Allahabad HC declares SP MLA Ram Singh's Election to Assembly 'null and void [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court has declared the election of Samajwadi Party  MLA Ram Singh from Patti Assembly constituency in Pratapgarh in the 2012 UP Assembly Elections.The petitioner, who is the political leader, was one of the contesting candidate from 249 Patti Assembly Constituency, District Pratapgarh. The petitioner, had received 61278 votes whereas Ram Singh had received 61434 votes and,...

YouTube is obliged not to host content that violates any law for the time being in force: Delhi HC [Read Order]

The Court has also directed YouTube to strengthen its complaint redressal mechanism. Delhi High Court in Tata Sky Ltd. vs YouTube Llc has held that in terms of Rule 3 (1) (e) of the of the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules 2011, YouTube is obliged not to host content that violates any law for the time being in force. The Court has also directed YouTube to strengthen...

Writ for Compensation for Death in electrocution is maintainable when undisputed facts clearly reveal the same: Orissa HC [Read Judgment]

Orissa High Court has recently held that a writ application for payment of compensation for the death of a person in electrocution is maintainable when the undisputed facts clearly reveal the same.Petitioners, the unfortunate parents of Mr. Madhusudan Das, who died in electrocution, approached the High Court with a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying, inter...

DU Law Students protest BCI's decision of seat cut

A recent outburst among law students of Delhi University (DU) led to a protest outside the Bar Council of India (BCI), Delhi, whose decision to shut down colleges that offer evening courses in law resulted in a major seat cut.The protest was led by All India Student’s Association. Aman Nawaz, DU President AISA, said that another protest will be organized on Thursday.There are over 800...

SC Okays acquisition of land for expansion of Uttaranchal Secretariat [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has set aside a judgment of Uttarakhand High Court which had struck down the Acquisition of land for the purpose of expansion of Uttaranchal Secretariat.Apex Court Bench comprising of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Prafulla C. Pant said allowing the Appeals against orders passed by the High Court of Uttarakhand in the matter of acquisition of land for the purpose of expansion of...

Service Tax on serving food and beverages in AC restaurants: Delhi HC upholds constitutionality [Read Judgment]

Levy of service tax on the provision of short-term accommodation and the corresponding instructions/circulars seeking to operationalize the levy is held unconstitutional and invalid.A Division Bench of Delhi High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 65 (105)(zzzzv) read with Section 66E (i), Section 65 (22) of the Finance Act 1994 as well  as Rule 2C of the Service...

Monsoon Session of Parliament concludes : LS passes 15 bills while 14 Bills are passed by RS

The Monsoon Session, 2016 of Parliament which commenced on Monday, the 18th July, 2016 concluded on Friday, the 12th August, 2016. The Session provided 20 sittings spread over a period of 26 days.The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Second Amendment) Bill, 2016, a historic legislation providing for enabling provision in the Constitution for levying goods and services tax on...

1st National Conference of Investigating Agencies starts at New Delhi

The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 1st National Conference of Investigating Agencies here today. The two day conference is being organized by BPR & D in coordination with NIA.Inaugurating the conference earlier the day, Shri Rajnath Singh said that investigation agencies are facing many challenges in the investigation of traditional and modern crimes. He said that...

No proposal to review investigation mechanism under Companies Act: Minister

Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs today said that presently, there is no proposal to review the existing investigation mechanism under the Companies Act, 2013.In a written reply the Minister stated that Government has taken the following measures to curb and prevent corporate frauds:(i) ‘Fraud’ as a substantive offence has been introduced in...

Delhi HC rejects national para-athlete Karamjyoti’s petition, says experts to decide the matter [Read Judgment]

The High Court of Delhi on Thursday refused to interfere with the decision of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) regarding selection process adopted for a slot in the Rio 2016 Paralympics on the petition of Ms. Karamjyoti, a national para-athlete. Ms. Karamjyoti had argued that the qualification slot is allocated to the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) and not individual athletes.Ruling...

PIL in Gujarat High Court seeking ban on Pokemon Go [Updated]

Blurring the lines between the real and virtual world, Pokemon Go has taken the world by a storm. However with many mishaps occurring in its wake the general sentiment seems to be now moving from pure madness to sheer disdain. In Gujarat High Court a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has reportedly filed  seeking a ban on the game. This could be a bad news for the enthusiasts, as they...

Lok Sabha passes Factories Amendment Bill to increase working overtime hours to 100 per quarter

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Factories Amendment Bill, 2016, that aims to increase the working overtime hours up to 100 per quarter for factory workers.The Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill justifies the changes, relying on the “demand from industries so that factories can carry out the work on urgent basis.” The Bill allows overtime of up to 125 hours per quarter...