News Update Uighur activists file complaint against China for genocide 13 Jul 2020 Lawyers representing two Uighur activist organizations have filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing Chinese officials of genocide and other crimes against humanity against Uighur Muslim minority…
News Update Gautam Navlakha’s plea for Default bail is rejected by Special Court at Mumbai in Elgar Parishad case 13 Jul 2020 Justice DE Kothalikar denied bail application of activist Gautam Navlakha, who wants default bail under section 166 of CrPC, as he was under custody for more than 90 days. Currently,…
News Update India has become the Second Largest Source of FDI for the United Kingdom 12 Jul 2020 Based on the new figures, released by the government of United Kingdom, India has moved up one place to become the second-largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in UK…
News Update JAMMU AND KASHMIR CIVIL SERVICES (DECENTRALIZATION AND RECRUITMENT) ACT, 2010 NOT IN CONSONANCE WITH ARTICLE 16(3) OF THE CONSTITUTION 12 Jul 2020 A writ petition has been filed by Najmul Huda through Advocate Nishant Khatri challenging Sections 3A, 5A, 6, 7 & 8 of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralization and…
News Update Governments order on conduct of compulsory exam of final year student is violation of Fundamental Rights of Students 12 Jul 2020 MP Law students wrote to CJI against Home Ministry’s order of permitting conduction of university exams, stating that it is clear violation of “Fundamental Rights of Students” as it fails…
News Update 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…
News Update Names of COVID19 Patients Cannot be Revealed, Involves Right to Privacy: Bombay High Court 10 Jul 2020 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…
News Update 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…
News Update Parties amicably settle dispute over Tug Vessel Varahi, arrest order by Madras HC withdrawn 10 Jul 2020 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…
News Update Bail has been granted by Delhi High Court to all Foreign Nationals related to Tablighi Jamaat: 10 Jul 2020 The chief metropolitan magistrate at Saket Court, Gurmohina Kaur has granted bail to all foreign nationals related to Tablighi Jamaat incident upon bestowment of a personal bond of Rs. 10,000…