US Supreme Court Rules Against Absolute Immunity For President From Investigation; Allows Access To Trump's Tax Records

'There is nothing inherently stigmatizing about a President performing 'the citizen's normal duty o furnishing information relevant' to a criminal investigation'

Use Of Pre-Printed & Fixed Forms To Record Patients' Consent Amounts To 'Unfair Trade Practice' : NCDRC [Read Order]

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that the use of fixed "informed consent cum undertaking" by the hospitals to record consent from the patients amounts to "unfair trade practice" within the meaning of Section 2(1)(r) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The Commission asserted that the uniform use of the pre-printed and fixed informed consent cum undertaking...

Women Lawyers Express Grave Concerns about Composition, Time Frame and Methodology Adopted by The Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law

Expressing their "concern" and "in fact anger" that there is not even a single woman on their National Level Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law, apart from it being totally non representative of minorities and other marginalised communities, women lawyers from across India have written to the Committee "It is essential that the Committee be expanded to include eminent women, Dalit,...

[AIBE- XIV] Plea In AP High Court Challenges Withholding Of Results of Bar Examination [Read Petition]

A petition relating to declaration of results of AIBE-XIV is pending before the Andhra Pradesh High Court, whereby a candidate is contesting withholding of his result by the Bar Council of India, "without any valid grounds". The plea was filed by Advocate Bilaal Ahmed Syed in March this year, aggrieved by the Council's decision to withhold the result of the only Examination Center in...

Centre Publishes Draft Code On Wages (Central) Rules; Invites Objections & Suggestions From Public [Read Notification]

The Central Government has published a draft of Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2020, inviting objections and suggestions from the public. Code on Wages, 2019, which subsumes four existing laws on labour wages - the Payment of Wages Act, 1936; the Minimum Wages Act, 1948; the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 was passed by Parliament last year. The Code received...

J&K Govt Extends Internet Restrictions Even As SC Directions For Review By 'Special Committee' Await Compliance

With another order being passed by the Jammu and Kashmir Administration, extending the restrictions on internet speed till 29thth July, the contempt petition filed by Foundation of Media Professionals against the failure of government officials in constituting a "Special Committee" to review internet restrictions in J&K as per Supreme Court directions comes to the fore as it is yet to...

[Breaking] Karnataka HC Stays Govt Ban On Online Classes; Says It Violates Right To Education Under Article 21A

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday expressed the prima facie view that State Government orders banning online classes encroached upon the Fundamental Right to Life and Education conferred by Article 21 and 21A of the Constitution of India."Prima facie we are of the view that both orders of June 15 and June 27, encroached upon the Fundamental Right conferred by Article 21 and 21A of...

Delhi University Decides To Postpone Exams Till August; Petitions Challenging DU Exam Notification Referred To Division Bench Of Delhi HC

The Delhi University has decided to postpone the examinations till August, but has not provided a specific date on which the examinations will be held. The information was given to the Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh which has directed to transfer all the petitions concerning the DU examinations before the Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium...

Breach Of Promise To Marry Amounts To Rape? Question To Be Considered Is If Accused Actually Wanted To Marry Or Made A False Promise Only To Satisfy His Lust : Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court, while considering a bail application seeking pre arrest bail for the offences under Sec 376 (2)(n) and 506 IPC, observed that every case of breach of promise to marry will not amount to rape.Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan through his judgment observed that, "The question to be considered in such cases is whether the accused had actually wanted to marry the victim or had...

POCSO Special Court Can Try Offences Under SC/ST(PoA) Act When Child-Victim Belongs To Scheduled Caste/Tribe : Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has held that in a case where the child subjected to abuse happened to be belonging to the Scheduled Caste or the Scheduled Tribe, procedure carved out in the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act of 2012 would not take away the powers of the Special POCSO Court to try the offences under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989. Justice...

[Section 173 CrPC] Police Can File Final Report Against One Accused And Conduct Further Investigation Against Others :Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has held that it is permissible for the Investigating Officer to proceed with the investigation in a crime involving more than one accused and file Final Report against one accused apprehended by him and that he is not expected to wait till the absconding accused is arrested. A father-son duo were the accused in a crime. As the son was absconding, a final report...

CBSE Reduces Syllabus For Classes 9-12 By 30% Due To Loss Of Classes Amid COVID-19

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to reduce the syllabus for classes 9-12 by 30 percent, retaining core concepts."Considering the importance of learning achievement, it has been decided to rationalise syllabus up to 30% by retaining the core concepts," Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tweeted."The prevailing health emergency in the country and at...