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Introduction A sandbox is a term synonymous with software development and refers to a virtual space in which new or untested software or coding can be run securely.  A regulatory sandbox, on the other hand is a framework set up by a regulator to allow small scale, live testing of innovations by various fir..

In India for the past few decades, we have been feeling the fresh breeze releasing sounds of ‘judicial standards and accountability’. Legislature has also tried to propose statutory mechanisms towards changing present methods of accountability by tabling the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010, sought to lay down judicial standards and provi..

The Kerala state government recently dismissed many doctors who were absent from duty without the necessary permission, one of such doctors filed a petition in the Kerala HC for reviewing the decision by the government. The Court observed that the termination without a formal inquiry is not proper as any member of the civil ser..

Madras High court stated the importance of holding intermediaries responsible for the content shared by user as seen recently, fake news; misinformation and hate speeches reach a subsequent amount of people and have a psychological impact on them leading to different actions and unrest. The Court observed that these platforms avoid liability for the damage that has been causes through..

In the two-day 1st Regional Training Programme for Sensitization of Family Court Judges in Ranchi, Supreme Court Judge Justice NV Ramana suggested various points that can improve the performance of family courts in India. He suggested changes on institutional, legislative, investigation, prosecution and functionality of the family courts. li style="te..

Indian judicial system in the particular sense of delivering justice as also the entire legal system of India has virtually failed not only with regard to delivery of justice but also with regard torf timely resolution of disputes in civil and criminal matters. No dispute, even at the trial stage, where the action is initiated, takes not less than 5 to 10 years for ..

The Central government had recently filed a statement in the Supreme Court explaining the scenario in the Kashmir and the future stage of the state where restriction will no longer be required. Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, the Secretary to the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has presented the government’s stance on the matter, the pr..

A petition was filed by Dr. Nikhil Datar, in 2009 in the Supreme Court, challenging the provisions of Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, with contention to increase the timeline to terminate the pregnancy from the current ceiling of 20 weeks to 26 weeks. The Union Government this year filed the reply through the Minist..

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has announced the prohibition all kinds of E-Cigarettes in the Indian market. The ban on production, manufacturing, import, export, transport, sale, or even distribution, storage and advertisement will come into force with immediate effect. Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS..

Justice Rohit Arya of Madhya Pradesh High Court has imposed a hefty fine of Rs. 50,000 on Medanta Hospital in Indore for absence of an Internal Complaints Committee, which is mandatory under Section 4(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women At workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Court after considering the report by the Local Complaints Com..

Two persons were convicted by the Special CBI judge under section 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The accused were arrested by the joint team of Delhi Police Crime branch, Maharashtra Forest Department and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau after receiving an information from an unknown source for possession of uncured tropies of tiger parts, tiger..

Delhi High Court in its recent judgement has restrained the use of ‘Dhagala Lagli’ song by Balaji Telefilms in their recent release ‘Dream Girl’, due to copyright violation as they have neither given the license fee nor the required credits to the plaintiff, who owned to copyright in the sound recording.  p style="text-align: jus..

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a notice to the Union Government on a petition filed by Daksh Kadian, a Student from National Law School of India challenging the constitutionality of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. The petitioner contends that the interstate succession scheme under Act is partial towards the sons over ..

The Principal Bench of National Green Tribunal on Friday has slammed a hefty fine of 5 crores on the Mumbai Industrial Development Corporation for discharging industrial effluents, in the Taloja industrial area on the outskirts of Mumbai. Earlier in 2018, the Principal Bench of NGT found irregularities in the operation of the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CEPT) after inspection and..

A writ petition filed by Amit Sahni asking for directions to the central government to introduce mandatory OTP for transactions made on international websites was rejected by the Delhi High Court. The petition suggested urgent need of mandating requirements of OTP for transactions made on international websites as it would redu..