In a significant move aimed at recognising mothers' roles in upbringing, the Maharashtra cabinet has mandated the inclusion of mothers' names in government documents. Effective May 1, 2024, the format for government documents will require the document-holder’s first name to be followed by the mother’s first name and then the father’s first name and surname.
In the tale of two social networks, Facebook and Twitter face two sides of the same coin in India and India's IT (Amendment) Act may not be enough to solve the problem.
"Role of courts is to interpret the law as it is.We are not concerned with what the law ought to be," it said, adding that in exceptional cases where there is a gap in the law, the courts can step in.