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.
Minor as Shareholder in a Company: A minor being incompetent to contract as per Indian Contracts Act, 1872 cannot become a shareholder of the Company. However, a minor acting through his/her legal guardian may become a shareholder. Under Companies Act 2013, a minor cannot become shareholder of a company unless shares are either: (a) gifted, (b) transferred or transmitted to them by an adult In…
Triple Talaq Bill Passed: Two years of trenchant resistance came to an end after the Triple Talaq bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on 31st July 2019 with the support extended by the BJD, while BJP constituents, JD(U) and AIADMK staged a walk out. Amid relentless protest by the opposition to have the bill reviewed by the standing committee, the bill could not be passed…
Smita Singh is presently Partner at Ashok Dhingra Associates (“ADA”), currently based out of Gurgaon. She is leading practice group in Indirect Taxes and Goods and Service Tax. She also handles matters pertaining to Customs and Trade Laws, Regulatory Laws, Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption Laws, providing both litigation and the advisory services. Smita also advises clients in relation to structuring operating model and providing options…
Divorce Case: Mrs. Christine Lazarus Menezes v. Mr. Lazarus Peter Menezes A case of Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage and mental cruelty by wife in the form of false allegations against the husband Facts: The husband and wife were married as per Christian rites on 28/12/1987. They had two daughters. In 2005, husband filed a petition for divorce on the grounds of cruelty and desertion. He…
Triple Talaq “This Article has been written by Tanu Rathor, student of Delhi Metropolitian Education affliated to Guru Gobind Singh Inderprastha University.” The “so-called” triple talaq is an absurdity that militates against the words and spirit of the Quran –Tahir Mahmood A five-judge bench would be set up by Supreme Court to hear and decide on the question raised by NDA government relating to the…
Rivers Ganga and Yamuna now persons in the eyes of law! This Article has been written by Anushree Soni, student of L.A.Shah Law College, Ahmedabad The holy waters of Ganga and Yamuna are now declared, in a red-letter judgment, in the High Court of Uttarakhand to be a living entity, vesting in them fundamental rights and duties. Facts: The issue dates back to the year…
Maternity Benefit: Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 is applicable to every factory, shop or establishment, where 10 or more people are or were employed at any given point of time in the preceding 12 months. It is an Act to regulate the employment of women in certain establishments for certain periods before and after child-birth and to provide for maternity benefit and certain other benefits. The Maternity Benefit…
Maintenance: Maintenance signifies the legal obligation to provide financial support to one spouse from another spouse after marital separation or divorce. Law on divorce has been previously covered by Legal Parley here. Taxability of Maintenance: Whether this Maintenance in the hands of the receiver is taxable can be ascertained after understanding the meaning of ‘income’ under Section 2(24) of Income Tax Act, 1961. While, maintenance…
Union Budget 2017: Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget, 2017 on 1st of February, 2017, breaking the colonial tradition of presenting Union Budget on the last working day of February. Quite cheerfully, he started his speech by stating that ‘Spring is the season of optimisim.’ Why is the date important you ask? Well, for one the earlier practice of presenting budget on the…
What is Jallikattu? This post has been written by Saumya Bhardwaj of Amity Law Achool, Delhi Jallikattu is a traditional bull-taming sport organized in the state of Tamil Nadu during Pongal. This sport is being practiced since 2000 years. This event was actively conducted in many districts of Tamil Nadu like Madurai, Theni, Dindigul and Tiruchirappalli until its ban in 2011. Jallikattu is also known…
