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Union Government Constitutes Expert Committee For Reforms In Arbitration And Conciliation Act

The Ministry of Law & Justice has constituted a sixteen-member expert committee headed by Dr. T.K. Vishwanathan, Former Secretary of the Department of Legal Affairs, for examining the working of arbitration law in India and recommending reforms in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The committee is expected to submit its recommendations within 30 days from today. The step is...

Srinagar Court Refuses To Permit PDP Leader Waheed Para To Travel Abroad For Pursuing YALE Peace Fellowship

A Court in Srinagar has refused to permit Peoples Democratic Party Leader Waheed ur Rehman Para to travel to the United States for the YALE Peace Fellowship from September to November this year. The order is likely to be challenged before the High Court in Srinagar by Para, sources said.Special NIA Court, while rejecting Para’s application, said charges have been framed against him for...

Uniform Civil Code : Law Commission Of India Decides Again To Solicit Views Of Public & Religious Organizations

The 22nd Law Commission of India has decided again to solicit views and ideas of the public at large and recognized religious organizations about the Uniform Civil Code. This is in view of the fact the consultation paper issued by the previous Law Commission on the subject is more than three years old.In 2018, the Law Commission of India released a Consultation Paper on ‘Reform of...

Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji Remanded To Judicial Custody Till June 28 In Money Laundering Case

The Tamil Nadu Minister Electricity Minister Senthil Balaji has been sent to Judicial Custody for a period of two weeks till June 28 by the District & Sessions Court.The District Sessions Judge S Alli earlier visited Balaji at the hospital before deciding on his remand.Following this, an application was filed by the Minister seeking bail or in the alternative "rejection" of the remand...

Bengaluru Court Dismisses Defamation Case Against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Says Statement By Him Not Against Entire Lingayat Community

A Special Court in Bengaluru has rejected a private complaint filed against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his prosecution under section 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code.The complainants Shankar Shet & another said that they belong to the Lingayat community and when Siddaramaiah was in opposition, he made a derogatory and defamatory statement against it before the media during...

Uttarakhand High Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea To Stop 'Mahapanchayat' Proposed In Purola Amid Communal Tensions

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday agreed to hear tomorrow a petition seeking to stop the 'mahapanchayat' (conclave) proposed to be held by Hindutva groups in Purola in Uttar Kashi district in the state, which is facing high communal tensions.Advocate Sharukh Alam, appearing for the petitioner 'Association for the Protection of Civil Rights', mentioned the matter before Chief Justice...

Kerala Court Issues Summons To Lakeshore Hospital, Its Doctors For Allegedly Transplanting Liver Of Brain Dead Patient In Violation Of Law

A Kerala Court recently issued summons to Lakeshore Hospital and some of its doctors, who were alleged to have transplanted the liver of an 18-year-old accident victim to a Malaysian national, in violation of the Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA), 1994. The victim's kidneys and liver were harvested in violation of the law, according to a private complaint before the court.The...

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'Approach High Court' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petition To Stop 'Mahapanchayat' In Uttarakhand Amid Communal Tension

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition seeking to prevent a 'mahapanchayat' proposed to be held by Hindutva groups in Uttarakhand's Purola town in Uttar Kashi district, which is in the middle of communal tensions. A vacation bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah expressed disinclination to entertain the petition saying that the petitioner...

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Wrestlers' Protest | Supreme Court Should Have Monitored Delhi Police Investigation Against Brij Bhushan : Justice Madan B Lokur

The Supreme Court of India ought to have monitored the investigation carried out by the Delhi Police into the allegations of sexual assault and criminal intimidation against the Wrestling Federation of India’s chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said Justice Madan B Lokur. Besides this, the retired Supreme Court judge also slammed the Delhi Police for its handling of the allegations...