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  All About Drug Abuse Prevention and NDPS Act Drug abuse is very typical these days. But government launched an act that regulates the use of drugs and narcotic substances. Let’s dive deeper into the details. There were no drug regulation laws in India until 1985, when the NDPS Act got passed. Marijuana smoking has been mentioned in the Atharva Veda, and its use for entertainment was typical and widely accepted in the community in terms of alcohol consumption. Until 1985, cannabis and its extracts such as hashish, marijuana, bhang, etc. It is sold in the country legally. NDPS legislation was mandated to fulfil the obligations of the Indian treaty under the Single Drug Agreement, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and the United Nations Convention to Combat Illicit Drug Trafficking and Mental Illness. Drug abuse is a major socio-economic problem in India, and the government is taking a few steps to reduce drug demand and promote drug rehabilitation in the community. What i...

  Alimony is the husband’s or wife’s right for maintenance after divorce. In India, personal laws under the provision of the Special Marriage Act governs alimony. Let’s find out more. Alimony means an obligatory maintenance amount, decided by the court which gets to be paid by one spouse to another after or during the divorce proceedings.  Usually, it gets provided where the spouse is unable to maintain themselves. In most cases, the husband supports the wife, but there are some cases in which the court might ask the wife to support the husband.  In case of a contested divorce, the alimony, its amount, and its term depend upon the length of the marriage. For example, divorce after a decade of marriage empowers the spouse with life-long support.  Types of alimony/ maintenance Both terms—alimony and maintenance are used synonymously. But it is crucial to keep in mind that the term maintenance gets used before the divorce proceedings end, whereas both terms can get used...