June 2020 – Page 15 – Lawcutor

Plea filed in High Court of Madras to enforce lockdown owing to the sudden surge in the number of cases

A plea is filed in Madras High Court to enforce lockdown owing to the sudden surge in the number of cases. The Petitioner averred in his petition that is such…

Reservation Not a Fundamental Right, Says SC on Pleas for Quota for OBC Aspirants in TN Medical Colleges

A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao was unconditionally said that nobody can claim right to reservation as a fundamental right, and hence not giving the quota benefits cannot…

OPERATION DESERT CHASE

Recently two civil defence employees were arrested in jaipur by the Rajasthan police according to thr information given by the Military Intelligence. They were arrested as they were passing sensitive…

CONTEMPT PETITION FILED BY FOUNDATION OF MEDIA PROFESSIONAL AGAINST SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR NON COMPLIANCE WITH SC

Failure of government officials in constituting a special committee to review internet restrictions amounts to contempt of court. Bench of Justice N B Ramana had ased for a Special Committee…

ALLOW BANK TO RELEASE SANCTIONED LOAN TO AMRAPALI HOMEBUYERS : SUPREME COURT

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Reserve Bank of India to ask banks to release sanctioned loans to Amrapali homebuyers to ensure availability of funds for construction of stalled projects…

No stay on HC decision to reinstate Mr. Ramesh Kumar as SEC, Andhra Pradesh

A division Bench consisting of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, heard a Special Leave Petition which challenged the order of High Court of Andhra Pradesh. This order removed Retired…

HC Dismisses PIL To Bring PM CARES Fund Under Ambit Of RTI Act

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday has dismissed the PIL seeking direction to the PM CARES Fund to divulge information under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The petition was…

The Uttar Pradesh Government has cleared the Uttar Pradesh prevention Of Cow Slaughter (Amendment) Ordinance,2020 which imposes stringent penalties for the offense of cow slaughter.

The penalties under the ordinance include one year to ten years and fines up to 5 Lakhs. Under the existing Ordinance, the maximum penalty is seven year's Imprisonment. Additional Chief…

Focus Proposes Decriminalization Of Check Dishonor Under Sec 138 NI Act, Other Economic Offenses; Seeks Public Comments

10 Jun 202010 Jun 2020

In an offer to improve simplicity of working together and subsequently improve monetary development in the nation, the Union Finance Ministry has welcomed recommendations on the decriminalization of certain minor…

Parents Move Apex Court Against CBSE Board’s Decision to Hold Board Exams

10 Jun 202010 Jun 2020

A group of parents has approached the Supreme Court against the CBSE decision to conduct the pending Class 10th and Class 12th exams from July 1 and urged the court…