As the saying goes, 'knowledge is power, information is liberating.' I am Prerana Saraf, an Advocate from Bangalore. I started Legal Parley to bring to you a facile understanding of the social issues that India and the world at large faces in the light of the existing laws. In the process, it aims to enable people to comprehend situations better, thus spreading legal awareness.
By now, the Tarun Tejpal (Tehelka) case has probably crossed your feed one too many times. But read it again, because this judgment is a masterclass in how a country still finds new ways to name, shame, and blame a woman for surviving sexual assault. You know the script by heart. Don’t wear something that revealing if you don’t want the attention.Why bother with make-up…
When discussions around sexual harassment arise, the focus often remains on physical or verbal misconduct. These forms of harassment continue to be prevalent and demand urgent attention. Yet, rapid digitisation of our lives has given rise to an equally serious but often overlooked threat – online sexual harassment including online grooming. Unlike traditional forms of abuse, online harassment can occur anonymously, transcend geographical boundaries, and…
By now, unless you have been living under a rock, you have probably heard about comedian Pranit More. He recently found himself at the centre of a controversy in India after encouraging an audience member’s joke during a live show. The punchline suggested that after spending ₹370 on biryani, the audience member did not get “anything” in return.Since then, he has issued a public apology, acknowledging…
The journey of queer community thus far: The queer community saw a ray of hope with the decision in National Legal Services Authority v UOI (NALSA). The Hon’ble Supreme Court in this decision recognised persons falling outside the male-female binary as third gender persons. It declared that they have the same constitutional rights as the others. It also directed the Union and State legislatures to grant legal…
Marriage, Divorce, Maintenance and Custody under Family Laws in India: Family law encompasses all the legal matters relating to a family including marriage, divorce, maintenance, adoption, partition etc. India is a colossal and a complex country where people follow more than one religion including Hindu, Muslim, Christianity, Buddhism etc. People in India solemnise their marriage in accordance with their personal practices and ceremonies due to…
Introduction to Right to Information: When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else – David Brin The state of the Indian Government is no different from what David Brin has quoted. The Government is meticulous in the sense that it wants the people of India to get any information they seek under the…
Budget 2019-20: Today, the 5th of July 2019, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the maiden Union Budget of the Modi Government after it was re-elected. Nirmala Sitharaman is only the 2nd woman Finance Minister after Mrs. Indira Gandhi to present the budget in the House of Parliament. Not only was the presentation of the budget clear, precise and very well presented, the Finance Minister also ditched…
Introduction to GST: Goods and Service Tax (GST) is the biggest indirect tax reforms since independence. Before implementation of GST, all states had their own VAT laws for local sales. Excise was applicable on manufacturing of goods, and service tax was applicable on services, both of which were collected by the Central Government. After implementation of GST, professionals and traders faced a lot of problems…
Introduction to the Law on Adultery in India Meaning and History: Adultery is derived from the Latin word ‘adulterare’, wherein ‘ad’ means ‘to or towards’ and ‘alter’ means ‘to change something, make different in some way’. For the purpose of better understanding, adultery means consensual sexual intercourse during the subsistence of the marriage between one spouse and a person of the opposite sex, not the…
Whether one can hoist an Indian National Flag in his/her premises? With respect to whether one can hoist an Indian National Flag, it is important to note the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s opinion in the Naveen Jindal Case, wherein it was held that “the right to fly the National Flag freely with respect and dignity is (i) a fundamental right of a citizen within the meaning…
