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SC & Courts should not be hiding behind hypertechnicality

Nation is watching the matter very keenly and it is fair to say entire world is, must have been the reason CJI himself had told that he will not let anyone browbeat the institution.    Without going into technicality of the LAW, previous decisions (precedents) et al, th..

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5 things to know about term insurance

Then take up this opportunity to know about Term Insurance. Term Insurance is one of the best and affordable insurance for all low and high-income people. It also provides a ta..

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Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot Assumes Charge as Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment

Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot assumed charge as the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment here today. The new Ministers of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar, Shri Ramdas Athawale and Shri Rattan Lal Kataria also assumed charge. Smt. Neelam Sawhney, Secretary, M/o Social Justice and Empowerment, Smt. S..

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Application filed by Sadhvi Pragya Thakur seeking exemption from appearing in hearing rejected by NIA

The NIA Court at rejected an application filed by Lok Sabha MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur seeking exemption from appearing at the hearings of the 2008 Malegaon blasts case for this week. Sadhvi Pragya Thakur had sought the exemption claiming that she needed to fulfil certain formalities in light of her election as a ..

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Passive Smoking - Whether existing legislations can deliver?

Passive smoking is the inhalation of smoke, called second-hand smoke (SHS), or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), by persons other than the intended "active" smoker. Passive Smoking kills 600,000 people each year. Globally, about one-third adults are regularly exposed to SHS. The GATS-India shows that..

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Delhi HC Directs Government To Set Up 18 Fast Track And 22 Commercial Courts

In a path breaking and hugely significant development, the Delhi High Court in a latest, landmark and extremely laudable judgment titled Prag Chawla vs. Government of NCT of Delhi and another in W.P.(C) 3939/2019 has very rightly and commendably directed the government of NCT Delhi to decide on the establishment of 18 fast track courts and 22 commercial courts in v..

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Robert Vadra permitted to travel abroad for health reasons by Special CBI court

Robert Vadra’s plea to travel abroad for medical purposes was allowed by a Special CBI court. The order was passed by CBI Judge Arvind Singh. As per the Court’s order, Vadra can travel for six weeks to the Netherlands and the United States of America. p..

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Educate, enlighten and empower women: Vice President

VP calls for ending gender discrimination by bringing about attitudinal change in society; Education must develop ideal and responsible citizens; VP History and culture should be part of the curriculum; p style="text-align: justify..

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Regulate coaching institutes post Surat Tragedy: PIL filed in Supreme Court

In the wake of the tragedy at Surat in which twenty-two students lost their lives in a fire at a Coaching Institute, a Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed before the Supreme Court of India praying for regularization of private Coaching institutes. This PIL filed by a Delhi-based Lawyer, Pawan Prakash Pathak also ..

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Puducherry LG Kiran Bedi approaches SC for maintenance of status quo before Madras HC order

Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi has approached the Supreme Court praying for maintenance of status quo prior to the Madras High Court order that curtailed her administrative powers. The retired IPS officer has contended in her application that an appeal against the High Court’s order was admitte..

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20 percent of judges in Delhi High Court are women as it attains a strength of 40 judges

With the appointment of four judicial officers, the Delhi High Court has attained a total strength of 40 judges. The newly appointed Justices Talwant Singh, Rajnish Bhatnagar, Asha Menon and Brijesh Sethi were administered the oath on 27th May. However, the total number of 40 judges is still short of the sanctioned..

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Every person with a mental disability has the right to live with dignity: SC

The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered last month, noted that under the Mental Health Care Act, 2017, there is a statutory right for mentally ill persons to live with dignity The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Justice Indira Banerjee observed that Section 20 (1) of the Mental Health ..

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Maintenance Awarded To A Wife Is Not A Bounty: Delhi HC

It needs no Albert Einstein to conclude that the Delhi High Court just recently on May 17, 2019 in a latest judgment titled Vikas Bhutani vs State & Anr. in Crl Rev P. 579/2017 & Crl. M.A. 12671/2017 (stay) has very forcefully held that maintenance awarded to a wife is not a bounty and it is awarded to her for her survival. This latest, landmark and laudable..

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Substantial Question Of Law Requirement Not Mandatory In Second Appeals Before Punjab & Haryana HC: SC

It has to be conceded right in the beginning that in a latest and significant judgment titled Kirodi (Since Deceased) Through His LR vs. Ram Parkash & Ors. in Civil Appeal No. 4988 of 2019 (@ Special Leave Petition (C) No. 11527 of 2019, it has been held by the two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Indira Banerj..

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No Law And No Court Can Compel Anyone To Sing Anything

I am very clear on one thing right from the time I was child: No one can compel anyone to sing anything which he/she does not want to sing. There is not even an iota of doubt in my mind that no law and no court can compel anyone to sing anything against his/her wishes. Our Constitution guarantees not just the right to freedom of speech and expression as envisaged in..

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