Parl Sub-Committee On E-Pharmacies Recommends Setting Up Of National Portal To Monitor Online Sale Of Drugs

The government is planning to allow online sale of drugs with certain riders. Recommendations submitted by the sub-committee set up to deliberate on the matter has proposed setting up of a national portal to act as a nodal platform entrusted with regulating online sale of drugs. The government also intends to ban online sale of certain categories of drugs that are prone to be misused.Minister...

Infidelity, By Either Spouse, Is On Equal Footing: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

It would cause mental cruelty to the other spouse with the same intensity, the Court said.The Delhi High Court has observed that an act of infidelity by either spouse, irrespective of the gender, is on an equal footing and would cause mental cruelty to the other spouse with the same intensity.A family court judge, in the instant case, had dismissed a petition filed by the husband...

Bombay HC Listens To CD To Ascertain Role Of Pragya Singh Thakur In 2008 Malegaon Blasts [Read Order]

The division bench of Justices Ranjit More and Dr.Shalini Phansalkar Joshi today listened to CDs that have footage of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, in-chamber.Although the bench began hearing the CDs in open court, ASG Anil Singh who appears for NIA said that since the media is present, it would be better to listen to the CDs in-chamber. The bench obliged.According to the...

MP HC Bars Judges Of Subordinate Judiciary From Visiting Registrar For Transfers/Postings

The Madhya Pradesh High Court (MPHC) administration on Tuesday restrained the judges of subordinate judiciary personally calling on the high court’s registrar general on working days pertained to their transfer and posting.MPHC registrar general Manohar Mamtani on Tuesday shoot off a letter to the district and sessions judges across Madhya Pradesh in this connection.He asked the district...

Citizen’s Whistleblowers Forum Launched, Justice A.P Shah Chairman

In the absence of a credible authority for engaging with whistleblowers, a Citizen’s Whistleblower Forum has been established under the Chairmanship of Justice (Retd.) A.P. Shah. It aims to encourage whistleblowers to send in their complaints to it, with the same being examined and important cases being taken up with...

No Dual Degrees From Foreign Educational Institutes Operating In India

Students graduating from institutions functioning in collaboration with foreign educational institutions in India shall be awarded their degree only in the name of the Indian institute.MoS (HRD) Mahendra Nath Pandey in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha clarified that joint degrees are not permitted under the law.The minister said there were regulations notified by the UGC and...

Protection Of Lawyers: MP HC Directs Govt. To Set Up A Committee [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Madhya Pradesh government to set up a committee to deliberate with the stake holders on issue of having the statutory provisions for protection of lawyers.In addition the court directed the bar associations in Jabalpur, Gwalior and Indore and the amicus curiae advocate to submit their suggestions to the advocate general in this matter.The...

Govt. To Promote Innovative And Environment-Friendly Vehicles To Curb Vehicular Emissions

Stressing upon the government’s resolve to curb vehicular emissions and protect the environment, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Munsukh L Mandaviya on Monday highlighted the initiatives undertaken to reduce vehicular pollution across the country. He asserted that the government has taken proactive steps to promote innovative and environment-friendly vehicles.In a...

Seth Dua & Associates Co-Founder Sunil Seth Passes Away In Road Accident

Mr. Sunil Seth, the co-founder and Senior Partner of Seth Dua & Associates, passed away on Sunday after a motorcycle accident, LegallyIndia reported.The 53 year old was riding a bike with a group of bikers, when he collided with a crash barrier on KMP expressway near Gurgaon, resulting in head injuries despite wearing a helmet. The incident took place near Panchgaon village under...

Finance Act 2017 Introduces Amendments In IT Act Enabling Searches Without Disclosing “Reasons To Believe”

The Finance Act 2017 proposes a vital Amendment in the Income Tax Act 1961 relating to procedure for searches under the Act.Sub-section (1) and (1A) of section 132 provide that where an authority mentioned therein, based on the information in his possession, has 'reason to believe' or 'reason to suspect' of circumstances referred to in the said sub-sections, he may authorize an...

Bombay HC Orders 4 Cuts In The Movie Jolly LLB 2 [Read Order]

A division bench headed by Justice SS Shinde of the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has ordered four cuts in the upcoming movie Jolly LLB 2, holding that these scenes “defame” the judiciary.This order came in the light of a report filed by a three-member committee that was appointed by a bench previously headed by Justice VM Kanade. The committee has deemed four scenes in the...

Pro Bono Legal Assistance By Advocates May Be Considered For Judicial Appointments: Law Ministry

The Law Ministry is considering the possibility of laying emphasis on pro-bono legal assistance provided by Advocates to needy litigants as one of the proposed yardstick to be considered for appointment as Judges of High Courts. In this regard, it is planning to create a database of Advocates willing to provide pro bono assistance to needy litigants.In a letter addressed to the BCI Chairman...