The Supreme Court of India upheld the right of a Scheduled Tribe woman and her legal heirs to inherit ancestral property even in the absence of a legal enactment or custom governing the same. The issue arose as the appellant-plaintiffs, being the legal heirs of a tribal woman belonging to the Gond community, were denied succession rights of the property belonging to their maternal grandfather when the defendants refused the partition of the property.

Online abuse — from threatening messages and trolling to non-consensual sharing of intimate images and doxxing — destroys people’s dignity and safety. Indian law now provides clear criminal, data protection, and remedial routes to stop abuse, punish offenders, and seek compensation. In the post a practical, legally accurate guide is given which you can use or share.

Is dowry a goodwill gift or source of oppression wrapped as a gift to a bride from her family or a way of showing economic status for bride's family?

Case Name : Association for Democratic Reforms & Ors v. Election Commission of India (Public Interest Litigation challenging Bihar SIR...