Cabinet Okays Proposal To Introduce Financial Resolution & Deposit Insurance Bill 2017

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to introduce the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017.The Bill would provide for a comprehensive resolution framework for specified financial sector entities to deal with bankruptcy situation in banks, insurance companies and financial sector entities.The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill 2017, when enacted, will pave...

NGT Ceases Functioning Of Chairmen Of 10 State Pollution Control Boards [Read Order]

Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal has ceased the functioning of Chairmen of 10 State Pollution Control Boards, due to the failure of such States to make appointments in adherence to its earlier judgment. SPCB Chiefs who have come under the axe belong to the States of Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana, Haryana, Maharashtra and...

US Supreme Court Strikes Down Citizenship Law Favoring Unwed Mothers Over Unwed Fathers

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down federal citizenship rules that made it tougher for foreign-born children of American men to become citizens than children born abroad to American women.The impugned law required that unwed fathers who are American citizens spend at least five years living in the United States - a 2012 amendment reduced it from 10 years - before they can...

If Sanction Is Granted On Same Facts, Then Court Has Power To Add/ Alter Charge: Calcutta HC [Read Judgment]

The Calcutta High Court has observed that if any sanction has been granted for prosecution on the same facts, the court has the power to add or alter the charge in respect of a specific offence, despite no specific sanction being there in respect of the offence for which charge is contemplated to be added/ altered.Justice Siddhartha Chattopadhya was dealing with a question that if any court...

CIC Directs RBI To Appoint Nodal CPIO [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission recently directed the Reserve Bank of India to appoint a nodal Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), in addition to the current norm of appointing a separate CPIO for every department.“In the light of the foregoing, we direct the Respondent public authority to appoint a nodal CPIO or designate one of the existing CPIOs as the nodal CPIO and give...

Allahabad HC Upholds Conviction Under Prevention Of Cow Slaughter Act [Read Judgment]

The Allahabad High Court, in the case of Israr vs the State, has upheld the conviction of an accused under sections 3, 5 and 8 of the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.In this case, the police, on a tip-off, apprehended a truck carrying 16 bulls that was being driven by Israr, the petitioner. Right before being apprehended, the...

Bombay HC Tells State Excise, PWD To Decide Whether SC's Liquor Ban Order Is Applicable To Bars, Hotels [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has directed the Secretary (Road) PWD and the Commissioner for State Excise to decide whether certain bars, hotels and permit rooms are covered under the Supreme Court’s highway liquor ban order.A division bench of Justice Shantanu Kemkar and Justice MS Sonak passed the order while hearing petitions filed by establishments/ shops/ hotels/ permit rooms challenging...

Madras HC Raps Jamaath For Calling Its Judges “Kafirs” And Issuing Fatwa Against Litigant [Read Order]

Madurai Bench of the High Court of Madras on Friday rapped a Jamaath (congregation of Muslims) for having issued a Fatwa against a woman’s father for having approached the High Court seeking an interim stay against Triple Talaq (divorce) pronounced by her estranged husband.The Fatwa issued by the Tamil Nadu Jamaathul Ulama Sabha had stated that the father “ought not to have gone to the...

Int’l Yoga Day: Delhi HC Holding Yoga Classes

The Delhi High Court is organising yoga classes in connection with the upcoming International Yoga Day on June 21.The officers and staffs of Delhi High Court are participating in the classes, which are being conducted on the ground floor hall of the extension block. The classes started on June 9.Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal inaugurated the function in the presence of Justice PS Teji...

AIBE-2017 Results Announced

The results for the 10th All India Bar Exam (AIBE) have been declared, according to a notification on the official website. These can be accessed by entering the roll number and date of birth.The exam, which is conducted by the Bar Council of India, has been marred by several delays. It was initially scheduled to be held on 26 February, but was postponed to 26 March. The declaration of...

MP HC Restrains Rewa Collector From Taking Action Against Tribals [Read Order]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has restrained the district collector of Rewa from taking any coercive action to remove hutment of 200 Tribals till their representation is not decided.The Tribals, who are illiterate and economically impoverished, were allegedly encroaching upon the government land and were affected by the order passed by the court of Nayab Tehsildar on 23.05.2017.The...

5th KIIT National Moot Court Competition, 2017

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