News Update Delhi High Court: Charging IGST on imported oxygen concentrators received as gifts for personal use is unconstitutional 22 May 2021 Case - Gurujan Singh v. Union of India Earlier, the IGST on imported oxygen concentrators for commercial use was 12%, whereas it is 28% for importers who receive oxygen concentrators…
News Update The Supreme Court upholds Centre’s Notification (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Rules, 2019) 21 May 2021 In 2019, the Centre had issued a notification which stated that under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, when there is an insolvency resolution, liquidation or bankruptcy proceeding of a corporate…
News Update A petition to the Supreme Court has been filed asking the court to order the central government to impose President’s Rule in West Bengal 19 May 2021 Advocate Ghanshyam Upadhyay also requested the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the deaths of sixteen BJP activists and sympathisers. In the aftermath of post-election violence in…
News Update High Court of Kenya Rules Constitutional Amendment Bill as Unconstitutional. 18 May 2021 On Thursday, the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI)-driven Kenya constitution Bill 2020 was ruled unconstitutional by one special five-Judge bench at the High Court in Kenya. Five activists, namely David Ndii,…
News Update The famous heart pathologist Dr. KK Aggarwal is no longer in this world 18 May 2021 In this era of Corona, every single day, he used to make people aware through his videos. But the cruel hands of Kaal snatched them away from us.This second wave of…
News Update Andhra Pradesh Government to set up 10 Anti-Human Trafficking Units 18 May 2021 The State Government of Andhra Pradesh decided to set up 10 new Anti-Human Trafficking Units in addition to the 3 existing units.This decision to establish the AHTUs (Anti-Human Trafficking Units)…
News Update Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Establishment Of Covid Centre for Public Prosecutor 17 May 2021 On Monday, Delhi High Court issued notice in a plea seeking establishment of covid care centre having atleast 100 beds with ICU and Ventilator facilities public prosecutors and staff of…
News Update As in P&H High Court, a petition was filed seeking protection for frontline health care workers as well as legal immunity from civil and criminal prosecution 17 May 2021 A Public Interest Litigation case has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, requesting legal exemption for medical practitioners and final year medical students from frivolous and unjust…
News Update Japan sued by South Korean fisheries over Proposals to Spill Radioactive Water. 15 May 2021 On Thursday, a consortium of South Korean fisheries filed a complaint against the Japanese government over plans to dump contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.…
News Update Government of Kerala invokes the Kerala Essential Articles Control Act,1986 15 May 2021 The Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, tweeted that the Kerala Essential Articles Control Act, 1986 is being invoked to control prices of the essential articles required for treating COVID19.…