On 6th January, the Allahabad High court made a judgement that irrational arrest is a violation of Human Rights. After lodging of FIR, police can arrest the criminal at their own will. However, Justice Sidharth held that arrest should be the last option for Police. In exceptional cases where arresting the accused is the only option left
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Provisions Relating To Women Worker in Factories Act, 1948
INTRODUCTION: Factories Act came into force on 01.04.1949. The Preamble of the Factories Act, 1948 states that it is an act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories. This Act specifically takes care of the well-being, health and safety, basic provisions of working hours, holidays, lighting and ventilation i.e. lays down the
... Continue Reading.“For allegedly revealing the identity of Rape victims, Delhi HC issues notice”
Case: Manan Narula v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. Coram: Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh On Friday 8th January, the division bench of Delhi High Court comprising of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued a notice in a petition filed by a lawyer seeking action against major
... Continue Reading.No surprises: AILET 2021 postponed, will now happen on 20 June after CLAT
AILET postponed to 20 June 2021 Following the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), as expected, NLU Delhi‘s All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) date also fell victim to the CBSE board exams, and has postponed to 20 June 2021. The Ailet had originally been scheduled for 2 May 2021; the CBSE is scheduled from 4
... Continue Reading.Calculating Costs: How Insurance Companies Determine Premiums for 9 Forms of Business Coverage
The price you pay for various forms of business insurance depends on a wide range of factors, including everything from local crime rates to your history of workplace injuries. While some of these elements are market-driven and beyond your influence, others you may have some degree of control over. If you understand how insurance companies
... Continue Reading.What is Section 144? Meaning of Section 144 CRPC
Introduction: What is the meaning of Section 144? Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) empowers the District Magistrate, Sub-divisional Magistrate or any other Executive Magistrate authorised by the State Government, to deliver orders concerning any urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger. However, this Section deals with Chapter X’s provisions concerning the
... Continue Reading.Propaganda, Protest & the Pandemic – From the Spanish Flu to Covid-19
“Of course, it is the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.” – Margaret Thatcher “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. Ironically, the words are attributed to the Spanish born poet and author George Santayana, a handful of years before the Spanish Flu ravaged the world. Estimates
... Continue Reading.UP Govt tries to defend its ‘Love Jihad’ ordinance
The UP Government has recently sent a counter statement to the “ Love Jihad ” ordinance it passed. The Government defends it by saying that it was to prevent any forms of unlawful conversions that may be due to misrepresentation, force, and so on. According to the Government, since even the constitution is against forced
... Continue Reading.From the new Kharif marketing operation, more than 67,89,000 paddy farmers benefited
The Government stated that from the current Kharif Management season, more than 67 lakh and 89 thousand farmers have been benefited with Minimum Support Price (MSP) with value of over 98 thousand crore rupees. Agriculture minister Shri Nagendra Singh Tomar said, the Government continues to obtain Kharif crop at its Minimum Support Price as per
... Continue Reading.JGLS hires 64 more law faculty, 14 from NLUs, 2 assistant profs • Total 207 hires in 2020
Profs Aakanksha Kumar (l), Gowthaman Ranganathan join JGLS as assistant profs JGLS Sonepat has announced the joining of another 64 faculty members to its law school in January 2021. This is in addition to its previous round of 103 new law school hires in September 2020, and the 104 new teachers it had hired in
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