Parliament passes the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 has been passed by Parliament. The Bill will amend the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
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The Right to Information (Amendment) Act, 2019; Bill receives President’s assent | Centre to decide ‘term’ & ‘salary’ payable to CIC, IC & State IC
The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 received President of India’s assent on 01-08-2019. The Right to Information (Amendment) Act, 2019 will
Continue readingRaj HC | Typographical error in erstwhile order rectified by Division Bench thus including various candidates to undertake mains examination
Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Narendra Singh Dhaddha and Mohammad Rafiq, JJ. disposed of a writ petition seeking to correct
Continue readingJ&K HC | Crime Branch has no jurisdiction over matters beyond territory of J&K; matter transferred to CBI
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Dhiraj Singh Thakur, J. allowed a petition to direct the CBI to take charge of the present
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ILS Pune | Diploma in Competition Law & Policy 2019-20
Reported by Ankit Mishra
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Rajya Sabha Passes the National Medical Council Bill, 2019; End of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 & Medical Council of India!
Rajya Sabha has passed the National Medical Council Bill, 2019 today, i.e. 01-08-2019. The Act will be called the National Medical Commission
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UPES Dehradun | VIDHIOTSAV ‘Autumn Edition’ 2019 [ SEPT 26-29]
Reported by Shashank Sinha
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SA HC | Competence of traffic officer to set up and operate the speed measuring device must be admitted for proving speed limit
South Africa High Court, Free State Division, Bloemfontein: The Division Bench of S. Naidoo, ADJP., and P. Molisoane, J. in this particular
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Bom HC | Not necessary for rape accused to disprove absence of consent beyond reasonable doubt; conviction for rape quashed for lack of proof
Bombay High Court: Rohit B. Deo, J. allowed a criminal appeal filed against the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge whereby the appellant
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GNLU | Certificate Course on Cross border Challenges in Corporate Law
Reported by Hrithik Khurana
Continue readingJ&K HC | Magistrate is empowered to issue a search warrant on ‘reason to believe’ illegal confinement constituting offence
Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Ali Mohammad Magrey, J. allowed a petition under Section 561-A of the Criminal Procedure Code. The petitioner
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Mob Lynching | Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill, 2019 introduced
As reported by ANI, Rajasthan tabled the “Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill, 2019” in the State Assembly. This objective of this bill
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Parliament passes the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill, 2019; 330-days time limit for Insolvency Resolution Process!
As reported by ANI, Parliament has approved the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which will amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
Continue readingRaj HC | High Court reduces sentence due to improper facts presented by prosecution
Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Abhay Chaturvedi, JJ. partly allowed a criminal appeal wherein they reduced the
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Canada Joins WIPO’s Patent Law Treaty
Canada has joined the Patent Law Treaty (PLT), designed to streamline formal procedures for national and regional patent applications and patents. WIPO received Canada’s
Continue readingPat HC | Court’s jurisdiction only extends to checking whether order of Writ Court has been complied with; appropriate forum may be approached to seek directions on merit
Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. disposed of the writ petition saying that the petitioner should approach the appropriate forum, in accordance
Continue readingUtt HC | Compensation increased considering raise in annual notional income of a non-earning member pursuant to 1994 amendment in MV Act
Uttaranchal High Court: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., allowed the appeal filed by the appellants against the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims
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5 Additional Judges of Calcutta HC recommended to be appointed as Permanent Judges by SC Collegium
Proposal for appointment of following six Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court, as Permanent Judges of that High Court: 1. Justice
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Rajya Sabha passes Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019; Rules for ‘Taxi Aggregators’ to be introduced
Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has been passed by Rajya Sabha, dated 31-07-2019. The amendments in the Bill mainly focus on issues
Continue readingP&H HC | Compromise between parties in criminal cases can be allowed where there is no adverse impact of dispute to society
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Rajbir Sehrawat, J. quashed the FIR after the parties entered into the compromise as same was held
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