Government has, from time to time, appointed some prominent persons for specific assignments in government, keeping in view their specialized knowledge and expertise in the domain area. NITI Aayog, in its three year Action Agenda, and the Sectoral Group of Secretaries (SGoS) on Governance, in its report submitted in February, 2017, have recommended for induction of ..
Disciplinary proceedings can be initiated against the All India Services Officers [i.e. Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS)] for misconduct including corruption charges, under the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969; apart from liability for prosecution under Prevention of Corruption Ac..
Quoted as the starred question for the day of Wednesday i.e. 03rd July 2019 in the Lok Sabha, The Congress lawmaker & Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram Dr. Shashi Tharoor, asked the Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in Lok Sabha on Wednesday whether the Central Government is considering or is in the process of drafting any legislation, including an..
The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill, 2019 has been passed by the Parliament. The Rajya Sabha passed the Bill today after it was passed in Lok Sabha on 1st July, 2019. The Bill replaces the “The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Ordinance, 2019”. The Central Educational Ins..
As per the applicable Disciplinary Rules, Government has the right to proceed against the corrupt officials on the basis of available evidence. The Government also, has the absolute right to retire Government officials prematurely on the ground of lack of integrity and ineffectiveness, in public interest as per the provisions of Fundamental Rules (FR) 56(j)/(I), Rul..
The Government has taken several steps that have led to an improvement in patent filing, as also for safeguarding the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Some of these steps, inter alia, are: National IPR Policy for India was adopted by the Government of India on 12th May, 2016, as a vision document that lays the future..
A petition was filed before the Hon’ble Supreme Court by a Muslim Woman through her Advocate M M Kashyap. The plea challenged the two notices of Talaq given to her by her husband. The bench of Justice R Banumathi and Justice A S Bopana heard the petition. The petition contended that the woman got married on February 22, 2..
It is most heartening to learn that in a clear, loud and unequivocal message, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has sought to send out a blunt message to Pakistan on the issue of curbing terror financing: Either fall in line or be ready to face action. The FATF on June 22 has clearly held out the possibility of placing Pakistan on its 'black list', saying Islamab..
Quick Referencer: Applicability: All Companies except Banking Companies 1 Applicable Section: Section 245 Applicable Rules: Rule 84, 85, 86 and 87 of National Company Law Tribunal Rules, 2016 Backgrou..
Review literally and even judicially means re-examination or re-consideration on the philosophy that human errors crept sometimes.[1] The decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court is binding on parties, however, aggrieved party has remedy to challenge or get it reviewed the order or judgment passed by Hon’ble Supreme Court in Appellate or Original Jurisdiction by ..
It has to be remarked that in a significant judgment titled Hanumant Vs The State Of Maharashtra in Criminal Appeal No. 493 of 2019 and Criminal Application No. 1702 of 2019 in Criminal Appeal No. 493 of 2019 delivered just recently on June 26, 2019 by the Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court has explained as to how to record the evidence of deaf and dumb rape victim..
The new notion of Justice is Justice Delayed is Progress Denied Securing justice – social, economic and political to all citizens is one of the key essences of the Indian Constitution. This has been explicitly mentioned in Article 3..
It has been persistently told by our ancestors, that “A healthy mind always stays in a healthy body” and to secure this basic principle of survival, various policies and schemes are formulated under the concept of Social Security for the welfare of society. As it is rightly quoted, that &ld..
A law Intern and a Sub Inspector of Police were convicted by a Delhi Court for charges of corruption. The intern was accused of accepting a bribe on behalf of Assistant Sub Inspector. The single CBI bench of Justice Anju Bajaj Chandna heard the contentions of the accused and complainant. The intern contended that the amount was..
The Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea challenging the Rule mandating deduction of 2.5% from the total percentage of a candidate in the best four subjects in case of change of stream while securing admission to a course in Delhi University. Notice was issued to the Delhi University by a Vacation Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh in a petition by Muskaan Aggarwa..
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