The Supreme Court inquired about the reasons for which the Government chose to close the window allowing all categories of people to deposit old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 after December 31, 2016, under some…
READ MOREIn a major boost for anti-death penalty jurisprudence, the Supreme Court of India on Friday, 7th April, 2017 observed that death penalty breaches the reformative theory of punishment under Criminal Law. A Bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Rohinton F….
READ MOREThe Bombay High Court has disposed off a public interest litigation petition seeking for directions to be issued to the Bar Councils of Maharashtra and Goa for withdrawing their resolutions of a one-day strike on 31st March…
READ MOREAs a recent development in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, the Lok Sabha, on 29th March 2017, has passed four key GST Bills, i.e. Central GST (CGST) Bill, Integrated GST (IGST) Bill, Compensation GST Bill…
READ MOREAdoption Regulations, 2017 is framed by ‘Central Adoption Resource Authority’ (CARA) became effective from 16 January 2017. The Adoption Regulations find their basis in the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 which was notified on…
READ MOREOn December 16, 2015, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, which had struck down the National Judicial Appointments Commission as unconstitutional, had left the task of preparing the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) to the Central Government. A year…
READ MOREA fake message that has gone viral in the social media misinforms the public about the rights of a girl, suspected to be raped or getting raped. The message propagates that the law allows the victim to kill…
READ MOREThe Indian Government has been making efforts to abolish the system of orderlies also known as buddies, sahayaks and helpers in the Indian Armed Forces and the State Police Departments. They are trained uniformed people who are expected…
READ MOREThe Supreme Court had, on 3rd March 2017, heard a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by an NGO, Citizens Resource and Action Initiative, to demand compensation for the families of the farmers who have committed suicide due…
READ MOREThe recent development in the Vijay Mallya- bank loan default case has been that the Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of the plea of the State Bank of India (SBI) – led consortium of 17 Banks against…
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