As the Supreme Court has affirmed, the prescription of a higher education degree as a qualification for appointment to a post cannot be held to be a violation of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. Thus, while setting aside a Judgement of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, the bench led by the Chief
... Continue Reading.In a somewhat unconventional interim order, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a series of directions against CNBC Awaaz anchor Hemant Ghai, his wife Jaya Hemant Ghai and his mother Shyam Mohini Ghai. SEBI’s preliminary examination of prices of certain stocks indicated a pattern of trading that potentially violated the SEBI Act,
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The Bhartiya Kisan Union Lokshakti (BKUL) has recently filed a plea through advocate AP Singh in the Supreme Court. This plea requested the removal of the remaining members of the committee that was set up to resolve the Farm Bills Issue. The four members of this committee were Bhupinder Singh Mann (National President of Bharatiya
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On 31st December 2020, an IPAB bench consisting of the Chairman Manmohan Singh J. and two technical members Surya Senthil and SP Chockalingam, delivered a grand statutory license order for radio broadcasts under Section 31D of the Copyright Act. We had previously blogged about the Public Notice issued by IPAB seeking suggestions from stakeholders for the
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PETITION-1: Master Arnesh Shaw v. Union of India & Anr. CITATION: W.P.(C) 5315/2020 & CM APPL.19189/2020 PETITION-2: Keshav Sharma v. Union of India & Anr. CITATION: W.P.(C) 322/2021 & CM APPL.812/2021 CORAM: Justice Pratibha M. Singh A single judge bench of Delhi High Court held that merely due to the exorbitant prices of treatment or
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Image from here A shocking order delivered by the Delhi HC on 4th January in IPRS v. ENIL and PPL v. CRI Events, only days after the landmark radio royalty statutory license order, has held that underlying works incorporated in sound recordings are not utilized and do not incur royalty when the sound recording is
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Introduction Murder is when one person kills another person. It’s a heinous crime and is punishable under the Indian Penal Code. and it’s defined under Section 300 of IPC. Section 300- says that Culpable Homicide amount to murder. Culpable Homicide is defined under Sec. 299 and which says that if any person causes death by
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V.M Salgaocar College of Law is organising Online Certificate Course on Alternative Dispute Resolution from 18th to 20th February 2021. Register by 15th February 2021. About The ADR Board of V.M Salgaocar College of Law is proud to once again provide students and professionals an opportunity to participate in an Interactive Certification course by way of our KNOWLEDGE SESSIONS.
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The Delhi High Court recently said that the right to health and healthcare is a constitutional right, ordering the Central Government to include a clear timetable for the finalization and announcement of the 2020 Draft Health Policy for Rare Diseases (Master Arnesh Shaw vs UOI). A single-judge Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh said that
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Noting the fact that the parties (husband-wife) acknowledged the talaq, on Tuesday (12 January) the Allahabad High Court noted that the talaq will now be considered a khula talaq. Mohammad Gufran accused of committing crimes under section 498-A, 494, 323, 504, 506 I.P.C., 3/4 Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 and 3/4 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights
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