Stupid laws of India
- The service used to generate about Rs 75 lakh annually, compared with the cost of over Rs 100 crore to run and manage it. Probably it was on Telegrams last day, that BSNL would have earned a large amount as income, since lots had poured in to send '
- <b>Goodbye telegram:</b> In mid-July 2013, India put its Telegram service to rest. The service was made available to public in 1854. Though old timers had fond memories of telegram, the new generation just preferred to hear its stories. With SMS and
- However, in a complete contrast on the idea of 'grown-ups', 18 is the age where all state governments and central government considers a person as 'old enough' to cast his vote. Cheers!
- <b>Legal drinking age</b> is different for each states in India. Alcohol consumption is totally banned in Gujarat whereas 25 years is the legal drinking age in Maharashtra. In Kerala, where a major source of government income flows from its
- Web censorship is impossible as technically it is difficult to tag which images are offensive and which are not. Perhaps the minister should 'Google' what big data is all about.
- <b>Internet Cesorship</b> was another useless law which was implemented to remove offensive images from social networking sites. The idea, which came from Union telecom
- <b>Section 497</b> of IPC is one law which needs few up-gradations to suit modern days. This law deals with adultery and it has a weird gender discrimination as it punishes only a male who has committed the crime. Is it late for SC to save few men
- The Indian Telegraph Act is another archaic law established in 1885 which gives the government exclusive rights to operate telegraphs along with tap into phone lines. Under British Raj, the telegraph served as an important tool for them to quell
- However, many are against this rule claiming suicide is the end-result of an individual's depression and therefore cases should be considered clinical and not as a crime.
- <b>Attempted suicide</b> is a punishable offence under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code. Suicide is legal in terms of Section 309 but if a person fails in his attempt, he can be punished. Seems like one has to be doubly sure before attempting
- This law was incorporated into IPC during British rule and describes homosexual acts as 'unnatural'. However many politicians and celebrities along with the public have oppressed SC's move, saying the verdict has taken the nation back to 1860.
- The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside Section 377, the decision of the Delhi high court, which had in 2009 de-criminalised sexual relation between persons belonging to same sex.
Stupid laws of India
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