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Centre Publishes Draft Anti Human Trafficking Bill; Proposes Death Penalty For Trafficking Of Children
The Central Government has published a draft of a Bill to deal with Human Trafficking crimes.The Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, makes the offence of Children trafficking punishable with death also.All the stakeholders are requested to offer their comments/ suggestions on the aforesaid Bill by 14.07.2021 on the e-mail ID santanu.brajabasi@gov.in, the...
TRP Scam : 3 Republic TV Employees Granted Anticipatory Bail By Sessions Court
A sessions court at Mumbai, on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to three Republic TV employees including, their Chief financial Officer, in the alleged TRP Scam.Additional Sessions Judge Abhishri Deo granted anticipatory bail to Shivendra Mundherkar, Ranjit Walter and Chief Financial Officer Siva Subramaniam.They were recently cited as accused in the TRP Scam charge sheet along with...
'Senior Designation Through Secret Voting Of Full Court Is Arbitrary' : Indira Jaising Moves Supreme Court
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising has moved an application in the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the process adopted by certain High Courts to confer senior designations through the process of secret voting of the full court is "arbitrary and discriminatory".The application points out that recently the High Courts of Delhi and Punjab & Haryana resorted to voting process to...
Palarivattom Flyover Scam: Former Minister VK Ebrahim Kunju Moves Kerala High Court Seeking Relaxations In Bail Conditions
Former PWD Minister, VK Ebrahim Kunju has yet again approached the Kerala High Court seeking relaxation in the bail conditions imposed on him in the Palarivattom flyover scam. The applicant was accused of causing irregularities in the construction of a flyover at Palarivattom and has been in custody for the past seven months. He has presently approached the High Court seeking the deletion of...
Managements Of Colleges Acting Contrary To Law And Later Projecting Students To Claim Equities Is Deplorable: Supreme Court
Managements of Colleges acting contrary to law and later projecting students to claim equities is deplorable, the Supreme Court observed while disposing of a special leave petition filed by a student. In this case, the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee disapproved the admission of some students in P.N. Panicker Soudhruda Ayurveda Medical College Hospital and Research Centre on the...
'Political Favouritism': LoP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Objects To Search Committee Recommendations For Appointment Of Information Commissioners Under RTI Act
MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a member of the Selection Committee empowered to appoint Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners under the Right to Information Act, has sought withdrawal of all recommendations made by the search committee in this regard. The Congress leader claims that the Search Committee has arbitrarily made recommendations, without giving...
Supreme Court Directs Union, States To File Status Reports On Vacancies In Central & State Information Commissions
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Union of India and all States to file status reports on the latest developments regarding vacancies and pendency in the Central Information Commission (CIC) and State Information Commissions (SICs). A Bench headed by Justice S. Abdul Nazeer issued the direction in a 2018 plea filed by RTI activists Anjali Bhardwaj, Amrita Johri and...
Convict Not Entitled To Remission While Undergoing Sentence In Default Of Payment Of Fine Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a convict is not entitled to remission of sentence while he is undergoing sentence in default of payment of fine under the scheme of Delhi Prison Rules. A single judge bench comprising of Justice Mukta Gupta also observed that the grant of emergency parole for release of prisoners as per the Delhi Government's notification, was in the nature of remission...
Section 428 CrPC- "Set Off" Of Pre-Conviction Detention Is Permissible Even For Life Convicts: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on Monday ruled that 'set off" of pre-conviction detention under Section 428 of Code of criminal Procedure is permissible even for a life convict."The High Court has held that period of pre-conviction detention served by a life convict during the investigation, inquiry, or trial must be allowed to be set off against the term of imprisonment imposed on him on...
Develop A Web Portal For Tracking Representations & Avoiding Delays: Madras High Court
Taking strong objection against inordinate delay in considering the representation of the detenus, the Madras High Court directed the State of Tamil Nadu to establish a dedicated web portal and use technologies such as e-mail, fax or WhatsApp to track their movement and avoid delays.A division bench of Justices K.Kalyanasundamaram and B.Pugalendhi noted that despite passing of several orders...