Delhi govt asked to come up with a witness protection program
The Delhi High Court has asked the state government to come up with a witness protection policy to ensure that the witnesses are not harassed by the accused in criminal cases.
A bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and G P Mittal said that they should not be allowed to come under pressure as has been seen “in case after case” and it is the duty of the government to provide adequate protection to them. Read the rest of this page »
Delhi Court asks for safety measures from social networking sites to protect minors
Delhi High Court has asked Facebook and Google to submit suggestions within four weeks on safety measures for online usage of such sites by children in India.
A bench of justices B D Ahmed and Vibhu Bakhru are worried about Indian children who have been part of the social network and some adults misleading them and taking advantage. Read the rest of this page »
Fish seed law soon to be introduced by Kerela Govt
Fisheries minister K Babu said, Kerala government will be introducing a fish seed law very soon to improve the fishing sector in the state and ensure quality in the fish seed sector. He also said that the production here is not sufficient enough to meet the demand because the supply of fish seeds is limited. Read the rest of this page »
India, US to work together on law enforcement issues
India and the United States of America have agreed to work together to get the best possible outcomes on issues relating to law enforcement, counter terrorism and judicial processes.
Cooperation between the two departments would also address other pending issues relating to extradition, execution of Letters Rogatory and Red Corner Notices. Read the rest of this page »
Supreme Court likely to bring change in Air Force Act
Apex Court has asked the Centre to bring an amendment in the Air Force Act in order to set off pre-trial detention of a soldier against any jail term awarded to him by court-martial.
Pre-trial detention of Air Force personnel cannot be set off against the sentence of imprisonment passed in court-martial proceedings under the existing law. Read the rest of this page »
The Supreme Court on Monday said that if a man has consensual sex with a woman with the intention to marry her, then it cannot be termed as rape, even though the marriage does not take place.
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Here are the Latest news Updates on IPL Spot Fixing as on 21/5/2013
Supreme Court rejects plea for staying remaining IPL matches - The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stop all remaining matches of IPL in view of the spot-fixing scandal.
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Government wants Tax payers to disclose True Income
Government urges all tax Payers to Disclose their True income and pay Appropriate taxes within the Current Financial Year, as per PIB Press Release.
70,000 Letters are being sent in 2 Batches to High Priority Cases in this Month
A Compliance Management Cell has been set-up to Ensure Follow-up Action and Track Return Filing and Tax Payment of the Target Segment; 70,000 Letters are being sent in 2 Batches to High Priority Cases in this Month
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Government proposes to amend registration act
This means that Buying Property may get Easier.
If the Government’s proposal for amending the Registration Act goes through , lot of stress associated with buying property will be eliminated
Under the amendments proposed by the rural development ministry and due to be taken up by the cabinet soon, all records of future property transactions will be digitised and made easily available for any potential buyer to access , reports HT
As of today, land records and related information are haphazardly managed and difficult to get, often resulting in buyers ending up with a property that’s already been sold to someone else.
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Supreme Court directs all state govts to implement Sec 66A guidelines
Sec 66A guidelines has to be implemented with the approval of a senior police official before arresting any person for posting defamatory content on social networking platforms like Facebook and Twitter, asked by SC to all state govts.
These guidelines were issued by the Indian Government in November 2012 and the govt had informed that this decision was taken to prevent the misuse of Sec 66A, after several incidents of the misuse of the act was reported in the country in the preceding months. Read the rest of this page »
Apex Court stays proceedings initiated by Sahara group
The Supreme Court of India today on Friday stayed all proceedings filed by Sahara group on pleas and on Subrata Roy against refunding Rs 24,000 crore to the depositors.
Justices K S Radhakrishnan and J S Khehar issued notice to them on SEBI’s plea seeking transfer of all cases filed by them in Securities Appellate Tribunal and Allahabad High Court to Supreme Court. Read the rest of this page »
Supreme Court will be deciding a very complex issue … Whether child should stay with foster parents or biological parents?
Supreme Court will decide the complex issue whether foster parents or biological parents entitled to child custody.
The apex court has agreed to hear a plea of biological parents seeking custody of their child who was allowed by the Delhi High Court to live with his uncle and aunt with whom he has been living for the last 10 years. Read the rest of this page »
Nuclear plant petition rejected by High Court in Haryana village
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the petitions filed by farmers against the 2,800 MW atomic power project plant in Gorakhpur village in Haryana. Read the rest of this page »
At last Sanjay Dutt surrenders himself on May 16
On May 16, 2013 Sanjay Dutt finally surrendered to serve the remaining three-and-a-half years of his prison term for possessing illegal arms in a case linked to the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, reports NDTV. Read the rest of this page »
Supreme Court said that nobody should be arrested for posting objectionable comments on social networking sites without taking prior permission from senior police officials reports PTI
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