Home Ministry Authorises Ten Central Agencies To Monitor Computers

The Ministry of Home Affairs issued an order yesterday authorising ten central agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt "any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer."The agencies are :- Intelligence Bureau, Narcotics Control Bureau, Enforcement Directorate, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Central Bureau of...

Women May Not Demand They Be Worshipped But Want To Feel Free, Safe & Comfortable: Bombay HC

“The judiciary cannot be expected to be a mute spectator in the entire scenario when neither a young girl child of two years or a woman of 70 years feel safe in this country. We cannot shut our eyes to the cases reported day-in and day-out about such young girls and women being raped and victimized. “In its judgment confirming the death penalty awarded to a man convicted for rape and...

Delhi HC Reserves Verdict In Rakesh Asthana's Plea To Quash FIR

 Investigations into the allegations of bribery against CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana and DSP Devender Kumar must continue and their pleas for quashing the FIR against them should be dismissed, the probe agency told the Delhi High Court today.Advancing arguments before Justice Najmi Waziri, Additional Solicitor General Vikramjit Banerjee, representing the CBI, said there was no merit...

Lok Sabha Passes Consumer Protection Bill 2018 [Read Bill]

The Lok Sabha today passed the Consumer Protection Bill 2018, which seeks to wholly replace the Consumer Protection Act 1986.Union Minister for consumer affairs Ram Vilas Paswan introduced the Bill.The Bill seeks to establish a national level regulator -Central Consumer Protection Authority- to deal with consumer complaints on a proactive measure. The present law does not have a...

Centre Took 45 Months To Call First Meeting Of Lokpal Selection Committee: RTI Reveals

A Right to Information (RTI) application concerning the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 has revealed glaring inaction on the part of the Central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.As per the information revealed on an application filed by one Ms. Anjali Bhardwaj, the Selection Committee, under the chairmanship of PM Modi met for the first time only in March, 2018. This was more...

Calcutta HC Allows BJP's Rath Yathra In West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court Thursday allowed the BJP's 'Rath Yatra' programme in West Bengal, setting aside the state government's refusal on apprehensions of communal unrest.Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty directed the state BJP to inform the superintendents of police of the districts, in which the rallies shall enter, at least 12 hours ahead of schedule.The party was also directed to ensure that...

Sajjan Kumar Moves Delhi HC For More Time To Surrender

Three days after being sentenced to life term for his role in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, a “shocked” senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has moved the Delhi High Court seeking extension of time till January 30, 2019, for surrendering to be able to settle family affairs, matters of inheritance and meet senior advocates to prepare appeal against his sentence.In his application under...

No Court Shall Be Prestige Conscious: Kerala HC Sets Aside Single Judge Order That Imposed Exemplary Costs For Defects In Writ Petition [Read Judgment]

“No Court shall be prestige conscious as to disallow permission to withdraw a writ petition unless the hearing has advanced to a considerable stage consuming time.”While setting aside a single bench order imposing exemplary costs for some defects in a writ petition, the Kerala High Court observed that no court shall be prestige conscious as to disallow permission to withdraw a writ...

Conduct Census Of Street Children In Mumbai And Other Parts Of State: Bombay HC Tells State

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked the State of Maharashtra to conduct a fresh census of street children in Mumbai and other areas in the State. The court directed the State to submit a proposal regarding the same.A division bench of Chief Justice Naresh H Patil and Justice Makarand S Karnik also sought to know what the task force committee constituted for assessing the situation of...

“Till You Believe In The Wrong Story, You Can’t Have The Right Law”: Javed Akhtar At the IDIA Annual Conference 2018

“Till you believe in the wrong story, You can’t have the right law,” lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar said at the recently-organized IDIA Law Annual Conference, 2018 in New Delhi.Speaking on the conference’s theme of ‘Law and Storytelling’, Mr. Akhtar said that laws around the world will be correct, only when they speak about the human story, which at present is going...

Laminating Identity Card Destroys Its Legality And Authenticity, Says Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

“It is hard to notice the thickness, seal, embossment or any other identification marks used to check the authenticity of identity card if the same is laminated to make it glossy and water proof.”Recently, the Kerala High Court observed that laminating an identity card destroys its legality and authenticity.While hearing a co-operative society matter, the division bench comprising of...

Manipur Journalist Detained Under National Security Act Moves HC

Manipur journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem, who was detained under the National Security Act on November 27, has filed a habeas corpus petition in the Manipur High Court challenging his detention.On December 14, the Manipur Government ordered that he should be kept under detention for 12 months.He alleges that his detention under NSA is for criticizing the Manipur Government led by BJP through...