Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
For all practical purposes, there is hardly any difference between a Code and an Act, when these terms are used in laws.Both have to be passed by the competent legislature (or Parliament) to become ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
Before I answer the specific question, let me first point out that a Special Leave Petition (SLP) that is filed in the Supreme Court is NOT a regular appeal against the order (generally of a High ... read more
Answer - by Harshil Mehta

Do you think people should have the freedom to make fun of or insult any religion?*

*as long as they don't target the followers or call for violence against them
HA
Harshil Mehta, Electrical Engineer, Columnist
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
Leave the fun and insult aside. I personally think people should have freedom to question the belief and principles of the religion.Religion in the core is just collection of principles and ... read more
Answer - by Harshil Mehta
HA
Harshil Mehta, Electrical Engineer, Columnist
Answered 5 years ago
I would rather call the person as idiot and the people who are supporting him are the bigger idiots. They're even comparing demand of halal food with this non-sense demand.Is he living in the 19th ... read more
Answer - by Rishit Shah
RI
Rishit Shah, A Poet @ GreatIndianPoet.com
Answered 5 years ago
Definitely, it has to be but not now.No matter how much we talk about freebies, without monetization, Chanaqya cannot sustain.I think, within 6 months to a year, the team behind Chanqya will see how ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
We cannot and should not force an individual to change his opinion if he does not want his food to be delivered by a person of another religion, especially when he has given the reason that it was ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
I have made it clear since the very beginning that sexually explicit content is not allowed on chAnQya.com. There are many websites on the Internet which specialise in this and we don’t want ... read more
Answer - by ravi teja
There are some nice answers. I want to add some more points.1) I observed most people are afraid of rejection. So they won't apply for positions in bigger companies and will endlessly prepare but ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
Personally, I am in favour of India becoming a “unitary state”. But, I don’t think there is any chance of India becoming unitary state or unitary country in the near to mid-term future.At the ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
This website, chAnQya.com, was launched about two weeks back. It is comparatively a short duration for judging the gender diversity of the visitors.Moreover, we had not enabled the feature of Google ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

Is it correct to say that even if government had not passed Triple Talaq Bill then also it was illegal because of SC?

Is it correct to say that even if government had not passed Triple Talaq Bill then also it was illegal because of SC had already declared it as illegal practice then why GOI criminalised offense?
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
Yes, it has been held by a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court by a majority of 3:2 that triple talaq is unconstitutional. But, that judgment has conflicting voices and is not fully satisfactory. ... read more
Answer - by Kakaraparthi Sitaram
Yes, In fact it is greater than 60%. I am worked as HOD-QA in an Engineering company and i take technical interviews regularly. I found graduate engineers who could not do simple conversions like ... read more
Answer - by Deepak Muthukrishnan
Please check the answer given by @ashokdhamija here at ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
Prithvi Shaw is an amazing batsman. If he continues his current performance, he should be fit to be included in the category of Sachin Tendulkar, Virendra Sehwag, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. An ... read more
Answer - by Khan Ukkasha Farqaleet
There are some genuine concerns and they are as follows :1. TT Bill disregards the fact that its very objective -- to protect the rights of married Muslim women and prohibit divorce by pronouncing ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
Origin of a human being lies in a single cell at the time of conception. And, in a normal human being afterwards, it has been estimated that there are about 30 to 40 trillion cells in his body. So, ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija

Do you think people should have the freedom to make fun of or insult any religion?*

*as long as they don't target the followers or call for violence against them
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
In one of my answers, I have explained what are the limitations of the freedom of speech and expression in India. Though that answer mostly covers your question as well, let me answer it separately ... read more
Answer - by Ayush

What are some examples where the media failed to maintain unbiased reporting standards expected of them?

In various cases over the years instead of being a neutral reporter of facts, the media houses have adopted a bias towards certain people, parties or ideologies. What are some of the infamous example of such incidents?
AY
Ayush
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
Actually we don't need some example as you can watch the biased news whole day broadcasted by the so called no. 1, top & trusted hindi & english news channels (Hope you get the names).They ... read more
Answer - by Saket Kumar
SA
Saket Kumar, Senior Software Engineer
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
My answer to this question may not apply in general. I am writing it from my experience that I acquired by growing up in Naxal infected neighbourhood.Let me tell you a short story.You live in a ... read more
Answer - by Vikrant Vaidya
VI
Vikrant Vaidya, Technical Lead (Consulting) Powertrain Integration
Answered 5 years ago
Having worked in automotive engineering for nearly two decades, I have been on the recruiter side of the interview table since 12 years now. And most of that recruitment effort has been to work with ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
For finding out whose decision is binding on whom, we must know the hierarchy of the courts in India.Supreme Court is the highest court in India. So, its decisions are binding on all courts and ... read more
Answer - by Khan Ukkasha Farqaleet
No he isn't. The actual number is way much higher and frustrating than what Mr. Tharoor has mentioned. According to recent survey, around 90% engineering graduates are without required skills. We ... read more
Answer - by Sonia DS
SO
Sonia DS
Answered 5 years ago (Edited 5 years ago)
Having a baby, is a life changing experience. First few months of having a baby are not only difficult for your baby, but also for the mother. Sleepless nights, diaper changing and feeding sessions ... read more
Answer - by Ashok Dhamija
AS
Ashok Dhamija, Supreme Court Advocate, Ex-IPS, Founder of chAnQya.com
Answered 5 years ago
There are binding legal provisions as per which free legal aid is required to be given to every accused person who is not in a position to engage a lawyer for himself.Article 39-A of the Constitution ... read more
Answer - by Khan Ukkasha Farqaleet
I'm a communist.Why?Because I think reality has a communist bias. Period.I grew up in the family of staunch supporters of Islamist democrats or you may call them neo liberals. They call themself ... read more