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Top News Headlines 19th July 2021: SC To Implement System To Electronically Transmit Bail Orders To Prisons To Prevent Delay In Release Of Prisoners

   19 July 2021 at 11:40

SC To Implement System To Electronically Transmit Bail Orders To Prisons To Prevent Delay In Release Of PrisonersAs per the Chief Justice of India, N V Ramana, to avoid delay in the release of prisoners who have been granted bail, the Supreme Court i ..

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SC Strikes Down The Minimum Age Limit For Appointment As Tribunal Members

   19 July 2021 at 10:17

BACKGROUND The Madras Bar Association filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court, challenging Sections 184 and 186 (2) of the Finance Act, 2017 as amended by the Tribunal Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021, The se ..

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Arun Shourie - Presumption Of Constitutionality Doesn't Apply To Pre-Constitutional Laws

   19 July 2021 at 10:17

BACKGROUND Provision of sedition law was placed under Section 113 of the IPC and was later amended to Section 124A. One of the important post-independence cases dealing with sedition law is Kedar Nath Singh vs State of Bihar where the constitutional ..

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Lawyer Moves To Delhi High Court Challenging IT Rules

   19 July 2021 at 10:17

BACKGROUND Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021(IT Rules, 2021) were implemented in February 2021, under Section 87 of the IT Act. The objective of these guidelines is to establish the Government& ..

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Private Schools In Uttar Pradesh Are Now Under The Purview Of The RTI Act

   19 July 2021 at 10:17

Who filed the appeal An appeal was filed by Sanjay Sharma against two reputed schools situated in Lucknow. The schools did not disclose information as they are not aided by the State, thus, falling out of the purview of the RTI Act.What was the decis ..

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Forced Deduction From Pension To CMDRF Not Permissible: Kerala HC

   16 July 2021 at 15:56

Overview The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) had issued a circular authorizing a forcible deduction from retired employees' pensions towards the Relief Fund. Rajan E G and M Kesavan Nair (retired KSEB employees) brought to the notice of the ..

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Schemes For Minorities Do Not Contravene With The Rights Of Other Community Members: UOI Informed SC

   16 July 2021 at 15:56

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE In January 2020, an affidavit was filed before the Apex Court, which challenged the constitutional validity of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1972. A Division Bench of Justice R F Nariman and Justice Ravindra Bhat ..

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SC: Delegated Legislation That Is Excessively Disproportionate Can Be Manifestly Arbitrary

   16 July 2021 at 15:56

Background The name of the case is Franklin Templeton Trustee Services Private Limited v. Amruta Garg. The constitutional validity of the Clause (a) of Regulation 39 (2) of the SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations is challenged as arbitrary as it does not ..

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Top News Headlines 16th July 2021: Private Schools In UP Are Now Under The Purview Of RTI

   16 July 2021 at 10:15

Private Schools In UP Are Now Under The Purview Of RTIAll private schools in Uttar Pradesh would be now under the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005. They would have to provide information and appoint public information officers. The rulin ..

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Karnataka HC: Rights Cannot Be Enforced After An Unreasonable Lapse Of Time

   15 July 2021 at 15:45

FACTS The petitioner was appointed as the Junior Engineer in the Karnataka Electricity Board and after completing graduation, he was promoted to Assistant Engineer. A chargesheet was issued against him and a departmental inquiry led to the imposition ..

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