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It has to be remarked right at the outset that in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Sanjiv Sharma @ Sanjeev Sharma Vs State of Haryana in CRM-M No. 21859 of 2019 delivered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on July 3, 2019, it has been held loud and clear that right to get anticipatory bail is not any fundamental right. This sharp observation was made ..

As on 01.01.2017, Government had increased wage limit for coverage of employees under the Employees’ State Insurance(ESI) Act, 1948 from Rs.15,000 to Rs.21,000 Per Month. Consequently, the number of Insured Persons has increased as following: table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing..

The Supreme Court has  directed the Central government to set up special POCSO courts in every district that has over 100 pending cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. A Bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi with Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose directed that these courts b..

When the entire country was engulfed in the hugely important MeToo Movement, 25-year-old lawyer Aparajita Amar was gearing up to launch her startup - Sexual Harassment Law Compliance (SHLC). She aspires to make workplaces safer for women, and POSH (prevention of sexual harassment) compliant. Here she speaks exclusively with Law..

Medical evidence is a very important piece of the puzzle of the Judicial System. It is noteworthy that the Hon’ble Court of Law decides the final verdict regarding the manner of death and the various opinions submitted on the manner of death are based on medical evidence as well. Owing to the inferior level of medico-legal proficiency, the post mortem examinat..

In the investigation of Rape Murders, a complete autopsy should be done. Special attention should be paid to: Visit the scene of crime Confirm sexual activity Determine physical violence Determine cause of death..

Forensic Science The construct of rhetorical science is not a replacement one. In ancient Asian nation, medical opinion was oftentimes applied to the requirements of the Law, Sir William Herschel was one among the primary to advocate the utilization of procedure within the identification of criminal suspects. F..

Labour law issues are in the Concurrent List contained in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. This means that both Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies have the power to legislate with respect to labour issues. Consequently, the various State Legislatures have modified the Statues passed by the Parliament and these modifications to Central Legi..

What has changed in the RTI Act? The Bill amends Sections 13 and 16 of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. Section 13 of the original Act sets the term of the central Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners at five years (or until the age of 65, whichever is earlier). The amendment pr..

The petition filed in the Supreme Court by two Karnataka MLAs seeking directions to hold a trust vote has been adjourned for tomorrow. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi recorded the submissions made by the Speaker that the Assembly session is in progress, and that he was optimistic that the trust vote could happ..

The Investigating Officer in the JNU Sedition case informed the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) that the Delhi Police has not received any information from the Home Department, Delhi Government regarding sanction to prosecute former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Student Union President, Kanhaiya Kumar and others. p style="text-align:..

Government is fully committed to transparency and accountability; No question of decreasing autonomy of Information Commissions: Dr. Jitendra Singh Lok Sabha passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 today. In this amendment, it is proposed to amend the Right to Information Act, 2005 so as to provide that the term of offi..

Role of Clinical Toxicologist in the Court of Law The Clinical toxicologist may play a very crucial role in the Court of Law when issue arise concerning therapeutic drug monitoring, drug abuse, environmental chemicals, or toxic torts, where the traditional forensic toxicologist may not have expertise. Beyond be..

Forced Marriages in England & Wales and INDIA:  A brief discussion about their validity and remedies available to the victims of such marriages Marriage under the English law, as defined in Hyde Vs. Hyde (1866) is ‘the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all othe..

It cannot be missed out that in a latest, landmark and extremely laudable judgment titled SG Vs RKG in MAT.APP.(F.C.) 5/2018 delivered on July 8, 2019 and authored by Justice Jyoti Singh for herself and Justice GS Sistani of Delhi High Court, it has been categorically and convincingly held that irretrievable breakdown of marriage alone cannot be a ground of divorce a..