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The Government has decided to drop section 309 of IPC. 309 is the section which Deals with attempt to suicide. It is a news of today but then our media is more interested in conversion and Re-conversion of some people so I am trying to bring forward this news to all through this blog. This step of government has been mostly welcomed as this law is concerned as draconian and anachronistic law. A brief history of Indian law upon this subject will tells a different views. In the 42 nd report in 1971, the Law Commission recommended for repealing of this section and a bill was passed in Rajya sabha in 1978 regarding the same but it could not be passed from lok sabha. In the 1994 Supreme Court in the case of P. Ratinam [1] said that this section is cruel and irrational and also violative of Article 21 of the Constitution . But then in 1996 the Supreme [2] Court reversed from this stance and said that the Section is constitutionally valid and it should be present in the Statue Book. ...

6 th December – A date which is remembered by everyone in our country and mostly law students. Some name it BLACK DAY of Indian Secularism, some call it SHAURYA DIWAS or even SAMRASTA DIWAS (on occasion of Mr. Ambedkar’s birthday) and they are many other names But what I shall call it , I am confused about it hence I take it as any other day. On lighter note It’s birthday of two of my Brothers (Tapesh & Shaurya ) and also day of wedding of my another brother’s elder brother (Ashish-Banaras). Due to all this I refer it as any other day of my year but then I am a person who takes a deep interest in politics, and moreover I am a law student, hence various kind of thoughts come into my mind and I need to express these cloudy thoughts. The importance of this day is such that Mr. Fali S. Nariman went on saying on record that It was day after which all communal problem intitated in this country. (Although Mr. Arun Shaurie who was sharing same platform beautifully rejected by giving e...