Lately Supreme Court has decided to put a halt to the abuse of Section 498A and has issued guidelines stating that there will be no arrests of husband and his family members till the charges are verified; as it is observed that complaints are being registered by women under Section 498A to implicate their husbands and his family.
However, Supreme Court is likely to re-examine its position on this.
Posted on 30 November 2017
Government decides to re-introduce the Bill to safeguard the rights of transgender persons. This Bill is proposed to eliminate the discrimination against a transgender person in areas such as education, employment and healthcare. Offences like compelling a transgender to beg, denial of access to a public place, physical and sexual abuse, and so on, would attract up to two years’ imprisonment and a fine.
Posted on 28 November 2017
The Supreme Court on Friday, issued notice to the State of Jammu & Kashmir and the Service Selection Board for the Power Development Department, that a candidate with a higher qualification cannot be considered eligible for a post for which he doesn’t have the basic qualification.
Posted on 27 November 2017
High Courts need to take up the task of quickly providing certified translated copies of judgements in local and regional languages.
Posted on 26 November 2017
A judge should never forget that he is under constant public gaze; a Judge when he sits on trial, he himself is on trial....
The judiciary has been assigned the task of upholding the Constitution and its values. While other wings of governance may fail and falter, the judiciary shall not.
Posted on 26 November 2017
Constitution Day also known as National Law Day is celebrated on November 26th every year. It is an occasion for reminding ourselves about the high constitutional values and philosophy. President of India Ram Nath Kovind, Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad were also present in the function....
Posted on 26 November 2017
The Supreme Court today agreed to examine the vires of certain critical provisions of the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936.
Posted on 24 November 2017
Former Acting Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Justice Ghulam Mohammed passed away at 67 following a heart attack on Thursday.
Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed was born on 6th April, 1950 at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Justice Ghulam Mohammed served as judge of the High Court from 1999 to 2012.
Posted on 24 November 2017
Some of the benefits to encourage bamboo cultivation in non-forest areas include enhancing supply of raw material to the traditional craftsmen of rural India, bamboo based/ paper & pulp industries, cottage industries, furniture making units, fabric making units, incense stick making units. The amendment will unleash the potential of bamboo in terms of rural and national economy.
“The amendment will therefore, help in harnessing this great potential and enhance the scope to increase the present level of market share and improve the economy of the entire country, particularly the North Eastern region”.
Posted on 23 November 2017
