Top Law News Law to regulate hawking rights soon November 1, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government Monday assured street vendors that it will soon frame laws to regulate hawking rights in five states including Delhi. The assurance was given by P.K. Mohanty, head of the government’s city modernisation programme, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), when he met activists working for vendors’ community here. Activists met officials […] Read more » hawking Law regulate rights soon
Top Law News Rights of women in live-in relations under court lens October 7, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on the question whether a woman in a live-in relationship or under the mistaken belief of being the wife of an already married man was entitled to maintenance. The court will also interpret the provision of the Protection of Woman from Domestic Violence law which talks about live-in […] Read more » Court lens live-in relations rights under women
Top Law News Women get equal rights to become guardians, adopt children September 2, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Women get equal rights to become guardians, adopt children President Pratibha Patil has signed into law a bill giving Indian women equal rights as men in adopting children and becoming guardians of minors, including their own children, it was announced on Thursday. The president removed the age-old gender discrimination against women by giving her assent to the Personal Laws Amendment Bill, 2010, which was […] Read more » adopt children equal guardians rights women