News Update Scrappage policy to make India top auto hub in world: Gadkari 7 Feb 2021 Union Minister, Nitin Gadakari said that the scrappage policy which was announced in the Budget, would spur India to become the world’s number one automobile manufacturing hub in the next…
News Update Prominent Lebanese Hezbollah critic shot dead 4 Feb 2021 Prominent Lebanese Hezbollah critic shot dead A prominent Lebanese activist and intellectual, Lokman Slim,58 who was known for his opposition to the Shiite community Hezbollah. He was found dead in…
News Update The name of the victims under S 376 of IPC needs to be confidential: Chhattisgarh HC 2 Feb 20212 Feb 2021 Background In an petition filed by Bharat Bajaj, a resident of Bilaspur, against the order passed by the Atrocity Court for DNA test. During the hearing of the case, Justice…
News Update Ganga Water not fit for drinking purpose, says The Uttar Pradesh State Pollution Control Board 30 Jan 2021 Background Last week, a Full Bench comprising Justices Manoj Kumar Gupta, Siddhartha Varma, and Ajit Kumar had directed the respective authorities to file their response statements by January 28, 2021.…
News Update Whether the non-payment of rent would qualify as an operational debt defined u/s 5(21) of IBC 2016? 30 Jan 2021 In this case of Promila Taneja vs. Surendri Design Pvt Ltd, a Civil Appeal No(s).4237 of 2020, the Supreme Court issued notice in an appeal filed against an order passed…
News Update Himachal Pradesh HC states that the scope of judicial review is limited in a policy decision like the opening of government colleges 17 Nov 2020 In the case of Ashok Negi v. State of Himachal Pradesh, writ petitions were filed “pro bono publico” claiming inaction on part of the respondent-State Government in not opening certain colleges,…
News Update NGT ban on bursting crackers not adhered to in NCR 16 Nov 2020 The National Green Tribunal has recently imposed a "total ban" on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers in the NCR from November 9 midnight to November 30 midnight…
News Update NGT asks CPCB and DPCC to issue suitable directions for compliance with proposals in 3 plants 16 Nov 2020 Directions have been given to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for the waste-to-energy plants in Ghazipur, Okhla and Bawana. The court order came following a September 24 report…
News Update Associate professor of NLU Delhi demoted for 5 years 12 Aug 2020 After a departmental inquiry found that charges of misconduct made against Professor Jeet Singh Mann were valid, he was demoted to the rank of Associate Professor for a 5-year period…
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