Government can attach Properties involved in offences under TANPID Act: Madras HC [Read Order]

Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has held that the Government is empowered to attach properties involved in the commission of offences under the the Tamil Nadu Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishment) Act, 1997.Justice SS Sunder was hearing a Writ Petition for a Writ of Mandamus to direct the Government to remove the attachment made under the Tamil Nadu Protection...

Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016 Passed by Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha today passed The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016. The Bill had earlier been passed by Lok Sabha in May 2016.Replying to the discussion on the Bill today, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Anil Madhav Dave, said that it is a good bill and the money is for the country. He said that the Parliamentary process has now...

Registration of Child Care Institutions mandatory under JJ Act, 2015

A total of 1137 Children Homes and 283 Specialized Adoption Agencies are currently functioning in the country under Integrated Child Protection Scheme. The WCD Ministry has been requesting the State Governments/UT Administrations from time to time to identify and register all Child Care Institutions (CCIs) under the provisions of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act (JJ Act),...

Comments of some Organisations on Child Labour Amendment Bill ill founded, Asserts Labour Ministry

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has expressed serious concern over comments of some organisations on some provisions of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016, passed by the Parliament on Tuesday this week. It said such comments were ill-informed and misleading reflecting inadequate understanding of the provisions and implications of the original, The...

Madras HC asks TN Govt. whether it could fund installing CCTV cameras in all District Courts in the state [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has asked the state whether it could fund installation of CCTV cameras in all the District Courts of the State.This observation was made by the First Bench of Madras High Court, in a Writ petition, filed by one S. Kasiramalingam praying for a direction to State Government and Registrar General to install CCTV cameras invariably in all courts in Tamil Nadu...

Amended Advocate Rules on hold for all practical purposes: Madras HC [Read Order]

Through an interim order, the First Bench of Madras High Court on Tuesday reiterated Judiciary’s stand that the new amended Advocates Rules have been kept in abeyance for all practical purposes.“Practically the Rules are already in abeyance for the time being, as the deliberations before the (five-judge) Committee are in progress,” the Bench comprising Chief Justice S.K. Kaul and...

Writ of Habeas Corpus not maintainable when a Court Order, giving custody of minor girl to her father, is in existence: Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court has recently examined the issue regarding the maintainability of writ of Habeas corpus when an order of competent court/magistrate court is in existence for giving the minor girl in the custody of father after she was recovered during the investigation upon an FIR lodged under Sections 363 and 366 IPC.The petition has been filed to issue a writ, order or direction in...

Extension for submission of Comments on the draft Telecom Consumers Protection (10th Amendment), Regulation, 2016

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued a draft regulation related to Telecom Consumers Protection (10th Amendment), Regulation, 2016 on 05.07.2016 for comments/responses of stakeholders. Last date for submission of comments/responses, if any, on the draft regulation was 26.07.2016.On the request of some stakeholders, TRAI, yesterday extended the last date for receipt of...

Development of IPAB, Chennai

With a view to strengthen the Intellectual Property Appellate Board, Chennai, a Plan Scheme named “Modernization and Strengthening of IPAB” was approved at a total cost of Rs. 14.70 crores under the 12th Plan. The proposed scheme included provisions for construction of permanent building of IPAB at Tondiarpet in Chennai, creation of additional posts and upgradation of...

Women can join and serve in Territorial Army, will be considered for honorary commissions: Centre tells HC

In an affidavit filed before a Delhi HC Bench comprising Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, the Centre has submitted that women can join and serve in Territorial Army (TA), in its railway engineer regiments, and will also be considered for honorary commissions. The affidavit was filed in relation to a petition demanding that female (gainfully employed) candidates...

Adopted son is entitled to Compassionate Appointment though he was adopted after the Death of Bread-winner: Punjab & Haryana HC [Read Judgment]

Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently held that an adopted son is entitled to compassionate appointment though he was adopted after the death of the sole bread-winner of the family. The Court was considering a Writ Petition filed by the Widow of Gurcharan Singh, retired from BSF who along with his minor son were killed by the CRPF on account of their mistaken identity.The...

Government's Response to Antrix-Devas Verdict

In the UNCITRAL arbitration between GoI and Mauritius based investors of M/s Devas Multimedia Private Limited, under the Indo – Mauritius BIPA (Treaty), the Arbitral Tribunal have issued their award on Jurisdiction and Merits on July 25, 2016.The Tribunal has said that GoI's essential security interest provisions of the Treaty do apply in this case to an extent. The limited liability...