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Hiba: Unveiling the Legal Dimensions of Gift under Muslim Law

In this blog, we shall explore the concept of Hiba under Muslim law, a practice that dates back to 600 A.D. Governed by Muslim personal law and exempted from the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, Hiba holds its own legal validity. This blog explores the essentials of...

Electronic Evidence: Critical Analysis

No doubt, evidence can be produced before Hon’ble Court in both oral and documentary form.  But sometimes, situations may arise where evidence stored in any electronic media is necessary to be produced in order to establish guilt or defence in any case. Therefore, for...

Advocate-Client Privilege

Just imagine if communication between an advocate and client were not protected, would anyone dare to knock the doors of Hon’ble Courts and ask for justice. Obviously, not. In order to prevent this situation, a rule termed as “privileged professional communication”...

Can conviction be based on the testimony of sole eye witness?

Well, the answer to this question is ‘Yes’. The Hon’ble Supreme Court reiterated on several occasions that the Court may rely upon the testimony of the single eye witness while convicting a person without any further corroboration. There are remarkable judgments...

Sexual Assault And POCSO Act

The Constitution of India provides equality of status and opportunity to all its citizens. Sexual assault of women violates the equality principle of the constitution which is guaranteed by Article 14 and 15. Sexual assault creates unkind and precarious environment...

LEGAL POSITION OF MUSLIM WOMEN RELATING TO MAINTENANCE

Legal position of Muslim Women relating to maintenance In Islam, “Maintenance” is termed as “Nafaqah”, which literally means ‘an amount spent by a man over his family. According to many Muslim legal philosophers, maintenance includes all those things which are...