Mohammed Adil Advocate for AP High Court &Visakhapatnam Dist Court.

  Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015  has been passed by Parliament of India amidst intense controversy, debate and protest on many of its provisions by Child Rights fraternity. [1]  It replaced the Indian  juvenile delinquency  law,  Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 , and allows for juveniles in conflict with Law in the age group of 16–18, involved in Heinous Offences, to be tried as adults. [2]  The Act also sought to create a universally accessible adoption law for India, overtaking the  Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act (1956)  (applicable to Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs) and the Guardians and Wards Act (1890) (applicable to Muslims), though not replacing them. The Act came into force from 15 January 2016

All the Muslims in India are governed by the  Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 . [1]  This law deals with marriage, succession, inheritance and charities among Muslims. The  Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939  deals with the circumstances in which Muslim women can obtain divorce [2]  and rights of Muslim women who have been divorced by their husbands and to provide for related matters. [3]  These laws are not applicable in  Goa  state and the Union territory of  Damaon, Diu& Silvassa , where the  Portuguese Goan Civil Code  is applicable for all persons irrespective of religion. These laws are not applicable to Muslims who married under the  Special Marriage Act, 1954 . [4] Divorce in Islam Languag Divorce in Islam  can take a variety of forms, some initiated by the husband and some initiated by the wife. The main traditional legal categories are  talaq  ( repudiation ),  khulʿ ...

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Language Download PDF Watch Edit Learn more This article may  require  cleanup  to meet Wikipedia's  quality standards . The specific problem is:  lots of copy paste content .  ( December 2016 ) The  Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 , commonly referred to as the  NDPS Act , is an  Act  of the  Parliament of India  that prohibits a person the production/manufacturing/cultivation, possession, sale, purchasing, transport, storage, and/or consumption of any  narcotic drug  or  psychotropic substance . The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 23 August 1985. It was passed by both the Houses of Parliament, received assent from then President  Giani Zail Singh  on 16 September 1985, and came into force on 14 November 1985. The NDPS Act has since been amended thrice — in 1988, 2001 and 2014. The Act extends to the whole of India and it ...