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Mandsaur Gangrape Case: Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Death Sentence Imposed On Man Accused Of Raping A 7-Year Old Girl
The Supreme Court of India has recently stayed the execution of the death sentence imposed on a man accused of raping a 7-year-old girl in Mandsaur in 2018, pending further consideration of the matter. The Bench has also directed a psychological evaluation of the accused and constitution of an evaluation team for the same.A Bench comprising Justice UU Lalit, Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice...
Aadhaar-Voter ID Linking Not Compulsory; Only Voluntary : Law Minister
During the introduction and passing of the Electoral Laws(Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha today, Union Law Minister Mr. Kiren Rijiju explained that there were some disparities in the existing laws hence the need for the introduction of the Bill.The Law Minister explained that there were some "lacunae in existing law" that needed to be corrected. He explained that under existing...
BREAKING: Lok Sabha Passes Election Laws Amendment Bill To Link Voter ID With Aadhaar
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Election Laws(Amendment) Bill 2021 to link voter identity cards with Aadhaar.The Bill was passed in a voice vote.The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to allow electoral registration officers to seek Aadhaar number of people who want to register as voters "for the purpose of establishing the identity".It also seeks to allow the electoral...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Formulation Of Fresh Accreditation Policy To Ensure Best Patient To Doctor, Patient To Nurse Ratio In NABH Hospitals
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking formulation of a fresh national accreditation policy for ensuring adherence of best patient to doctor and patient to nurse ratio in all the NABH hospitals. The plea also seeks directions on the Quality Council of India and National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers, to place on record the documents which it...
No Discrimination Between Unmarried And Married Daughter In Compassionate Appointments : Supreme Court Upholds Karnataka HC Verdict
Dismissing the state of Karnataka's challenge to the Karnataka High Court's affirmation that a married daughter is also entitled for appointment on compassionate grounds and there cannot be any discrimination between an unmarried daughter and a married daughter, the Supreme Court has declared, "We give our full imprimatur to the reasoning of the High Court".The bench of Justices S. K. Kaul and...
Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Challenging TDS Deduction For Interest On MACT Award
Noting that a challenge of this nature would have to be brought before the Court by a person aggrieved, the Supreme Court has dismissed a writ petition which sought to challenge the validity of Section 194A(3)(ixa) of the Income Tax Act 1961 under which tax is deducted at source on the interest payable under an award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. The bench of Justices D. Y....
Personal Data Protection Bill : What Does Joint Parliamentary Committee Report Say?
Joint Parliamentary Committee Report on Data Protection Bill After 2 years of deliberation, the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill has tabled its Report in both Houses of the Parliament on Thursday. The JPC report which reviewed the country's first data protection law contains a new version of the Data Protection Law titled as 'The Data Protection...
"Preposterous" : Supreme Court Dismisses Bank's Plea To Invoke Contempt Action Against Debts Recovery Officer
The Supreme Court recently dismissed a special leave petition filed by the Bank of Baroda challenging the decision of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in not taking contempt action against a Debts Recovery Officer.The bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath while dismissing the Special Leave Petition observed,"We are clearly of the view that in this case, the proposition of...
Up to Rs.5000 Per Month Stipend For Junior Lawyers: Kerala Bar Council Notifies Advocates' Stipend Rules, 2021
The Bar Council of Kerala has notified The Kerala Advocates' Stipend Rules, 2021 in exercise of its powers conferred by section 27 read with section 9(2)(gi) of the Kerala Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1980.The Rules stipulate that the stipend to lawyers may be disbursed from the Fund by the Trustee Committee on a monthly basis or at such intervals as decided by the Trustee Committee and shall...
Consumers With Same Interest Can File Joint Complaint; Not Necessary To File Complaint In Representative Capacity : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that where there are more consumers than one having similar grievance, it is not necessary that they must file consumer complaint in representative capacity under Section 35(1)(c) of the Consumer Protection Act 2019. Instead, these few consumers can join together and file a joint complaint."There is nothing in the Consumer Protection Act 2019 to prohibit these...
Gain Experience At Trial Courts Before Moving To Higher Levels : CJI Ramana Advises Law Graduates
Speaking at the convocation ceremony at the NALSAR University of Law, Hyderbarad, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana urged law students to consider gaining experience at the trial level before moving to higher levels."I find that very few students who graduate from National Law Schools are interested in joining litigation or taking up public causes, let alone practice at the district level",...