they have no relevance in today's time.

Stockholm [Sweden], October 3 (ANI): Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 2022 was awarded to Svante Paabo for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution, announced the award-giving organisation on Monday.

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said that the government through its Telecom Bill is aiming to bring in 'Light Touch' regulations for Over the Top (OTT) platforms.

Bengaluru Mar 23 PTI A man cannot escape trial for rape only because the victim is his wife as it is against the right to equality the Karnataka High Court held on Wednesday and suggested that lawmakers should heed the voices of silence and remove the inequalities in statute The age-old regressive thought that the husbands are the rulers of their wives their body mind and soul should be effaced a single bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said while refusing to drop the charge of rape against the petitioner who had allegedly sexually assaulted his wife Woman and man being equal under the Constitution cannot be made unequal by Exception-2 to Section 375 of the IPC it further said noting that it is for the lawmakers to ponder over the existence of such inequalities in lawSection 375 of the Indian Penal Code IPC which defines the offence of rape has the Exception-2 clause that says the non-consensual intercourse or sexual act by a man with his wife not below 15 years is not a rape The court said such sexual assault by a husband on his wife will have grave consequences on the mental state of the wife it has both psychological and physiological impact on her Further stating that such acts of husbands scar the soul of the wives the court observed that it is therefore imperative for the lawmakers to now hear the voices of silence The court held that any such exemption for husbands will go against Article 14 which guarantees the right to equality If a man a husband a man he is can be exempted from the allegation of commission of ingredients of Section 375 of the IPC rape inequality percolates into such provision of law the court said All human beings under the Constitution are to be treated equally be it a man be it a woman and others it said adding any thought of inequality in any provision of law would fail the test of Article 14 of the Constitution Woman and man being equal under the Constitution cannot be made unequal by Exception-2 to Section 375 of the IPC it further said noting that it is for the lawmakers to ponder over the existence of such inequalities in law For ages man donning the robes of a husband has used the wife as his chattel but his crude behavior notwithstanding his existence because of a woman the court said The age-old thought and tradition that the husbands are the rulers of their wives their body mind and soul should be effaced It is only on this archaic regressive and preconceived notion the cases of this kind are mushrooming in the nation The court refused to interfere with the proceedings initiated against the petitioner on charges of rape cruelty along with offences under the POCSO Act for alleged sexual acts against his wife and daughter PTI KSU RSSA RT RT

Bengaluru Mar 23 PTI A man cannot be exempted from facing trial for rape only because the victim of his brutal act of sexual assault is his wife the Karnataka High Court held on Wednesday and suggested that lawmakers should heed the voices of silence The age-old regressive thought that the husbands are the rulers of their wives their body mind and soul should be effaced a single bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said while refusing to interfere with the proceedings initiated against the petitioner on charges of rape cruelty along with offences under the POCSO Act for alleged sexual acts against his wife and daughter The court said such sexual assault by a husband on his wife will have grave consequences on the mental state of the wife it has both psychological and physiological impact on her Further stating that such acts of husbands scar the soul of the wives the court observed that it is therefore imperative for the lawmakers to now hear the voices of silence The court held that any such exemption for husbands will go against Article 14 which guarantees the right to equality If a man a husband a man he is can be exempted from the allegation of commission of ingredients of Section 375 of the IPC rape inequality percolates into such provision of law the court said All human beings under the Constitution are to be treated equally be it a man be it a woman and others it said adding any thought of inequality in any provision of law would fail the test of Article 14 of the Constitution Woman and man being equal under the Constitution cannot be made unequal by Exception-2 to Section 375 of the IPC it further said noting that it is for the lawmakers to ponder over the existence of such inequalities in law For ages man donning the robes of a husband has used the wife as his chattel but his crude behavior notwithstanding his existence because of a woman the court said The age-old thought and tradition that the husbands are the rulers of their wives their body mind and soul should be effaced It is only on this archaic regressive and preconceived notion the cases of this kind are mushrooming in the nation PTI KSU RSSA RT RT

Chennai Jan 28 PTI The Madras High Court on Friday asked authorities to revamp the entire arbitration clause while dismissing an application from the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board to refer to arbitration a dispute over construction of tenements The case relates to a Namakkal-based engineering firm getting a showcause notice from the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board over damages to the building The applicants various officials of Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board including its chairman had contended the respondent was trying to avoid the process of arbitration by taking a stand as if the claim is of a value above Rs 50000 Dismissing the application Justice N Anand Venkatesh said the court has no hesitation to hold that the dispute involved in the present case cannot be referred to arbitration since it has a value of more than Rs 50000 Before drawing the curtains this court wants to impress upon the authorities to revamp the entire arbitration clause Obviously there is a total non-application of mind on the part of the authorities which is apparent from the general conditions of contract which forms part of the agreement and it continues to make reference to the provisions of Arbitration Act 1940 This Act has been replaced by Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 which came into effect on August 22 1996 In spite of the same for an agreement entered into in the year 2017 the reference is made to the 1940 Act The fixation of the value of the claims up to Rs 50000 to refer the dispute to arbitration has absolutely no meaning in the present day scenario and such a clause has become archaic the judge said The judge expressed hope the authorities will wake up to the reality and immediately take steps to revamp the entire arbitration clause in all their agreements In order to take effective steps there shall be a direction to mark a copy of this order to the State Chief Secretary who will instruct all the departments to act upon the directions issued in this order the court added PTI CORR SA SA NVG