WHAT DOES CURATIVE PETITION MEAN?
In the recent times, one has heard the word curative petition several times as some of the Accused in the Nirbhaya Case have moved such a petition in the Supreme Court of India. A curative petition is the…
READ MORESUPREME COURT DISMISSES CURATIVE PETITIONS AND UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY OF NIRBHAYA CASE CONVICTS
Recently, a 5-Judge Supreme Court Bench has passed an Order dated 14-01-2020, thereby, rejecting the Curative Petitions filed by two of the convicts in the Nirbhaya case, namely, Mukesh Singh and Vinay Sharma, and further, rejecting the Application…
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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT 2019 The Constitution of India under Part II (Article 5-11) provides provisions regarding citizenship. Article 11 gives the Parliament the power to make provisions regarding the acquisition and…
READ MORESUPREME COURT UPHOLDS RETROSPECTIVE APPLICABILITY OF DEPOSITS MADE IN CONVICTION CASES UNDER NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT
Recently, the Supreme Court of India had passed a Judgment dated 29-05-2019 in Surinder Singh and others vs Virender Gandhi 2019, whereby, the Apex Court held that Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 (Act) as amended…
READ MORECITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT ACT, 2019, COMES INTO FORCE
Notification dated 10th January, 2020 published in the Official Gazette by the Central Government notifies provisions of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to be enforced from the date of Notification. The Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed by the Lok…
READ MOREALLAHABAD HIGH COURT HAS REGISTERED SUO MOTO PIL PETITION ON INTERNET SHUTDOWN IN UTTAR PRADESH
Recently, the Allahabad High Court has registered a suo moto cognizance of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition with reference to shutdown of internet services in the State of Uttar Pradesh on 20-12-2019. Number of Lawyers led by…
READ MOREMINISTRY OF RAILWAYS HAS ANNOUNCED MEASURES TO IMPROVE DISASTER MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
The Ministry of Railways has recently announced certain measures to ensure speedy and efficient rescue, relief and restoration at the time of accidents and disasters on 02-01-2020. The Indian Railways has proposed to take the following initiates to…
READ MOREDELHI HIGH COURT HAS HELD THAT ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE IS NOT AN “INFORMATION” UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT
The Delhi High Court has recently in Election Commission of India Vs. Central Information Commission and Another passed an Order dated 17-12-2019, whereby the Court allowed a Writ Petition filed by the Election Commission of India and held…
READ MOREBOMBAY HIGH COURT HAS HELD THAT A WIFE IS NOT ENTITLED TO MAINTENANCE IN CASE OF DIVORCE DUE TO ADULTERY
The Bombay High Court has recently in Sanjivani Ramchandra Kondalker vs Ramchandra Bhimrao Kondalkar and Another passed an Order dated 18-12-2019, whereby, Justice Nitin W Sambre dismissed the Petition for grant of maintenance filed by the divorced Petitioner-Wife….
READ MOREGOVERNMENT OF INDIA HAS LAUNCHED GOOD GOVERNANCE INDEX IN 2019
The Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of India, Dr Jitendra Singh, has recently launched a ‘Good Governance Index’ dated 25-12-2019 (Index) on the occasion of birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Late Shri. Atal Bihari…
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