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CBI Court Convicts Income Tax Officer For Taking Bribe From Ernakulam Doctor
The CBI Special Court, Ernakulam, has sentenced an Income Tax Department officer to rigorous imprisonment for a period of 4.5 years and fine of Rs. 50,000/- for taking bribe from a doctor. The Additional Special Sessions Judge (SPE/CBI)-III, Ernakulam, KK Balakrishnan passed the order. The prosecution case against the accused Income Tax official, KK Dinesh, was that he had obtained a bribe of...
Lok Sabha Passes Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill To Decriminalise Minor Offences In Various Statutes
Today, Lok Sabha passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023. It aims to amend 42 laws administered by 19 ministries.According to the Bill, It intends to decriminalise and rationalise minor offences to further “enhance trust- based governance for ease of living and doing business.”The Acts which are proposed to be amended by the Bill includes The Press and Registration...
Long Weekend? Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association Requests Chief Justice To Declare August 14 As Holiday
The Punjab & Haryana High Court Bar Association has written a letter to the high court, requesting it to declare August 14 as a local holiday.It said that an "oral as well as a written request signed by more than 200 members of the Bar Association" has been received for declaring August 14 as a local holiday as the High Court is already closed from August 12 to August 15, except on...
Rajya Sabha Passes Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill; More Categories Of Certification, Higher Punishment For Piracy
The Rajya Sabha today passed the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023 with voice vote, to amend the Cinematograph Act, 1952. It was introduced in Rajya Sabha on July 20 and now will be sent to Lok Sabha.The Bill aims to address the issue of film piracy by transmission of unauthorised copies on the internet. It also intends to improve the “procedure for certification of films for...
DPIIT Implements Quality Control Order For Resin Treated Compressed Wood Laminates
In a move aimed at ensuring the quality and safety of Resin treated compressed wood laminates, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry Of Commerce And Industry has issued a a new Quality Control Order (QCO) for Resin Treated Compressed Wood Laminates. The Order, named "Resin treated compressed wood laminates (Quality Control) Order,...
Marathi Rapper Rajesh Mungase Booked For 'Defamatory Song' Against Eknath Shinde Govt Gets Anticipatory Bail
A sessions court has granted anticipatory bail to rapper Rajesh Mungase who wrote a song allegedly about corruption in the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra. Additional Sessions Judge RG Waghmare rejected the police’s contention that Mungase’s custody was required to seize the electronic instrument on which he had composed the song. Moreover, “…it does not...
Securities And Exchange Board Of India (SEBI) Issues Notification To Amend Stock Brokers Regulations
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a notification on July 24, 2023, introducing amendments to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Stock Brokers) Regulations, 1992. According to the notification, the regulations have been amended under the powers conferred by section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of...
DPIIT Notifies Quality Control Order For Insulated Flask, Bottles, And Containers
In a move aimed at ensuring the quality and safety of insulated flasks, bottles, and containers used for domestic purposes, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry Of Commerce And Industry has issued a new Quality Control Order (QCO). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (2) of section 16 read with section...
SEBI Amends Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges And Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a notification on July 24, 2023, introducing amendments to the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018. The newly introduced regulations, titled the "Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2023," have...
Sexual Harassment At Workplace : Delhi Court Pulls Up Standard Chartered Bank For Lapses In ICC Inquiry; Laments Lack Of Awareness About POSH Act
The Industrial Tribunal of Delhi recently criticised the Standard Chartered Bank for procedural lapses in handling a sexual harassment complaint in compliance of Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act). The Tribunal noted that the findings of Internal Complaints Committee(ICC) constituted by the Bank suffered from...
“Law Is Not Just Career, It’s A Calling”: President Murmu Encourages Law Graduates To Work For Under-Privileged & Poor
The President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu joined the 10th Convocation of National Law University Odisha, Cuttack as the Chief Guest on Wednesday. The event was attended by Prof. Ganeshi Lal, the Governor of Odisha and the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court and Chancellor of NLUO Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar.The President, at the outset, congratulated all the graduating students of NLUO and...
Lok Sabha Passes Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill
Amidst the protest against Manipur violence from the opposition today, the Lok Sabha passed the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 with oral voting.The Bill aims to amend certain provisions under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, to extend and exempt specific types of land from the Act's applicability.Statement Of Object And Reasons Of Bill:In its statement of Object and Reasons...