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Legislature on Eradication of Manual Scavenging

   25 July 2014 at 11:44

The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013” (MS Act, 2013) has been enacted by the Parliament in September, 2013. The Act has come into force with effect from 6.12.2013 in whole of the country, except ..

Posted in Others |   417 Views


Concern Over Nuclear Liability Law

   25 July 2014 at 11:39

Many countries have expressed their concern regarding the nuclear liability law. We have been reiterating to all the relevant countries the fact that this is an Act passed by the Parliament of India. The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 ..

Posted in Others |   407 Views


Problem due to weak immigration laws

   25 July 2014 at 11:34

The Ministry has no specific report of large number of incidents of emigrant Indian labourers trapped in several countries as being the victims of fraud by the employers. However, there are reports of workers facing contractual problems, wherein, ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law  1 comments |   597 Views


NCW organized a consultation on ways and means to safeguard women from cyber crime

   25 July 2014 at 11:31

PRESS RELEASE 23rd July, 2014 The National Commission for Women organized a consultation on ways and means to safeguard women from cyber crime in India on 23rd July, 2014 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The Commission has been receiving ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   565 Views


Mandatory Registration of FIR for Stolen Mobile Phones

   24 July 2014 at 11:40

National Telecom Policy 2012 provides for facilitating establishment of a National Mobile Property Registry for addressing security, theft and other concerns including reprogramming of mobile handsets. There are more than 900 million SIMs/handset in ..

Posted in Criminal Law  1 comments |   1403 Views


SC commences hearing on States' power on remission

   24 July 2014 at 11:28

The Supreme Court today commenced the crucial hearing to examine the power of the Union and states to grant remission for releasing convicts whose death sentences are commuted to life term with the Centre asserting that the rights of the victims can ..

Posted in Others |   336 Views


President rejects mercy petitions of Koli, 5 others

   21 July 2014 at 10:13

Mercy petitions of six death row convicts including Surendra Koli, found guilty in the sensational Nithari serial rapes and killings, have been rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee. Besides Koli, mercy pleas of sisters Renukabai and Seema (Maha ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   624 Views


NHRC to Maharashtra Government: Pay Rs.50 thousand each to two girls or face coercive process in facebook comments case

   16 July 2014 at 11:08

PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, 15th July, 2014 The National Human Rights Commission has reiterated its recommendations in yet another reminder that the Government of Maharashtra pay Rs.50 thousand each to the two girls, who, it held, were illegally deta ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  1 comments |   823 Views


Amendments in Companies Act

   16 July 2014 at 10:49

Companies Act 2013 has been enacted only last year and so far a little more than half of its provisions have come into force. Matters arising from the operation of provisions already brought in force are getting attention of Government in the form o ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   996 Views


Inclusion of Women in Board of Directors of Companies

   16 July 2014 at 10:46

Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 3 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 makes it mandatory for every listed company and every public company having paid-up share capital of not less than Rupe ..

Posted in Corporate Law  2 comments |   909 Views