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New TRAI Rules : Impact On TV Channel Rates, DTH, Cable Operators.
"Pay for what you watch" - this seems to be motto of the new regulations and tariff order of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI), applicable to channel broadcasters, DTH and cable TV operators from February 1. Which are the new regulations? The new rules set to revolutionise TV viewing are : -Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) Regulations, 2017 and 'Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services (Eighth)...
Role Of CJI In Collegium
The role of the Chief Justice of India and the extent of his powers in respect of making recommendations for appointment of Judges to the Supreme Court of India and the High Court as also transfer of Judges is being debated in the light of certain recent recommendations and appointments. This article is confined only to the Constitutional questionMedia reports have quoted "sources" which seem to suggest that there is a view that the Chief Justice of India, acting by himself, can reconsider the...
Supreme Court Directions On DGP Appointment And Federalism.
Straight to the point: Is the Supreme Court order dismissing the plea of some State Governments to implement their Police Law in respect of appointment of State Police Chief of their States a constitutionally acceptable one? Provisions of the Constitution raise its eyebrows and find difficult to digest the order. Chronicle of the order passed on January 15 starts with the petitioner, Prakash Singh, the former D.G.P. of Uttar Pradesh approaching the Supreme Court to issue directions to the...
Essentials Of Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy At Work Place
IntroductionRecently the world saw widespread employee outcry in the form of collective walkouts across countries, protesting against sexual misconduct and oppressive anti sexual harassment policy of a US tech giant. This was triggered by a newspaper story on the way the company previously protected one of its high performing employees charged with sexual harassment by paying him heavy exit package and maintaining silence about the complaint. The outcry led to the company announcing considerable...
Overcriminalisation: Are We Heading To Unprincipled Criminalisation?
It's surprising if not alarming. As a country, we do not know, in definite terms, the exact number of laws that criminalize conduct and provide punishment. Crude estimates range from 12,000 to 1.5 lakh. But, for sure, we have more laws than we require. Many laws mean many crimes; it also means overcriminalisation. The R. Ramanujam Committee (2014) observed the existence of 2,781 laws on the central statute book. This Committee, as well as the Law Commission over the years, have been recommending...
