December 14, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

IMPLEMENTATION OF ZERO FIR IN INDIA

Generally, an ordinary FIR is filed, recorded and numbered in a police station within whose jurisdiction an incident takes place. Whereas, in the case of a Zero First Information Report (FIR), an FIR is only filed (and not…

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December 7, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT HAS HELD THAT A MEMORY CARD IS A RELEVANT PIECE OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE

In a recent case of P. Gopalkrishnan v/s State of Kerela & Anr, the Supreme Court has passed a Judgment dated on 2nd December, 2019, wherein,the central issue was whether the Accused was entitled to the copy of…

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December 7, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

PRELIMINARY INQUIRY IS NOT A PRE-REQUISITE IN ALL CORRUPTION CASES

The Supreme Court has in a recent of The State of Telangana vs Sri Managipet dated 6th December, 2019 held that a preliminary inquiry before registration of a First Information Report (FIR) is not required to be mandatorily…

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December 7, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION INVITES TENDERS FOR AIRPORTS IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR, LADAKH AND NORTH-EASTERN STATES OF INDIA

Recently, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Ministry) has invited tenders from airline operators for unserved and underserved airports in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Ladakh and North-Eastern states in India under the UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) Scheme…

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November 30, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT HELD THAT A CRIME COMMITTED AS A JUVENILE SHOULD NOT BE HELD AGAINST THE PERSON IN HIS/HER ADULTHOOD

The Supreme Court of India has in a recent case of Union of India vs. Ramesh Bishnoi 29-11-2019 held that, “The thrust of the legislation, i.e. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 as well…

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November 30, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF SECTION 87 OF ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT 1996

The Supreme Court of India has in a recent case of Hindustan Construction Company Limited and Anr. vs Union of India and others dated 27-11-2019 struck down the constitutional validity of Section 87 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act…

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November 30, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

DELHI GOVERNMENT SETS UP PANEL FOR GRANT OF FUNDS FOR THE WELFARE OF ADVOCATES

In November 2018, the Delhi Bar Council had written to Shri Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, requesting an annual grant of Rs 10 Crore to help it “streamline the legal system”, support needy lawyers and litigants,…

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November 23, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES TO MITIGATE AIR POLLUTION IN INDIA

The Government of India has recently planned and implemented the following measures and programmes to tackle extreme cases of air pollution in India, especially in Delhi-NCR regions, and for creating awareness amongst the general population for prevention, and…

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November 16, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

SUPREME COURT ASSISTS POOR FARMERS

The National Capital Region is choking! One of the primary reasons is crop stubble burning in and around Delhi NCR more particularly Haryana, Punjab, U.P. Farmers in these States due to poverty have taken to burning crop stubble…

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November 15, 2019 In Blog, Uncategorized

DELHI STILL STRUGGLING TO BREATHE

Recently a person named Sanjiv Kumar filed a petition in High Court of Delhi challenging the Odd Even Scheme implemented by the Delhi Government to curb pollution in the national capital. He contested that Odd Even Scheme is…

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