News Update NGT wants a report on action taken on waste dumping in Wullar Lake 13 Jul 2020 The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a factual and an action taken report from the Member Secretary, State Wetland Authority, Collector, Baramulla and the state pollution control board against…
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 Petition in Superme court challenging 100% domicile reservation in Public employment in Jammu and Kashmir 12 Jul 2020 A writ petition has been filed by Advocate Nishant Khatri and Najmul Huda before Supreme Court challenging 100% domicile reservation in public employment in Jammu and Kashmir. Under Sections 3A, 5A,…
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 Disaster Management operations in NCR has to be carried out by single nodal agency directed by Delhi HC to Centre 12 Jul 2020 The Delhi High Court has guided Central Government to consider as portrayal a request looking for the arrangement/assignment of a solitary nodal organization to complete debacle the executives tasks in…
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…
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