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Adverse inference – Best evidence – Not produced – Adverse inference to be drawn. (2017(3) Criminal Court Cases 077 (Allahabad)  Dishonour of cheque – Compensation not paid and default sentence undergone – Compensation is still recoverable. (2017(3) Criminal Court Cases 150 (S.C.)  ..

The Government has amended the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 vide G.S.R. 629(E) dated 23 June, 2017 and incorporated a new provision under Rule 6(1) as follows: “6(1)(da) If a package contains a commodity which may become unfit for human consumption after a period of time, the ‘best before or us..

Amendments to the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 to make mandatory for Medical Devices to print MRP on the packages  Amended rules shall be applicable to e-commerce companies also: Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya    Minister of State for Road Transport &a..

Eminent Space Scientist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Dr. K. Kasturirangan inaugurated the new office of the Technical Secretariat of the Committee to draft National Education Policy 2017 at the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Campus, Bengaluru today. The committee has been constituted by Human Resource Developemen..

With a view to bring contribution under Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 to be paid by employer and employee at par with other savings instruments like the National Pension System, Contributory Provident Fund etc., an agenda item for lowering the rate of contribution from the present 12 per cent to 10 per cent wa..

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has tied up/entered into arrangement agreement with ten banks to collect EPFO dues and to make payments of Provident Fund (PF) withdrawals, pension and insurance to EPFO beneficiaries. These banks are State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Indian Bank, Allahabad Bank, Union Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, HDFC Ban..

The last date given to developers to get their projects registered under RERA ends today. This will empower the prospective home buyers to register their complaints against developers on the respective State's/Union territory's RERA website and will also enable them faster grievance redressal mechanism and prompt ac..

On Friday, the Supreme Court of India declined the abortion request of a 10-year-old rape survivor who was reportedly 32 weeks pregnant. Doctors who examined the adolescent opined that an abortion at this stage posed a risk to her life. Under the circumstances, the court could not have done much else. But this decision must be looked at in contrast to the recent landm..

Union Sports Minister Shri Vijay Goel has advised the Athletic Federation of India (AFI) to honor the Kerala High Court directive to ensure the participation of P U Chitra in 1,500 Mts race in the IIAF World Championships to be held in London from August 4. Shri Goel talked to AFI President Shri Adille Sumariwalla on the issue ..

As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, a total number of 121 cases in 2014 and 315 cases in 2015 were registered under the category of insult to the modesty of women (section 509 of IPC) occurring in public transport system which includes cases of sexual harassment of women commuters in the cabs. The Ministry of ..

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..