August 2023

ABSTRACT It is an indisputable truth that if legislation could be drafted with holy precision and perfect clarity a judge would be saved from the ordeal of giving force and life to mere sets of words through judicial creativity. A law ought to be time and subject matter tested as it has to take into […]

  Introduction Prior to 1956, in the absence of any codified personal laws, the Hindu Community was guided by Mitakshara and Dayabhaga digests on Smritis i.e., customary law. To bring uniformity in personal pursuits of Hindus which were guided by their religion, the Parliament of India brought the Hindu Code Bills in 1950s codifying the