PM-CARES FUND AND PMNRF The PM CARES fund is a public charitable trust, with the Prime Minister as its Chairman and is set up by the Government to deal with any kind of emergency or distress situation. The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund ..
BACKGROUND In March 2017, the Government passed the Finance Act that aimed to reorganize the tribunals in the country and also dealt with terms and conditions of services of chairpersons and members of tribunals. In 2019, a Constitutional Bench of th ..
APPLICANT’S PLEA The applicant has filed a plea under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 that the respondents have threatened her of physical harm. Further, she stated that she has been living in constant fea ..
BACKGROUND OF THE CASE Previously in this case, the Karnataka High Court had ordered the prosecution of Returning Officer upon a finding that he had presented false evidence before the Court while he was being examined in the election petition. An ap ..
BACKGROUND OF THE CASE The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued an order on 31.05.2016 which led to the dispute in this case relating to the applicability of this order. It was issued to rise the age of superannuation for the General Du ..
Judges Seniority Cannot Be Fixed On Basis Of Roster PointsThe Madras High Court has held that the seniority of judges cannot be decided on the basis of roster points and must be evaluated on the basis of the marks obtained in the recruitment exam. Th ..
BACKGROUND Several newspapers such as the Deccan Herald, Indian Express, Times of India, Prajavani, etc. reported the killing of several monkeys in Karnataka. The incident took place in Belur Taluk of Hassan District of Karnataka, where on Wednesday ..
BACKGROUND In July 2017, the Enforcement Directorate commenced inquiry under FEMA against accused Naresh Jain and others. The investigation by ED revealed that Naresh Jain, with his brother Bimal Jain and other accomplices, conspired to cause loss to ..
FACTS The cousin of one of the petitioners, who is a sister and a social worker met the biological parents of the adopted girl and found that the child was severely malnourished and the biological parents were ready to give their daughter for adoptio ..
BACKGROUND The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act is an Act passed by the then Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Kumari Selja that was passed in 2014. The Act was passed with an inten ..