July 2020 – Page 16 – Lawcutor

Notice issued by J&K HC on plea for declaration of Hindi as the official language of J&K

A petition has been filed by Maghav Kohli who is a social activist seeking to declare Hindi as an official language of the Union Territory. The petitioner highlighted the problems…

SC allows email, fax, instant messaging apps like WhatsApp for service of notices, summons

Due to COVID-19 induced lockdown, Supreme Court while hearing the suo moto case on extending limitation of statutes allowed for summons and notices to be served through email, fax and…

Centre publishes Draft Code on Wages (Central) Rules;invites Objections and Suggestions from public

11 Jul 202011 Jul 2020

Code on Wages, 2019, which subsumes four existing laws on labour wages - the Payment ofWages Act, 1936; the Minimum Wages Act, 1948; the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, and…

AI-based ASEEM Digital Platform Launched To Bridge the Demand-Supply Gap of the Skilled Workforce

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) launched ‘Aatmanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping’ (ASEEM) portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities. This was done to fill the…

SC wants to lay down Law on court imposing restrictions on use of social media

The SC while hearing the plea filed by congress leader Sachin Choudhary challenging the Allahabad HC order on him that forbids him to use social media till the case subsides…

Anti CAA protests: Sharjeel Imam’s Plea challenging the extension of time for investigation rejected by Delhi HC

JNU student Sharjeel Imam, one of the accused organizers of the Anti CAA protests that took place in December 2019, was arrested on January 28. Accusing him for making provocative…

Names of COVID19 Patients Cannot be Revealed, Involves Right to Privacy: Bombay High Court

A PIL has been filed by Adv. Vinod Sangvikar on behalf of Vaishnavi Gholave, a final year law student and Mahesh Gadekar, an agriculturist from Solapur. The petitionseeks directions to…

Vikas Dubey: Plea was filed in SC to protect gangster from police ‘encounter’ prior to the killing

10 Jul 202014 Jul 2020

The ‘encounter’ killing of dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey has drawn attention to a plea filed in the Supreme Court yesterday (July 9) seeking direction to safeguard the life of Dubey…

PRE-PRINTED & FIXED FORMS TO RECORD PATIENTS’ CONSENT SHOWS THE ADMINISTRATIVE ARBITRARINESS OF THE HOSPITAL: SAYS NCDRC

10 Jul 202010 Jul 2020

While dismissing a complaint of medical negligence against R G Stone Urology and Leproscopy hospital, Delhi and its doctor, Dr. Anil Varshney, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC)’s bench…

Parties amicably settle dispute over Tug Vessel Varahi, arrest order by Madras HC withdrawn

On June 13, Justice M. Sundar of the Madras High court hearing an urgent plea filed on June 12 by Angre Port Private Limited, had passed an ex-parte order preventing…