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There is no specific legislation to safeguard the interest of children in the event of inter-country parental abduction (removal and retention). The Ministry of Women and Child Development has held a multi-stakeholder National Consultation on 3rd February 2017 to discuss the issue, keeping in mind the Indian realities and existing Indian Constitutional provisions. S..

Rajya Sabha today passed the Indian Institute of Information Technology Public Private Partnership (IIIT-PPP) Bill 2017. The bill has already been passed in Lok Sabha. Today in Rajya Sabha Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister of State (HRD) told that this bill is required to grant degrees to the students IIITs set up in PPP mode. It will also grant statutory status to..

The proposal for amendment of the Amasr Act, 2010 has been approved by the Cabinet and the pertaining Bill has been moved to Lok Sabha. The proposal is to allow public works or projects essential for public in prohibited area within 100 meter from protected monument but not having substantial impact on preservation, safety, security or access to the monument or its ..

The Government of India is considering to amend the relevant rules to incorporate the provision relating to completion of stipulated number of years in service after completion of probation and criteria of physical fitness as a mandatory measure for promotion of IPS officers to various grades in IPS. The matter is under examination in consultation with stake holders..

As per information provided by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Department of Justice, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has developed and launched a web application in New Delhi on 29.6.2017 for legal services to under trial prisoners/convicts. The web application facilitates to know the unrepresented under trial prisoners, and the Legal Services Instit..

The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 have been amended vide GSR 629 (E) dated 23rd June 2017. The said amendment will come into force w.e.f. 1st January 2018 to enhance consumer protection and for requirement of ease of doing business. The salient features of the said amendment are: Goods displayed by the seller on e-commerce platform shall contain decla..

In today’s highly competitive business environment, employees’ rights have also gained more importance. In order to protect your organizations from the expensive lawsuits and large compensation payouts, it is advised to buy a workmen compensation insurance policy. In case any worker gets injured, the a href="http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/Is-Con..

India has ratified six out of the eight core/fundamental International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions. These are the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105), Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100), Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111), Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No..

The Government vide notification dated 24.01.2017 has amended paragraph 5(4) of the Employees’ Provident Funds (EPF) Scheme, 1952 providing that an outgoing non-official Trustee or Member shall be eligible for re-appointment as a member of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) or the Regional Committee, as the case may be, ..

The Supreme Court had some statistics compiled last year. The results were not encouraging. Its raison d’être was vitiated. It was simply not allowed to do its primary function, that of an appellate court.   Like schools and colleges, courts too have their hierarchies. At the top of the pyramid is the Supreme Court of India - that red-..

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. SIKRI RELEASED A BOOK TITLED ‘ON THE RISE’ AT INDIAN LAW IN INSTITUTE; R. FALI S. NARIMAN AND MR. P. CHIDAMBRAM WERE THE GUESTS OF HONOUR Hon’ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri Book on Wednesday released a book titled ‘On the Rise’ by Mr. Tariq Khan, Advocate at ..

As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, a total number of 1203 cases in 2013, 758 cases in 2014 and 816 cases in 2015 were registered under publishing/ transmitting of obscene/sexually explicit content (Section 67- 67 C of Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000) in electronic form which shows a mixed trend. This includes a total number of 599 and 606 ca..

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely, Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) through State Governments/UT Administrations with the objective to create a safe and secure environment for overall development of children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law, sin..

The Ministry of External Affairs is implementing a scheme to provide financial assistance to Indian women abused /abandoned by their Overseas Indian spouses, so that they can get access to counselling and legal services, with Indian Missions/Posts abroad. The Scheme is currently operational, in 13 countries namely; United States America (USA), United Kingdom, Canada..

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, aiming at holistic development of Children below 6 years of age and Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers, by providing a package of six services comprising (i) Supplementary nutrition (ii) Pre-school non-formal education (iii) Nutrition and health Education (iv) Immuni..