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The Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association has introduced a new Financial Assistance Scheme for the difficult time of COVID19. The scheme is a one-time ex-gratia amount of Rs. 10,000 and is available for the period of 18th May to 31st May.The scheme was announced by the Executive Committee in a virtual meeting. p styl..

On the 14th May, the French National Assembly passed a law that elaborates on the national position towards hate speech, which is, intolerance. The French legislators have made it plenty clear that they won’t be empathetic towards online hate speech. The new law fines social media companies if they do not delete certain content such as terrorism, child pornogr..

A petition was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking CBI inquiry in the Bois Locker Room incident. Bois Locker Room was the name of an Instagram group, where young boys talked about women in the most degrading way possible. They shared vile pictures and morphed pictures of women st..

Gujarat High Court directs the State government to ensure that all the private hospitals in Ahmedabad to adopt government specified rates and work out the modalities of fees structure. The Court held that no private hospitals should demand excessive fees for the treatment of Corona virus patients as this is not the time to make profit out of a business, rather hospi..

A letter was written to the President of Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA), by the High Court Registrar, for permission to access the chambers of the lawyers, to have access to books, files and other documents. The Delhi High Court has given this permission to the lawyers. This was done by issuance of an Order by the Com..

Empathy for migrants lost when liability pushed away? Introduction Recently, 16 migrant workers, worked at an iron and steel factory, were killed after a cargo train ran over them in Aurangabad district. TheChief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of South Central..

SYNOPSIS: This article talks about various legal actions that people have taken over the past few months against China, in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic. The article aims to analyze the reason behind why the Chinese authorities have constantly been turning a blind eye to such epidemics and pandemics which have originated from..

This Article aims to explain the position of law as on date with respect to 'Seat of the Arbitration Vs Venue of the Arbitration under the aegis of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 ("Arbitration Act") (amended from time to time). The instant Article is bifurcated into the following parts: (a) The concept of ..

The Government of National Capital of Delhi, amidst the lockdown 3.0, decided to reopen alcohol shops. However, along with the resumption of sale, a new fee was introduced, called 'Special Corona Fees', whereby the Delhi Government was able to charge 70% over and above the MRP of alcohol sold in Delhi. Even though on the face of it..

A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court to bring back 56 pregnant healthcare workers stranded in foreign countries. The petition has been moved by United Nurses Association, which is one of the largest nurses association with 3.8 lakhs nurses and is working as a trade union. The Assoc..

Ministry of Home Affairs has issued guidelines for the fourth phase of the National Lockdown, in which the mandatory provision to download the Aarogya Setu App has been diluted. Aarogya Setu is the contact tracing application for COVID-19 which has been developed by National Informatics Center. The ..

National Disaster Management Authority has issued an order stating, National lockdown has been extended till 31st May 2020. The order has directed the Central government, the state government and the State authorities to take required measures to continue the lockdown. The order has also directed the National Executive Committee to make necessary mo..

Freedom of speech and Expression: A Responsibility Synopsis: This article throws light upon the intolerance of people in a democratic state towards the freedom of speech and expression when it comes to the matters concerning religion. It highlights the recent controversial statement by Zakir Naik which can turn t..

SYNOPSIS This Article aims to provide an indepth, detail analysis of everything you need to understand regarding the first Fugitive Economic Offender of India, Mr. Vijay Mallya’s scenario that is pressing in the media and creating sensational news. In light of the same, this Article will discuss the situation that led t..

WHAT IS THE ONE NATION, ONE RATION SCHEME?  COVID-19 pandemic has caused havoc in the lives of people; the governments as well as the citizens are struggling to cope up with this crisis situation. But in the absence of basic income and food security one of the most affected classes is the one of migrants./strong..