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I know that Wildlife Protection Act 1972 bans hunting of marine turtles in India - but if a fishing company catches turtles not by intention but by mistake, does any clause of Wildlife protection Act ...
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There are many Catholic /Missionary schools affiliated to state/central board in India that offer increased salary hikes, health benefits or pension increase if one convert to Christian faith. There ...
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Whoever, with deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class of citizens of India, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs or by visible representations or ...
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In Rohingya crisis , happening in India where large groups of Rohingyas are leaving Myanmar and trying to hide and get some kind of shelter in India due to their indulgence in insurgent activities . ...
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In India, it is a crime to depict Kashmir boundaries in Pakistan and China. Even Aljazeera was banned for few days for showing a wrong India Political map. Whoever acquired any geospatial information ...
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How does the Indian legal system differentiate/interpret if a gift at marriage is a dowry (contrary to the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, as amended) or a voluntary gift? Are there any limits on the ...
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In India, can speech that expresses a religious belief be prohibited by hate speech laws? Assume the speech is happening in a public space, or the space of a religious organization, rather than in a ...
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Are there any regulations In India that ruling legislative government cannot curb political freedom under National security rules . I am asking for non emergency period . Can courts decide and ...
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I want to know which sections of Indian penal code or Indian law (if any) criminalize suicide or self immolation or self harm as part of protest. For example, during anti-Mandal-commission protests ...
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I am in a private school where I am being forced to cut my hair although girls can keep them long. I don't feel good in short or medium hair and feel under confident .
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Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Short title, extent and commencement This Act may be called the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. 2 It extends to the whole of India 3 [Except the State of Jammu and Kashmir] and ...
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Is it legal for a person with a motorcycle learner's license in India to drive a 2 wheeler alone? I'm curious about the motorcycle without gear and motorcycle with gear learner's licenses.
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This is to understand the applicable law on a certain day in India and specifically about laws that are published by gazette notification but are awaiting a followup rule publication. Representative ...
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Someone I know has been DIN disqualified in India, but has continued to hold a directorship in the UK, and even conducted business in India for the UK company whilst disqualified. EDIT: I asked a ...
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I am not a lawyer. Hopefully my question makes sense. The question arises out of a specific case, but I want to broaden it to any jurisdiction where you have expertise (America, Europe and anywhere) ...
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It appears that there are certain private colleges in India which have rather stringent residential rules in their college campuses/dormitories. Specifically, the students are not allowed to ...
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Question is related to law in India, but anyone with any information about it, please comment or answer. Link: https://trajectory-aerospace.squarespace.com/ I recently came across a website that is ...
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Jurisdiction: Union of India Legislation/s: Central Motor Vehicles Act, Motor Vehicles Rules Quote Section 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act: States that whoever drives a motor vehicle in any public ...
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I study in an Indian college which is kind of liberal (you can skip classes, roam freely in the campus, exit and enter campus anytime, talk with people of opposite sex, etc.). So there are different ...
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In India, in the context of a subject in the concurrent list, if an older High Court order is repugnant to a relatively newer Notification issued by a Ministry in the Government of India, what legally ...
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When talking about the Constitutional Right to Property(Art. 300A), what counts as 'Property'? I have been reading about how Right to Property was removed as a Fundamental Right(Art. 19(f) & 31) ...
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There is a property that was partly being used for residential purpose (first floor) and partly for renting to business entities (ground floor). The sole owner of the property (property is self-earned)...
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I am developing an Android application for conducting polls and analytics. The registration form for this application asks for caste information. Is it illegal to request caste details in the ...
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“No person shall depict, disseminate, publish or distribute any wrong or false topographic information of India including international boundaries through internet platforms or online services or in ...
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In my region (country India) election will happen in few days. Today few members from X party came to our house and asked for voter id of all family member. My dumb parents handed them all the voter ...
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As per the section 33(6) of The Representation of The People Act, 1951 Nothing in this section shall prevent any candidate from being nominated by more than one nomination paper: Provided that not ...
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Constitution of India Article 72 : [Title: Power of President to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases] Sub Article (1) : The President shall have the power ...
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Section 4 of The Citizenship Act, 1955 (as amended by subsequent law) states that a child born outside India to an Indian parent has Indian "citizenship by descent" (which can coexist with ...
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When someone reads a line or a paragraph in a copyrighted textbook that explains a fact T, then wonders why T occurs, is asking a question (on Stack Exchange or another public forum) such as: "...
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In the Bill No. 174 of 2023 - "THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA (SECOND) SANHITA, 2023", it is stated that: "Mischief causing loss or damage to any property or fine, or both, including ...
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Can a PO box be used as the registered address for a sole proprietorship? My business operates from home and it's totally online, and I prefer not to disclose my personal residence, while if my ...
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A contract is worded to state that it has been executed between Customer A and my Client B. The expression Customer A is further clarified: "which expression shall unless repugnant to the context ...
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The King of India and the King of Pakistan in 1948 was a title held by George VI, who had been Emperor of India. Both countries made him the head of state and commander in chief. But they also fought ...
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This article suggests that any penetration by a male other than vaginal is proscribed as against the order of nature. Is that right in 2023? This suggests no.
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I am not an expert on legal matters but wanted to ask the following question nevertheless: to what extent can the Indian state curtail access for the public to its assets, specifically public ...
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As a banker, I ask people to put their signatures on the loan agreement form, the demand promissory note, etc. For illiterate people, I ask them to put their thumb impression countersigned by a ...
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15. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.—(1) The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, ...
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Are private players allowed to venture into space? What laws govern private space flight in India?
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How is the property shared among siblings? (Class 2 legal heirs are me and my deceased elder brother, who is survived by his wife and their 3 grownup kids, who are themselves married and have their ...
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The problem of stray animals roaming on the road in India is difficult to solve mainly due to religious and political reasons. However, not all animals are claimed but animals such as goats are left ...
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I am aware that retirement age for government employees in India is 58. But what is the legal retirement age in IT/Software companies in India? If someone wants to work till 70 ( assume he is fit &...
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IPC 364A states Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person or keeps a person in detention after such kidnapping or abduction, and threatens to cause death or hurt to such person, or by his conduct gives ...
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List item IPC section 375 states A man is said to commit "rape" if he-- (a) penetrates his penis, to any extent, into the vagina, mouth, urethra or anus of a woman or makes her to do so ...
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if a law has the following provisions Where an act or omission constitutes an offence punishable under this Act and also under any other Central or State Act, then, notwithstanding anything contained ...
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Section 15 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 includes this: Any person, who stores or possesses pornographic material in any form involving a child for commercial purpose shall be ...
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The Extradition Act deals with extradition in India. But in its Sections it doesn't have any such provisions or details. and can State High court of India enquire into such extraditions?
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I'm thinking of writing a hobbyist thesis on the parole and probation and mandatory minimum laws in Asia. And I've been looking for case law regarding the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPc) ...
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For example if there is an area in which the courts can act in their own discretion like chosing how much compensation can be awarded to a party in a civil lawsuit within the limits of the maximum ...
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For example there are many beggar children who are physically hurt by people like shop owners and the like to leave the premises etc. Is this punishable by any law?
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The IT Act (2000) §76 states that any person liable for an offence under the IT Act (2000) shall suffer confiscation of the IT device on which the confiscation has been made. Are there any provisions ...
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