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DOWRY SYSTEM IN INDIA: DEATH, TORTURE AND DEFEAT OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS Shivani Bisht Editorial Note: The author discusses about the practice of dowry in India and the issues that brides face as the primary victims of its systemic injustice. In several countries, the concept of a bride price is very common. However, this tradition of levying bride price is increasingly being criticized, mainly because many people believe that this tradition propagates the view of women as a commodity. In India, it is common for the family of the bridegroom to demand dowry from the family of bride. Due to such demands, brides often suffer from mental and physical distress if her family is unable to fulfill the demands of groom’s family. In several parts of India, payment of dowry is an important component of weddings. While both payment of bride price and payment of dowry can be witnessed in India, the latter is more prevalent. Initially, people used to consider dowry as a token i.e. a gi...

RIGHT TO PRIVACY: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES (PART II) Aditya Sethi, 4th Year, BA.LLB (Hons.), School of Law, Christ University Editorial Note: In continuation of the previous blog post, the author continues his observations relating to the various issues and challenges which exist in relation to the operationalisation of   the right to privacy. The earlier part is available  here. Data Protection And Interaction with Right to Privacy In light of the Puttaswamy decision, safeguarding personal information collected by the State and private agencies for governance becomes the foremost consideration. Justice Chandrachud observed that‘ informational control empowers the individual to use privacy as a shield to retain personal control over information pertaining to the person . ’ [1] Justice Nariman reflected that the ‘ idea of privacy reflects to a person’s mind ’ and ‘ any unauthorized dissemination of material that is present to him’ may cause infringement of this ...

RIGHT TO PRIVACY: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES (PART I) Aditya Sethi, 4th Year, BA.LLB (Hons.), School of Law, Christ University Editorial Note: In this blog post, the author seeks to outline the various facets which require consideration in relation to the broader question of application of the right to privacy in the Indian context. There is a sacred realm of privacy for every man and woman where he makes his choices and decisions – a realm of his own essential rights and liberties into which, the law, generally speaking, must not intrude.                                                                         Geoffrey Fisher Int...