law

Law represents the codification of societal behavior and community values, while religions speak to human aspirations and concepts of the ideal. This is so even though the ideal, by definition, is a goal and a direction, not something to be held in the palm of one’s hand. Conflicts between what...

Sikh American Organizations Stand with Gurbaksh Singh on 36th Day of His Hunger Strike; Demand Rule of Law in India December 20, 2013 - We, the undersigned organizations, are concerned about the plight of Gurbaksh Singh, a Sikh activist in Punjab, who is on hunger strike to protest against...

Muslim women can be forced to show faces under new West Australian law http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/01/muslim-women-forced-show-faces Legislation was drafted after woman who wore a burqa had a false statement conviction quashed A new law requiring Muslim women to remove a...

Supposedly, in Michegan, a woman is not allowed to cut her hair without her husband's permission. ;-) Thought someone might get a kick out of that...

As religion rubs against the law, a lawyer becomes leader BY JENNIFER GOMEZ http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/as-religion-rubs-against-the-law-a-lawyer-becomes-leader Malaysia’s most famous council of religious groups can thank the heavens they now have a lawyer in...

Same-sex marriage set to enter law later this week http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23338279 The bill allowing same-sex couples to marry in England and Wales has passed its final hurdle in Parliament. The government legislation is now due to get royal assent, after which it is...

Entropy law linked to intelligence, say researchers By Jason Palmer http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22261742 A modification to one of the most fundamental laws of physics may provide a link to the rise of intelligence, cooperation - even upright walking. The idea of...

Fairfax judge finds state law on marriage celebrants unconstitutional By Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post, Monday, April 1, 10:41 AM A Virginia law governing marriage celebrants unfairly discriminates against religions, such as Sikhism, that do not have ordained ministers, a Fairfax...

India Rape Law: Parliament Passes Strict Sexual Violence Legislation By RAVI NESSMAN - The Huffington Post - 03/21/13 09:33 AM ET EDT NEW DELHI -- India's Parliament passed a sweeping new law Thursday to protect women against sexual violence in response to a fatal December gang rape and...

Gursant Singh Khalsa, a follower of the Sikh faith for 35 years in Yuba City, has filed a federal lawsuit against the State of California. http://now.msn.com/gursant-singh-khalsa-sikh-man-says-assault-weapons-ban-interferes-with-religion The suit claims the state is stopping him from...

Law and order falling apart in Punjab as governance takes backseat Thursday, March, 07 2013 - 10:46 By Our Political Editor - Punjab Newsline Network CHANDIGARH: Things are falling fast apart in Punjab. The government seems to be losing hold over the administration. There is hardly any...

dear all members sat sri akal. that portion that is applicable to caste system we can reject it.. but why many are trying to reject it, saying it is not applicable to sikhism. is it because law of karmas originated from hinduism? or some other reasons? please give your...

Pak govt fires top law officer for doing 'seva' in Indian shrines Agencies Posted online: Thu Aug 02 2012, 10:43 hrs Islamabad : The Pakistan government has fired a top law officer who earned the ire of lawyers by washing dishes and polishing shoes while performing voluntary service...

Punjab to enact law to rein in NRI bridegrooms Wednesday, 30 May 2012 22:59 PNS | JALANDHAR With rising cases of NRI grooms deserting their wives soon after wedding, Punjab Government has decided to implement a strict law to check frauds being committed by such grooms...

Friday, December 23, 2011, Chandigarh, India NEWS AND VIEWS PUNJAB...

Law for Welfare of Senior Citizens The Government has enacted the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 in December 2007 which defines "senior Citizen" as any person being a citizen of India, who has attained the age of sixty years or above. The Act, inter-alia, makes...

THOSE who are used to Kelantan Menteri Besar Tok Guru Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat understand him as a person who sounds tough but can be quite humane when pressured for a fair deal. I remember when leading a Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism and Sikhism (MCCBCHS)...

This conversation has been redirected from an earlier thread. Thanks. http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/legal-and-advisory/37034-robbery-stolen-property-if-recovered-mode.html#post153619 I once bought some stolen property by mistake, and drove it straight to where it had been stolen from, £16,000...

Islamic Law Ban In State Courts Petitioned By Muslims By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) As a federal appeals court in Denver considers whether Oklahoma voters had the right to ban Islamic law in state courts, a coalition of Muslim groups say they don't want to live under...

ANAND MARRIAGE ACT ROW: Law Minister Assures Sikh MP That He Will Take Up The Issue With PM Manmohan Singh NEW DELHI- India’s Law Minister Salman Khursheed assured a group of Sikh MPs that he would discuss the Anand Marriage Act amendment matter with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh soon as...