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New Health Law Draft Bill: Remaking of Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897 as Public Health (Prevention, Control, and Management of Epidemics, Bio-terrorism, and Disasters) Act, 2017.

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When the draft of the New Health Law Bill is prepared, it will be identified in the public domain for consultation before being sent to the Union Cabinet. The National Public Health Bill is anticipated to be presented in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament. What is the New National Public Health Law?The suggested National…

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What is an e- visa?

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The Government of India on March 17, 2022, fixed the 5-year e-tourist visas for people from 156 countries. The conclusion came as the cases of the COVID-19 pandemic decreased in the country. The restoration of e-tourist visas seeks at boosting tourism, which has been regretted the most during the worldwide pandemic. 5-year e-tourist visa was…

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Hijab Ban Constitutional! Says High Court.

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The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, while upholding the ban on wearing hijab in government colleges, observed that prescription of a uniform for all the students as one homogenous class, serve constitutional secularism”, the Court observed. A Full Bench of the High Court including Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice…

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Article 226 petitions against trial court order not maintainable when appellate remedy available: Rajasthan High Court

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A writ petition against rejection of an injunction application by trial court shall not be maintainable under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, the Rajasthan High Court.Single-Judge Justice Dinesh Mehta was dealing with a writ petition driven by a group of petitioners against an order of the trial court, which had denied the injunction…

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The government recommends amendments to Forest Conservation Act; Know why

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The Ministry of Environment has recommended improving the Forest Conservation Act in a direction to do away with the necessity of prior government approval for the improvement or development of border infrastructure on forest land. The Ministry has declared that it creates delays in the implementation of critical projects. The Environment Ministry has also requested…

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Vehicle Scrapping Policy: Check List of incentives & disincentives

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The Union Transport Ministry on October 5, 2021, published a list of incentives and disincentives of the Vehicle Scrapping Policy. The list has been published to promote vehicle owners to abandon their old polluting vehicles that are high maintenance and have a greater fuel consumption co Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had principal stated the…

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Magistrates have to apply mind, record reasons while rejecting B summary report filed by Police: Karnataka High Court

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The Karnataka High Court recently held that magistrates have to record justifications and apply their mind while dismissing a ‘B’ summary report (closure report) presented by the police in the case of Nagaraj Rao C.H. v. State By Its S.P.P. Bangalore Single-judge Justice M Nagaprasanna announced that when a Magistrate does not accept the ‘B’ report and only…

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People have very limited belief in the judicial system; will lose that too if courts dismiss everything on technicalities: Kerala High Court

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The Kerala High Court on Friday put up with strong irregularity to what it termed an attempt by the Central government to delay a case based on technicalities in the case of Kitex Garments Limited v. the State of Kerala. Single-judge Justice PB Suresh Kumar, who had recently adjourned the issue several times owing to…

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A cow should be named as National Animal: Allahabad High Court

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A cow is a portion and parcel of the culture of India and should be named as the national animal, the Allahabad High Court observed on Wednesday while refusing bail to one Javed who was accused of offences under the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act in Uttar Pradesh in case of Javed v. State of…

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States Should Bear Fees Of Children Who Lost Either Or Both Parents After March 2020 If Private Schools Don’t Waive It : Supreme Court (Read the order)

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To ensure the endless schooling of children who lost either or both their parents after the beginning of COVID in March 2020 the Supreme Court has wanted the State Governments to shoulder the responsibility of their school fees if the private schools are hesitant to relinquish it. “For children who have lost either parent or…

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Permission Of District Magistrate Not Required For Conversion In Inter-Faith Marriage: Gujarat High Court Affirms Previous Order

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The Gujarat High Court today declined to improve its August 19 order staying Section 5 Of Gujarat Freedom Of Religion Act writing that “We don’t find any idea to make any modifications in the order “. Appearing before the Bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Biren Vaishnav, Advocate General Kamal Trivedi explained that…

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Reservation which was to continue only for a short duration being stretched endlessly: Madras High Court

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While the reservation system was intended to be a short period of time to reach the opening period of Independent India, it is now being endlessly increased and through working counter to the purpose of reducing caste distinctions, the Madras High Court said on Wednesday in the case of DMK v. Rajesh Bhushan and ors.The…

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Custodial violence a concern for civilized society: Allahabad High Court denies bail to ex-policeman accused of custodial death

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The Allahabad High Court has denied the bail plea of a former police constable accused in a custodial death case in the case of Sher Ali v. the State of UP. While denying the plea, single judge Justice Samit Gopal also stated his attention and distress at custodial violence saying that it is a blot…

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Should There Be A Compensation and Reparation for Those Who Are Acquitted After Long Periods of Incarceration? Short Text of Justice Madan Lokur’s Speech at a webinar by CJAR

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The problem that I have been requested to address is: should there be a method of compensation and reparation for those who are acquitted after long periods of incarceration? The question can be explained in one word – yes, there should be such a method. But I would like to go away with the topic;…

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For the first time, the Indian Army advances five women officers to Colonel Time Scale rank

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The Indian Army’s Selection Board for the first time advances five women officers to Colonel rank, post their completion of 26 years of service. The women officers advanced to Colonel Time Scale rank are Lt Col Navneet Duggal and Lt Col Sonia Anand from the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME), Lt Col Sangeeta…

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NALSAR records 100% placements again; 2021 batch lands 73 jobs at law firms and companies: RecTracker

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This recruitment season, the 2021 graduating batch of the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR, Hyderabad) arrived at 72 jobs in law firms and corporations across the country. All 73 students who were members of the Recruitment Coordination Committee (RCC) supporters supply were placed. 28 students received pre-placement offers, 14 students accepted offers…

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A consumer cannot be forced to purchase electricity only from DISCOMS: APTEL

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In a meaningful order, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) newly judged that a consumer cannot be forced to buy electricity only from distribution companies (DISCOMS) Held in Srikalahasti Pipes Limited v. Andhra Pradesh State Power Distribution Company Limited & Ors. It is additionally believed that it is a legal right of every consumer to…

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“We Are Not A Taliban State, Rule Of Law Sacrosanct In Multi-Cultural Society”: Delhi Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail To Pinky Chaudhary In Jantar Mantar Sloganeering Case

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A Delhi court last week rejected the anticipatory bail request submitted on behalf of Bhupender Tomar nickname Pinky Chaudhary, primarily involved in the alleged inflammatory and anti-Muslim sloganeering at Jantar Mantar.We are not a Taliban state. Rule of law is the sacrosanct governing principle in our plural and multicultural society,” Additional Sessions Judge Anil Antil…

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[Scam 1992 Harshad Mehta series] Bombay High Court stays investigation against Sony Pictures in criminal defamation, a trademark infringement case

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The Bombay High Court on Monday allowed ad-interim security from arrest to the directors, and employees of Sony Pictures Network India Pvt Ltd, owner of the SonyLIV OTT platform in a case concerning claimed defamation and trademark violation of logo of Karad Urban Co-operative Bank (KUCB) [Sony Pictures Network India Pvt. Ltd. v. State of…

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Rajasthan HC: Live-in relationship between man, married woman illicit

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The Rajasthan High Court recently in a declaration mentioned the live-in relationship between a man and a married woman as “illicit”. In the order, the single-judge bench of Justice Satish Kumar Sharma also rejected the petitioners’ plea for police protection. The petitioners had explained that they are being coerced by the respondents and their existence…

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