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.
Introduction to Lokayukta: Lokpal is an anti-corruption ombudsman organization in India and Lokayukta in the Indian states. Lokpal has jurisdiction over all the Members of Parliament and Central Government employees and Lokayukta is its counterpart in all states. Ombudsman is a public advocate usually appointed by the Government but with significant independence who is charged with representing the interest of public by insvestigating and addressing…
‘Surrogacy is technology’s way of saying life must go on’ Meaning: Surrogacy means a contract wherein a woman carries a pregnancy for another couple. It dates back to biblical times. Women throughout history have faced infertility issues. But, modern surrogacy kicked in, in the 1970s. There are two kinds of surrogacy: (i) traditional, where the surrogate mother and the commissioning father are the genetic parents and…
Introduction to Land Acquisition Laws in India: Land Acquisition in India means a process by which the Central or State Government acquire lands of the individual owners for the purposes of industrialisation, development or infrastructure facilities by compensating them in return for the losses incurred by them. Land is specifically defined as ‘land includes benefits to arise out of land, and things attached to the earth or…
Legal Aid: Society is guilty if anyone suffers unjustly Legal Aid indicates free legal service to poor people who cannot afford to approach big law firms that advice opulent people or thriving companies. At times, these poor people do not even have the money to approach smaller law firms or individual lawyers and as it is spiteful to leave them in that position, the concept…
Geeta Gulati is presently the Founding and Owner at Geeta Gulati Associates, Chandigarh. She was previously, Partner at the Universal Legal Affiliate of The Chugh Firm, USA. She is a highly regarded Corporate & Commercial Lawyer with specialties spread over Company Law, Business Contracts, Inward & Outward Investment, Joint Ventures, Securities Regulations, Direct & Indirect Taxes, Merger & Acquisitions. She is also a registered Patent…
Law on Abortion in India and its Complexities Medical Termination in India: Medical termination of pregnancy has been a time-honored practice. Approximately 26 million pregnancies are terminated legally throughout the world, and 20 million are terminated illegally, with more than 68,000 deaths. In India alone 10-12 million abortions take place annually, resulting in 15-20 thousand maternal deaths, mainly due to illegal abortions. So these abortions…
Critical Analysis of Internet Governance and Regulating Speech on Internet Freedom of speech and expression: Freedom of speech and expression is guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution. It means the right to express oneself freely by words of mouth, writing, printing, pictures or any other mode. So, it includes representation of ideas through communication or visual representation like gesture, signs etc. This fundamental right…
There have been people who have made significant contributions to the modern world but have been considered as criminals by few and heroes by others. Julian Assange being one of them. The WikiLeaks founder seems to have a deep understanding of how certain people can abuse their power only as long as they are hidden in the shadows and there is an urgency to bring…
“It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important.” – Martin Luther King Jr. LegalParley is for all you law enthusiasts out there (or those who just like to keep themselves updated). I am Prerana Saraf, a lawyer who likes to pen her thoughts down on certain topics. LegalParley aims to be…
