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.
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 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…
Indo-Pak War of 2016 Uri Attack: In one of the most heart-rending attacks, heavily armed fidayeen militants charged at an Army camp at Uri near LoC around 4am in the morning on 18th September, 2016. 17 grenades were lobbed in three minutes causing major fire to the barracks and tents burning thirteen of our jawans instantaneously. The administrative base had large strength of troops of…
Brief on Cauvery Dispute as of now: On September 6, 2016, Supreme Court ordered Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of water for 10 days. However, Karnataka is facing almost 40% deficit in the water stored in the dams. The water available is just enough to meet the drinking water requirements in Bangalore, Mysore and surrounding cities. Very small amount of this water is being allocated to…
