[Notification] All India Services (Death-Cum-Retirement-Benefits) Amendment Rules, 2019 — Notified
G.S.R. 412(E)—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951 (61 of
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Texas increases legal age to 21 years — To purchase cigarettes, e-cigarettes or other tobacco products
Governor of Texas Greg Abbott while signing a Senate Bill 21 has increased the age to 21 from 18 to buy cigarettes,
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Cal HC | Pregnancy beyond 20 weeks may be terminated where there is a congenital defect which would not be conducive to healthy life of child
Calcutta High Court: Protik Prakash Banerjee, J. granted direction for termination of a pregnancy of 25 plus weeks on grounds of the
Continue readingOri HC | No ambit of writ of certiorari under Article 226 when there is neither procedural irregularity in conducting inquiry nor violation of natural justice
Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S.K. Mishra and Dr A.K. Mishra, JJ., dismissed the writ petition against the judgment declining
Continue readingMP HC | Wife entitled to seek details of husband’s salary under RTI for determination of maintenance
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of S.K. Seth and Nandita Dubey, JJ. contemplated a writ appeal filed by the appellant-wife
Continue readingKar HC | State government obliged to reimburse unaided schools for RTE children, only if there are no government or government-aided schools in neighbourhood
Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of L. Narayana Swamy and P.S. Dinesh Kumar, JJ. allowed a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) to
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Wajahat Jilani on balancing his debating endeavours with Law school
Interviewed by Wardah Beg
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PMLA | Nexus to transaction must be proved to array a person as defendant in proceedings for confiscation of property involved in money laundering
Appellate Tribunal for PMLA: The Tribunal chaired by Manmohan Singh, J. set aside an order restraining a woman from sale or transfer
Continue readingKer HC | Customs officer cannot impose onerous conditions for granting bail to person accused under Customs Act – acts akin to officer-in-charge of a police station
Kerala High Court: Raja Vijayaraghavan V., J. was allowed a criminal petition filed by persons accused of smuggling gold and foreign currency,
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Call for Blog Posts | RMLNLU Arbitration Law Blog: Submissions Open
Reported by Kratika Indurakhya
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Bom HC | Termination of pregnancy beyond period of 20 weeks as prescribed under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act allowed in view of fetal anomalies
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of R.M. Borde and N.J. Jamadar, JJ. allowed a petition for termination of pregnancy of the petitioner
Continue readingJha HC | Meticulous appreciation of evidence not required when allegations connecting accused is available
Jharkhand High Court: B.B. Mangalmurti, J. dismissed an application for discharge of the Petitioner for allegations of demanding illegal gratifications while holding
Continue readingUtt HC | Non-disclosure of major ailments before marriage amounts to ‘cruelty’ although the aliments itself are no grounds for divorce; dissolution of marriage upheld
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, JJ. entertained an appeal by the appellant-wife under Section
Continue readingKar HC | Bail granted when no prima facie case of commission of offence with pre-meditation made out during investigation
Karnataka High Court: Sunil Dutt Yadav, J. granted regular bail on the ground that the case of the commission of offence with
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Securities and Exchange Board of India signs MoU with Ministry of Corporate Affairs
A formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India and the Securities and
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EBC Learning introduces it’s 17th course on — Lending & Security Creation in Banking Business!
EBC’s premier e-learning platform introduces it’s 17th Course on “Lending & Security Creation in Banking Business”
— by Loree Sonchhatra
MOU on Training and Capacity Building between NCGG and Maldives Civil Services Commission — signed
The National Center for Good Governance (NCGG), India’s leading civil services training institution, has entered into an MOU with the Maldives Civil
Continue readingTri HC | “Executive Magistrates and doctors not well trained in technical aspects of recording dying declaration”: rational approach for administering justice to be recorded
Tripura High Court: A Division Bench of S. Talapatra and Arindam Lodh, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the decision of the Sessions
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Breaking | Kathua Rape Case Verdict | 6 out of 7 accused found guilty; 3 convicts sentenced to life imprisonment and 3 with 5 years imprisonment
As reported by media, In the barbarous Kathua Rape case, the rape and murder of an 8-year old girl in Jammu and
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