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

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 by voice vote, to replace its corresponding Ordinance, which was promulgated in in June this year. The Bill seeks to amend the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. When read with Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement...

"Little Amazed At The Resistance Of The University": Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Of JNU Rejecting Grant Of EOL To Professor For His Fellowship, Imposes 20K Cost [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of rejection of the Executive Council of JNU rejecting grant of Extra-Ordinary Leave (EOL) to a professor for pursuing fellowship as arbitrary and against the provisions of the Ordinance of the University and contravening the Wednesbury's Principles of reasonableness and fairness. An application for EOL (without pay) was filed by Udaya Kumar,...

After Bombay HC Nudge, State Accepts Request To Allow Lawyers Attending Physical Hearings To Travel In Local Train On Experimental Basis [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the High Court's registry to issue a day's pass to Advocates who are attending physical hearings for travelling in the Mumbai local train. Court passed the order following the State government and the Union of India's statement consenting to the same on an experimental basis.Division bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni were hearing...

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Reduce Salary & Allowances Of MPs For One Year To Meet Pandemic Expenses [Read Bill]

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Salary, Allowances & Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020, by voice vote. The Bill, moved by Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi, proposes to reduce certain allowances of MPs for one year, to supplement the financial resources of the centre to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, the Bill seeks to...

Delhi HC Directs Delhi University To Request Affiliated Colleges To Expedite The Process Of Evaluating Answer Sheets

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi University to issue a letter to the Principals of all the affiliated colleges emphasising the urgency of the matter and requesting them to expedite the process of evaluating the answer sheets. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad has further directed the University to provide comfort letters for...

'Orchestrated & Malicious Vilification Campaign': NLSIU Assures It Shall Take Action Against NLAT Malpractice

The National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU) issued a press release today, thwarting the initiation of a "malicious vilification campaign" against it, in the backdrop of its decision to conduct NLAT 2020. "The University has been subjected to an orchestrated and malicious vilification campaign that rests on speculation, lies and outright fabrication. We have been...

Delhi HC Reserves Order In Plea Challenging The Selection Procedure For Vice Chancellor In NLU Delhi [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has reserved order in a plea challenging the validity of the procedure adopted by the Selection Committee to appoint the Vice Chancellor for the National Law University, Delhi. The order was reserved by the Single Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh after taking on record the written submissions filed by both the parties. Moved by Dr Prasannanshu, who's one of...

Calling Media's Reporting In Sushant Singh Rajput Case 'Disturbing', PIL Before Bombay HC Seeks To Expand The Scope Of Contempt Of Courts Act, Notice Issued [Read Petition]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued notice in a PIL seeking to expand the scope of the Contempt of Courts Act to include the starting point of the pending proceedings in a case to be from registration of FIR, for the purpose of invoking the said Act, in cases of publications which obstruct or tend to obstruct the administration of justice.The petitioners alleged that reporting in the...

Accused Incapable Of Performing Sexual Intercourse', MP HC Grants Bail To Rape Accused Considering His Medical Report [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently granted bail to a person after considering his medical report that he is not medically fit and competent to perform sexual intercourse.The Single Bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla was hearing the bail plea of an applicant-accused in connection with the FIR registered for the offence punishable under Sections 376(2)(j), 376(2)(i), 376(2)(n) of the...

Rajya Sabha MP V. Vijayasai Reddy Has Not Incurred Disqualification On The Ground Of 'Office Of Profit', Holds President Of India [Read Order]

The President of India has held that V. Vijayasai Reddy, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Andhra Pradesh, has not incurred disqualification for being a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) under article 102(1) (a) of the Constitution of India. The President Ram Nath Kovind disposed a petition seeking disqualification of the MP on the ground that the Respondent is holding an 'Office...

₹1.51 Lakh Crore GST Compensation Due To States; GDP Contraction, Lockdown, Etc., Reasons For Revenue Shortfall: Centre Tells Lok Sabha

The GST compensation due to states stands at over ₹1.51 lakh crore, said the Union Ministry of Finance on Monday in the Lok Sabha.The Ministry said that the nominal GDP for Q1 (April-June), 2020-21 shows a contraction of 22.6% which is one of the major reasons for the revenue shortfall in GST."The BE estimates for FY 2020-21 of GST in the Union Budget, 2020-21 were projected on the basis...

[Hindi Diwas] The Indore Bench Of Madhya Pradesh HC Passes Several Orders In Hindi

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Indore bench) on Monday (14th September) heard several cases and passed orders in Hindi in place of English, to mark Hindi Diwas.A press release issued by the MP Public Relations Department states that Justices SC Sharma, Virender Singh and SK Awasthi of HC's Indore bench heard several cases in Hindi and passed their decisions or other orders in the...