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How An IPS Officer Led The Rescue Of An Infant From Trafficking?
Rema Rajeshwari, an IPS Officer in Telangana, along with her team of impeccable officers successfully rescued a 2-month old girl from a human trafficking racket and reunited her with her family. To achieve something so heroic, an intricately advanced system needs to be put in place. Every clue is a blessing, each lead, a hope. Therefore, Ms Rema Rajeshwari shared with Live Law the details of...
UAPA Tribunal Upholds Extension Of 5 Year Ban On SIMI
A UAPA tribunal headed by Delhi High Court sitting judge Justice Mukta Gupta has upheld the five year extension of the ban on Students Islamic Movement of India(SIMI) notified by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on January 31 this year.It is understood from sources familiar with the development that the tribunal passed the order on July 29 holding that there were valid reasons to ratify...
Parliament Passes Code On Wages For Workers [Read Bill]
The Rajya Sabha on Friday passed the Code on Wages, 2019, which will subsume 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.Lok Sabha had cleared the Bill on July 30. As per the Code, the central government can fix floor wages, taking into account living standards of...
'M J Akbar A Brilliant Journalist With Impeccable Reputation' : Witness In Defamation Case Against Priya Ramini
Witness examination continued today in MJ Akbar's criminal Defamation case against Priya Ramani who had alleged the former of sexually harassing her. Two witnesses were brought for examination before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal. One of these witnesses was Ms Jyotika Basu, who's the Editor of The Sunday Guardian. Ms Basu was first examined by Ms Geeta Luthra,...
Uncontroverted Testimony Of Landlord Is Sufficient Evidence To Determine Mesne Profits: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
Dismissing the appeal of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., the Delhi High Court held that an unrebutted oral evidence of a landlord in support of his claim for mesne profits at a certain rate was sufficient evidence in terms of Order XX Rule 12 of CPC. The Appellant was aggrieved by the order of trial court granting mense profits to the Respondent landlord at a rate of...
Kerala HC Sets Aside Single Bench Direction For CBI Probe Into Shuhaib Murder [Read Judgment]
A division bench of the High Court of Kerala on Friday set aside the judgment of a single bench which handed over to CBI the investigation of the killing of Shuhaib, a Youth Congress worker, in Kannur district in February 2018. Allowing the appeal filed by the Kerala Government against the order, the bench of Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar observed "there...
NIA's Application For Making 2008 Malegaon Blast Trial In-Camera: Spl NIA Court To Decide On Aug 5
The National Investigation Agency filed an application before the Special NIA Court on Thursday praying for the proceedings in 2008 Malegaon blast trial to be made in-camera. Special Judge VS Padalkar today said the Court will decide the application filed under Section 17(1) of the NIA Act and 44(1) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act on Monday. Here are a few excerpts from...
P &H HC Defers Implementation Of Order Notifying Haryana Adminstrative Tribunal [Read Order]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday deferred the implementation of order notifying the constitution of Haryana Administrative Tribunal and directed that all fresh as well as pending service matters will be entertained by the High Court and the District Courts of the state as before.The members of the Haryana State Bar have been on strike for a week protesting the implementation of...
Parliament Passes UAPA Amendment Bill Which Gives Centre Power To Designate An Individual As Terrorist [Read Bill]
The Rajya Sabha on Friday passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill 2019, which will enable the Central Government to notify an individual as 'terrorist'.It was cleared with 147 'yes' votes against 42 'no' votes. The Lok Sabha had cleared the Bill on July 24 with 287 'yes' votes and 8 'no' votes. As per the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, the government can...
'What Is the Reason For Changing The Features Of New Currency Notes?', Bombay HC Asks RBI
The Bombay High Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India to file an affidavit laying out reasons for changing the size and features of notes and coins from time to time. A division bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice NM Jamdar was hearing a PIL filed by National Association for the Blind (NAB) seeking directions to the RBI to include distinctive features in the new...
Mere Negligence On Part Of The IO Does Not Defy The Prosecution's Case: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]
Dismissing a criminal appeal filed by the Appellant convict, the Allahabad High Court held that omission on the part of the Investigating Officer (IO) cannot go against the prosecution's case. The Appellant was convicted by the lower court for the offence of Murder under Section 302 of IPC and sentenced to imprisonment for life. Aggrieved by the said order, he contended that the key witnesses...
Good And Safe Roads Are Fundamental Rights Of Citizen :Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ruled that bad condition of roads and footpaths, having potholes on roads, is a violation of Fundamental Rights of Citizens, guaranteed under Article 21, of the Constitution of India. If a citizen suffers any injury or loss of life, they can seek compensation from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), as it is their statutory and constitutional...