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The High Court of Kerala is situated in the city Kochi. It is the Apex body of the State Judiciary established under Article 214 headed by the Hon'ble Chief Justice. The sanctioned strength of the Hon'ble judges of the high court of Kerala is of 35 permanent and 12 additional judges. Presently, there are 27 permanent and 10 additional judges. Kerala was not a separate state after independence. It was falling under two Princely States Travancore-Cochin and Malabar which were earlier under the control of the British. The Princely States of Travancore and Cochin were incorporated into the United States of Travancore Cochin on first July 1949. Malabar remained a part of Madras Province. Under the State Reorganization Act, 1956 Travancore Cochin State and Malabar were combined to mark the State of Kerala, on 1st November 1956. On 1st November 1956, State Reorganization Act, 1956 was passed combining furthermore the State of Travancore-Cochin with Malabar area and Kasaragod to shape the current border of Kerala. The High Court of Kerala, as it is today was also built on 1 November 1956 as the High Court assigned for the State of Kerala. Justice K. T. Koshi was the first Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court. The incumbent Chief Justice of High Court of Kerala presently is S Mani Kumar

Under the DPA, dowry includes property, goods, or money given by either party to the marriage, by the parents of either party, or by anyone else in connection with the marriage which is mainly given from the bride’s side to the groom’s side. The Indian Penal Code was modified in 1983 to establish punishments for specific crimes of dowry such as cruelty, dowry death, and abetment of suicide. In 1984, the Act was modified and stated that presents given to a bride or a groom at the time of a wedding are allowed. However, a list describing the value of each gift and the identity of the presenter must be maintained.

This Act aimed to provide legal backing to the unique Aadhar identification number project. It was passed on March 11th 2016.It states that Aadhar neither replaces nor substitutes for any existing identity cards. It further does not confer citizenship or guarantee any benefits or entitlements. This Act has received backlash as it is termed to have breached the privacy of the individuals, by collecting biometric data and demographic information as required by Section 2(n).However, Chapter 6, Section 28 (1) & (2) of this Act state that, the authority shall ensure security and confidentiality of identity information and authentication records of individuals.

The Jammu & Kashmir Re-organization Bill 2019, was introduced in Rajya Sabha on August 5th 2019 by the Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah.This Bill revoked Article 370, which accorded special status to Jammu & Kashmir residents compared to the rest of the citizens of India.The Lieutenant Governor will be advised by a Council of Ministers who are not more than 10% of the Legislative Assembly (107 seats) of J&K. 37 State laws were repealed as well as 109 state laws have been amended due to this act.

The aim of this Act was to make powers available for dealing with activities like terrorism, anti-nation sentiment, etc., directed against sovereignty and integrity of India. However, the act lacks a definition of what constitutes terrorism. It was first passed in 1967 on the recommendation of the National Integration Council after being drafted and withdrawn twice. As per the Act, the executive had the authority to declare any organization as ‘unlawful’ and designate and criminalize what is deemed as ‘unlawful activities’. 4. The UAPA has made a shift from targeting organizations to designating individuals as terrorists. The charges range from their alleged “Maoist links”, to posting “anti-national” social media posts to “inciting” the recent Delhi riots.

One of the most problematic laws is that Rape law is not applied to married women. She can’t sue her wedded husband for rape. Marital Rape which is one of the major forms of crime in the rest of the world as it can leave the woman with damaged mental faculties as she has to stay with her husband despite the abuse and the police can not take any action despite the complaints.

In Kerala you can have up to two children without consequences, if you have more than two, you have to pay a penalty of Rs.10,000. The Church in Kerala has called it an import of the Chinese population policy by the Communist government. The Kerala Family Planning and Control Bill seeks to promote family planning and birth control as methods of controlling population.

Letters can be only delivered by Indian government, this may be controversial one as on one side stealing letters is a criminal offence except when you send a letter through a private friend on his way without hiring him.

A person with good teeth can only be appointed as the motor vehicle inspector in Andhra Pradesh. According to this law, among the various physical tests one needs to pass in the process of becoming a motor vehicle inspector in Andhra Pradesh, one needs to have good teeth.

One of the strangest laws is in India they determine the age for legal drinking but it varies from state to state. The legal drinking age laws are the most ridiculed laws in India as the legal age varies from state to state. While in places like Goa, Himachal Pradesh, UP, Sikkim and Puducherry the legal age for drinking is 18, in Maharashtra it is 25. Moreover, some states are absolute dry states with a ban on drinking for all ages like Gujrat and Lakshadweep.

Under section 309 of IPC attempt to suicide is illegal, shall be punishable with simple imprisonment for term which may extend to one year or fine or both. Section 309 of the Penal Code makes sure you are punished if you don’t do suicide right. The law states that a successful suicide is legal, but failure to succeed might land you in jail. This is based on the notion that if the person dies, the matter dies with him/her. But, should they survive, they stand answerable and punishable for their action.

Any individual who promotes or takes part in animal shooting match or competition wherein animals are released for shooting shall be charged under cognizable offence.

The law arms the State with emergency powers that allow it to carry out search operations as well as penalise people violating the provisions of the law. The law was created at a time when the disease was ill-understood.

In the past, the Act has been used to fight various epidemics such as swine flu, dengue, and cholera. In 2018, it was invoked in Vadodara to fight cholera. As per reports, in Chandigarh it was invoked to tackle malaria in 2015.

Law was enacted in 1897, to tackle bubonic plague in Bombay.

The term ‘Animal’ includes any living creature except human being