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Women subjected to Marital Rape

   30 April 2015 at 12:11

The Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Women and Child Development have reported that UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women has recommended to India interalia, to criminalise marital rape. The Law Commission of India, ..

Posted in Family Law  15 comments |   2885 Views


Investigation Units on Crime against Women

   29 April 2015 at 12:04

In order to augment the capacity of States in the domain of investigation of heinous crimes against women viz. rape, acid attack, dowry death and human trafficking etc., the Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed to set up 150 Investigative Units for ..

Posted in Criminal Law |   1399 Views


The Constitution (122 Amendment) Bill in respect of GST to be taken up in Lok Sabha next week

   29 April 2015 at 12:04

Finance Bill to be taken up on Thursday Further to the suggestions from the Members of Lok Sabha, the Government has agreed to extend the ongoing discussion on Demands for Grants of various ministries by one day till tomorrow. As per the earlier ..

Posted in Taxation |   1235 Views


4th RGNUL- SCC Online National Moot Court Competition

   27 April 2015 at 11:17

Symbiosis Law School, Pune lifted the glittering championship trophy, a cash prize of Rs 10000 and one year access card of SCC Online web edition in the 4th RGNUL- SCC Online National Moot Court Competition, held on the 27th, 28th and 29th of March ..

Posted in Students |   880 Views


Approval to introduce the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in Parliament

   23 April 2015 at 17:06

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal to introduce the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in Parliament. The amendments are focused on clarifying jurisdiction related issues for fil ..

Posted in Others  13 comments |   1240 Views


Amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill

   23 April 2015 at 17:06

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the introduction of Amendment to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill 2014. The amendments to the draft Bill strike a fine balance between the d ..

Posted in Criminal Law  2 comments |   1170 Views


The Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts and Commercial Bill, 2015

   23 April 2015 at 17:06

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved, while taking into consideration the Law Commission's recommendations, to introduce a Bill namely, "The Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division ..

Posted in Others  6 comments |   653 Views


Comprehensive changes in the Consumer Protection Act proposed

   22 April 2015 at 11:34

The Government proposes to bring about comprehensive changes in the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, including a product liability provision which will make manufacturers liable for sub-standard goods and services. Approval of the Cabinet has been sou ..

Posted in Others |   620 Views


Special status to the transgenders

   22 April 2015 at 11:34

An Expert Committee was constituted in the Ministry to make an in-depth study of the problems being faced by the Transgender Community and suggest suitable measures to ameliorate their problems. The Committee submitted its report on 27th January, 20 ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   606 Views


Response Centres for women safety

   22 April 2015 at 11:34

The Ministry of Home Affairs is envisaging setting up of an integrated Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) platform for supporting Geographical Information System (GIS) Based Call Taking and Global Positioning System (GPS) based Police vehicle dispatch fu ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  8 comments |   616 Views