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Hathras: Concerned At Continuing Cases Of Sexual Violence Against Women In India, Says UN
The United Nations in India has expressed concern at the continuing cases of sexual violence against women and girls in India.In a statement issued in the wake of Hathras and Balrampur incidents, the UN said that these cases are reminders that women and girls from disadvantaged social groups are at greater risk of gender-based violence."The recent cases of alleged rape and murder in Hathras...
Former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Justice KK Usha Passes Away
Former Chief Justice of High Court of Kerala Justice KK Usha passed away on MondayJustice K. K. Usha had enrolled as an advocate in the year 1961. She was appointed Government pleader in the Kerala High Court in 1979.She was a judge and then Chief Justice in the High Court of Kerala from 25 February 1991 to 3 July 2001.She was the Chief Justice from 2000 to 2001. She was the first woman to...
![Advance Ruling On 18% GST Application To Parota Is Void Ab Initio :AAAR [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2020/10/05/500x300_382419-parota.jpg "Advance Ruling On 18% GST Application To Parota Is Void Ab Initio :AAAR [Read Order]")
Advance Ruling On 18% GST Application To 'Parota' Is Void Ab Initio :AAAR [Read Order]
The Karnataka Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (KAAR) has declared the ruling given by the Authority of Advance Ruling(AAR) on the application of 18% Goods and Service Tax(GST) to whole wheat parota (fried flat bread) and Malabar Parota to be void ab initio.The appellate authority made such a declaration on the finding that the applicant, ID Fresh Food(India) Pvt.Ltd, had filed...
2G Case : CBI's Appeal Not Maintainable; Did Not Follow Filing Procedure, Accused Argue In Delhi HC
Accused in the 2G spectrum case have argued that the leave to appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation against the acquittals of A Raja and others is not maintainable as the agency did not follow the procedure prescribed for filing such an appeal. While addressing the Single Bench of Justice Brijesh Sethi, the counsel appearing for the accused argued that the appeal...
NLU-Delhi Announces Results Of AILET 2020
The National Law University Delhi has announced the results of AILET 2020 for B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) programme.The list of candidates based on merit is uploaded on the following websites of the University:https://nludelhi.admissionhelp.com/https://nationallawuniversitydelhi.inhttps://nludelhi.ac.in/ailet2020.aspxAILET 2020 RESULT1. The detailed result of all candidates2. Overall Merit ListThe...
![Presumption Under Section 29 of POCSO Act Cannot Arise At Stage Before Framing of Charges: Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/uid/500x300_O619uXTX1UZoFk6UmSaSPvqAqo9KFi1j.jpg "Presumption Under Section 29 of POCSO Act Cannot Arise At Stage Before Framing of Charges: Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]")
Presumption Under Section 29 of POCSO Act Cannot Arise At Stage Before Framing of Charges: Delhi High Court [Read Judgment]
In a significant judgment rendered on September 22, 2020, the Delhi High Court has discussed in detail the legislative intent and applicability of "reverse burden" under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 (POCSO). The single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani was considering the bail application of a 24-yr-old man, accused of coercing a...
The Law On Phone Tapping In India
Communication surveillance has been widely accepted as a necessary evil that every civilized society should allow for the security of the state as well for prevention and investigation of crimes. However, state sponsored surveillance should be in balance with individual rights and personal liberties of the citizens. While many developed nations have put safeguards in place to ensure...
The Pandemic, Labour Rights, And The Supreme Court's Judgment In Gujarat Mazdoor Sabha
On 17 April 2020, a little under a month after the Covid-induced nation-wide lockdown had been imposed, the government of Gujarat issued a notification under Section 5 of the Factories Act. This notification exempted all the factories in the state of Gujarat from adhering to a set of workers' rights guaranteed by the statute. Its effect was to increase the upper limit of working hours from nine to twelve per day and forty-eight to seventy-two per week, shorten rest intervals, and halve overtime...
Unnao, Shajahanpur, Hathras...Constitutional Courts Forced To Intervene For Proper Probe In UP Rape Cases
The brazenness displayed by the Uttar Pradesh administration in deflecting the course of investigation in the gangrape and the murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras is unparalleled. The wholly inhuman act of forcible cremation of the dead body of the victim during the wee hours by the police and the district administration, ignoring the objections of her family and without even allowing them to perform the last rites, can leave anyone with an ounce of conscience mortified. This was...
![Advocate Who Acted Professionally As Per Clients Instruction Cannot Be Made Criminally Liable For Defamation: Madras HC [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2020/07/24/500x300_378809-madras-high-court.jpg "Advocate Who Acted Professionally As Per Clients Instruction Cannot Be Made Criminally Liable For Defamation: Madras HC [Read Order]")
Advocate Who Acted Professionally As Per Client's Instruction Cannot Be Made Criminally Liable For Defamation: Madras HC [Read Order]
An advocate who acted professionally as per the instruction of his or her client cannot be made criminally liable for offence of defamation under Section 500 unless contrary is alleged and established, the Madras High Court has observed.In this case, a lawyer had filed an application on behalf of committee of creditors to remove the complainant and seeking appointment of another...
