COVID19: Consider Requests For Adjournment, Conduct Urgent Hearings Via Video Conferencing: IAF Appeals To All Arbitral Tribunals [Read Statement]

The Indian Arbitration Forum has appealed to the Arbitral Tribunals to avoid arbitral proceedings and allow requests for adjournments in the next 8 weeks as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of Novel COVID-19. Any urgent hearing, the IAF has suggested, may be conducted via video-conferencing, to avoid health risk to all the stakeholders. "As you are aware, experts...

Unlawful Termination Of Housekeeping Staff Of NLU-D: Delhi Labour Minister To Hold Meeting With All Stakeholders Tomorrow [Read Press Note]

The Labour Ministry of the government of NCT of Delhi has called a meeting with all the stakeholders in the matter of alleged unlawful termination of housekeeping staff of the National Law University, Delhi. The meeting will be held at the Delhi Secretariat tomorrow, i.e. March 13, between the University, the contractor, the terminated workers and the concerned...

Parliament Passes IBC (Amendment) Bill, 2020 [Read Bill]

The Rajya Sabha today passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019, by voice vote. Aimed at easing the insolvency resolution process, the Bill was introduced in the house by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on December 12, last year. After having been scrutinized by the Standing Committee, whose report was received on March 4, the Bill was passed by the...

Compensation To Be Paid Within 30 Days: New POCSO Rules Comes Into Force [Read Rules]

The Central Government has notified Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2020 replacing the earlier 2012 Rules. One of the main features of these Rules is the provision for compensation to the victim child.It empowers the Special Court to pass an order for interim compensation to meet the needs of the child for relief or rehabilitation at any stage after registration of the...

BCI Warns Govt. Against Inclusion Of Lawyers Under Consumer Protection Act, Says Legal Fraternity "Will Protest On Roads"

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has expressed strong discontent over the move of the Government to bring Advocates within the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act. Expressing dissatisfaction on behalf of the legal fraternity, BCI conveyed "deep anguish" and "resentment" to Ram Vilas Paswan, Minister of Consumer Affairs in a letter dated March 11, 2020, stating that advocates would...

Parliament Passes Mineral Laws Amendment Bill, 2020 [Read Bill]

The Mineral Laws Amendment Bill, 2020 was passed by the Rajya Sabha today with 83 votes in its favour and 12 votes against it. The Bill was cleared by the Lok Sabha on Friday, March 6, without any discussion. Today, the Rajya Sabha also discussed the Bill amidst scanty attendance and the members only appeared during voting, that too when Elamaram Kareem of CPI (M) pressed for division...

Coronavirus: Bombay Bar Association Suggests Urgent Precautionary Steps To The Bombay High Court and the Bar

With the outbreak of the pandemic of coronavirus, the Bombay Bar Association suggested certain precautionary steps to the Bombay High Court through the Acting Chief Justice BP Dharmadhikari and members of the bar.BBA has suggested that the High Court administration should-Provide temperature guns at security checks to check the temperature of entrants to the court premises.If a person is found...

J&K HC Dismisses PIL Against Use Of Pellet Guns [Read Judgment]

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court, on Wednesday, dismissed a Public Interest Litigation that sought prohibition of use of pellet guns. Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Srinagar, had filed a PIL in 2016 seeking prohibition of use of 12-Bore Pellet Guns for crowd control in J&K and also to prosecute Security Force officers and personnel, who had used Pellet Guns on protestors...

Amendments To Intermediary Guidelines To Make Social Media Platforms More Accountable Under Consideration: IT Ministry [Read Statement]

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has said that it is in the process of amending the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011, so as to make the social media platforms more "responsive and accountable". The disclosure is in response to a question raised in Rajya Sabha by AITC's Nadimul Haque, seeking information on Government's plan to...

No Direction To Nationalize Mass Media Can Be Passed : Karnataka HC [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has refused to entertain a petition filed seeking directions to the Union Government to initiate action to nationalise the mass media in the interest of safety, security and integrity of the country. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhya Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar, while disposing the petition filed by one Gayathri Ravishankar said "If at...

Delhi Riots: Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Action Against Sonia Gandhi, Kapil Mishra and Others For Allegedly Making Hate Speeches [Read Petition]

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking action against Sonia Gandhi, Waris Pathan Kapil Mishra, and other politicians for allegedly making hate speeches. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shnakar has issued notices to Delhi Government, Commissioner of Delhi Police, and the various political leaders that are made parties to the petition....

Delhi HC Adjourns Riots Cases Till March 20, Directs Centre To File Reply By Monday

The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of all the matters pertaining to the Delhi Riots till March 20. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Hari Shankar will now take up all the petitions and impleadment applications pertaining to Delhi Riots on March 20. In today's hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the court that while the Centre is...