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A recent newspaper report cited the death of five workers in a posh Gurugram housing society as they were made to enter a Sewage Treatment Plant without any adequate safety gear lest they would be fired from the job. All belonged to the migrant labour class from the eastern region of our country. Another 37 Old daily wage sanitation worker died as he was made to enter..

It is pretty relative to judge whether the mutual funds return is good or not. This is based on what the financial goals of the investor are as well as based on what the market is doing and how the economy is. Most of the mutual fund schemes are designed for the long term investors and these deliver consistent mutual funds return s..

Life is unpredictable. No matter how careful you are and how well you manage your finances, there’s always a possibility of finding yourself in a cash crunch one day. When that happens, you want to be prepared. Since personal loans are always a good option when you have to pay for medical emergencies, weddings, etc. it’s a good idea to know in advance how ..

It has to be said right at the outset that the directions issued by a two-Judges Bench in Rajesh Sharma and others v State of UP and another AIR 2017 SC 3869 to regulate the purported gross misuse of Section 498A IPC have been modified just recently on September 14, 2018 in a latest judgment titled Social Action Forum Manav for Manav Adhikar and another v Union of Ind..

To start with, in a landmark judgment with far reaching consequences, the Uttarakhand High Court Bench comprising of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia in Chhitij Kishore Sharma v Mr Justice Lok Pal Singh in Criminal Contempt Petition No. 18 of 2018 delivered on September 4, 2018 while holding that contempt proceedings cannot be initiated against a Judg..

Declaration of Independence for the people of the LGBTQ Community was delivered on September 6, 2018, where the Judgment by the Honorable Supreme Court has defanged the British-era Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which deemed that gay sex is a punishable offence. Now, it is no longer an offence under Section 377 to engage in consensual gay sex in private..

The Andhra Pradesh state government is preparing to bring 'Bhudhar' to sort people's landlords on the lines of Aadhaar. Each person must give the Bhudhaar number for each asset as the number is Aadhaar number. Bhudhaar is the 11 digit unique number, there is no more passbook, adangal and pahani. Bhudhar number is given for revenue, registrations, municipal..

During 1986 the then Chief Justice P.N. Bhagwati introduced public interest litigation (PIL) to the Indian judicial system. It is known in western jurisprudence as ‘salus populi est suprema lex' means ‘regard for public welfare is the highest law' that forms the bedrock of civil law. Its innovative thought was to give marginalised citizens access to justic..

To begin with, in a latest landmark judgment titled Yashwant Etc v The State of Maharashtra Criminal Appeal No(s). 385-386 of 2008 With Criminal Appeal No(s). 299 of 2008, Criminal Appeal No(s). 387-388 of 2008, Criminal Appeal No(s). 182-187 of 2009 decided by a Bench of Apex Court comprising of Justice NV Ramana and Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar on September 4, 201..

Before we proceed towards understanding the facts and law involved in the said case, it is expedient for us to understand what is “Predatory Pricing.” Predatory pricing (also known as undercutting) is a risky, and dubious pricing strategy where a product or service is set at a very low price, intending ..

In Union Budget 2018, Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley proposed the reintroduction of LTCG (Long Term Capital Gains) Tax on equity-oriented mutual fund schemes. The imposition of 10% LTCG (long-term capital gains) tax on equity-oriented mutual funds seems to have changed the face of the Indian investment industry. Soon after the ..

The President of India has appointed Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India. He will assume the office of Chief Justice on 3rd October, 2018 after the retirement of the current Chief Justice, Justice Dipak Misra. Born on 18th November, 1954, Justice Gogoi was enrolled as an advocate in 1978. He practised in the..

  The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for introduction of Bill in Parliament for amendment of NID Act, 2014 to include the four new National Institutes of Design (NID) viz. National Institute of Design, Amaravati/Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh; National Institute of Design, Bho..

Synopsis: The paper talks about live-in relationships in India. The paper with the help of case laws talking about section 125 of CrPC and the Domestic Violence Act (2005) will show how live in relationships are legal in India. The custom of people living together without marriage has been practically speaking for millenniums. Since old occa..

Mirchpur Dalit Killings: 'Atrocities Against SCs By Dominant Castes Continue Despite 71 Years Of Independence: Delhi HC Convicts 20 Coming straight to the nub of the matter, it has to be said right at the outset that in a landmark judgment with far reaching consequences, the Delhi High Court on A..