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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..

The amount approved in Annual Programme Implementation Plan (APIP) of Integrated Child Development Services Scheme(ICDS) during last three years and the current year is given below: (Rupees in lakhs) table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style=..

Huge buildings harboring a foray of complex machineries with numerous hands at work, is the general idea of a Factory in the common sense of the word, isn’t it? The scope that our law sets for this term, however, is quite broad. It not only spans across the concept of large machines out of the automation industry being installed in a premises, but even covers c..

Autonomy is perceived when there’s a liberty to choose among the existing alternatives[1]. And in legal context, it means that the parties will have the liberty to mold their contractual relationship as per their convenience[2]. When we look at the aspect of party autonomy in context to private international law, one of the crucial aspects that pop up is limitat..

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is mandated under Section 44 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Act. As reported by NCPCR, the following infrastructure has been set up to look after the child victims of sexual offences:   (i) &nb..

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 lays down the duties of the appropriate Government and the local authority to ensure that good quality elementary education conforming to norms and standards is provided, curriculum and courses of study are prescribed in a timely manner, and teachers are trained. In order to focus on quality educ..