Parliament Passes Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 To Remove Stock Limit On Agricultural Produce

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Essential Commodities(Amendment) Bill 2020.The Bill, which was approved by the lower house on September 15, was approved by a voice vote in Rajya Sabha. The bill replaces an ordinance promulgated in June.Key Features Regulation of food itemsThe Essential Commodities Act, 1955 empowers the central government to designate certain commodities such as...

Transfer Deed Can Be Declared Void U/s 23 Senior Citizens Act Only If It Expressly Contains Condition To Provide Basic Amenities/Physical Needs To Senior Citizen : Kerala HC [FB]

"'Transfer' can only be one by way of gift or which partakes the character of gift or a similar gratuitous transfer."

Promoter-Directors Of Resolution Applicant, Who Are Also Guarantors Of Company, Not Entitled To Immunity Blanket Of IBC S.14: Calcutta HC [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court has ruled that section 29-A or 31 of the IBC would not provide a shield against the operation of its section 14(3)(b) and that the promoter-directors of the Resolution Applicant-Company, who are also guarantors of the Company, would not come under the immunity-blanket of Section 14.The Court also iterated that the 2015 RBI Master Circular on Wilful Defaulters does...

Are You Using Data Of Individuals Collected Through Aarogya Setu Application? Karnataka HC Asks Central Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Government to make a statement before the court clarifying whether it is using the data of individuals who have voluntarily downloaded the Aarogya Setu Application. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi said "Since it is an app developed by Government Of India, the first question is whether...

[COVID Victim's Last Rites] 'Only 6 Family Members Allowed To Escort Dead Body', Calcutta HC Modifies Its September 16 Judgment [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Monday (21st September) modified its earlier Judgment delivered on Wednesday (16th September) and ruled that not more than 6 close kins of a person, who had died of COVID, would be allowed to accompany the dead body for the last rites/Funeral.The Division Bench of Chief Justice T B Radhakrishnan and Justice Arijit Banerjee modified its 16th September Judgment...

Rhea & Showik Chakraborty Move Bombay HC Seeking Bail; Rhea's Judicial Custody ExtendedBy Special Court Till Oct 6

Actress Rhea Chakraborty and her younger brother Showik Chakraborty have filed a bail application before the Bombay High Court in the case filed against them under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act by the Narcotics Control Bureau. The arrest is in connection with the Sushant Singh Rajput death case.On Tuesday, the Sessions Court extended Rhea Chakraborty's judicial custody...

2G Spectrum Case: Delhi HC Reserves Order In ED, CBI's Applications Seeking Early Hearing In Appeals Filed Against A Raja And Others

Delhi High Court has reserved order in applications moved by Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation seeking early hearing in 2G spectrum appeals. The Single Bench of Justice Brijesh Sethi reserved the order after giving patient hearing to all the parties over the course of two working days. 'We will just do our duty, the outcome is not in our hands', the court...

[Jammu And Kashmir] Home Ministry Replies On The Status Of Internet Access And Continuing Detentions In The Union Territory

The Ministry of Home Affairs on September 20, 2020 has responded to the unstarred questions pertaining to, the details of the detention of political leaders under the Public Safety Act, 1978 in Jammu and Kashmir since August 5, 2019, and of the continuing detainees, government's stance on restoring 4G network in Jammu and Kashmir with the proposed timeline for such restoration...

NIA Officers Of & Above Inspector Rank Invested With Powers To Investigate NDPS Offences [Read Notification]

The officers of and above the rank of inspectors in the National Investigation Agency have been invested with the powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station for the investigation of the offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. A notification to this effect has been published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday.This is in exercise of the Central...

[100% Reservation Based On Domicile] Cannot Be Mute Spectator To Illegal Actions Of State: Jharkhand HC Quashes 8,423 Govt. Teacher Appointments in 13 Scheduled Districts [Read Judgment]

The Jharkhand High Court on Monday struck down the appointments of 8,423 government primary school teachers from 13 Scheduled Districts of the state, asserting that a policy of 100% reservation in matters of employment violates the very essence of Fundamental Rights.The petitioners before the full bench of Justices H. C. Mishra, S. Chandrashekhar and Deepak Roshan were the aspirants for the...

[Raids On Illegal Miners] 'Its A Strange Coincidence That Offenders Manage To Flee From Spot In Almost All Cases', P&H HC Directs DGP To Ensure Secrecy [Read Order]

The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Friday (18th September) observed that almost in all cases under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulations) Act, 1957 and the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 which come before the Court (regarding conducting of the raid by the Punjab Police on the basis of secret information), the offenders were alleged to have fled from the spot at the time of the...

Suspension Not Punishment, Merely Abeyance Of Employer-Employee Relationship: Telangana HC Says "Employer Can't Be Saddled With Employee Facing Criminal Trial"

Noting that "suspension is not a punishment" and that it is "merely suspending the relationship between the employer and an employee", the Telangana High Court on Wednesday reiterated that under civil service rules, an employee can be suspended either if a Criminal case is pending, or a Departmental Enquiry is contemplated.The Court was hearing the challenge to his suspension order by a...