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The cycle of terror which needs to stop: Pulwama Attack

Last week’s suicide vehicle-borne IED attack on CRPF convoy in Kashmir that killed 40 jawans has shook the nation. This includes four army personnel including a major martyred in encounter with terrorists in Pulwama. Pakistan-based militant group Jaish -e -Mohammed are held responsible for the attack. They also released a video of the assailant Adil Ahmad Dar…

Is Forwarding Social Media Posts Equal To Endorsing It…

BJP leader S Ve Shekher allegedly shared a derogatory Facebook post on women. While rejecting anticipatory bail plea of journalist the Madras High Court has observed that sharing or forwarding a message in social media is equal to accepting and endorsing the messages. The court said that No one has any right to abuse women…

Why DMK gives too emphasis on putting SC ST Act in 9th schedule

DO YOU THINK WHY DMK GIVE EMPHASIS ON PUTTING SC ST ACT IN 9TH SCHEDULE In the wake of the recent apex court order ‘diluting’ some of the provisions of the SC ST Act, the opposition DMK has demanded the Centre to take steps to include the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in the Ninth…

Onus of Explain on having counterfeit Currency

Who Has Onus To Explain If The Accused Caught For Possessing Large Number Of Counterfeit Currency Notes In Public Place Then The Onus Is on Accused: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that recovery of a large number of counterfeit currency notes from an accused in public place is sufficient to establish the mens…

Do you think all sexual assault victims get compensation

SC told that just 5 to 10% of rape and other types of sexual assault victims were getting compensation under the Nirbhaya and other such schemes, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). As per the NALSA data out of 1,028 cases registered in 2017 under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in…

Victim Entitled To Compensation When Death Or Injury Is In The Course Of Boarding Or De-Boarding A Train

Union of India v. Rina Devi The SC observed that death or injury in the course of boarding or de-boarding a train will be an ‘untoward incident’ entitling a victim to the compensation and the same cannot be denied on the plea of contributory negligence of the victim. The bench resolved the conflicting views in…

Re-arrest of an Accused is not permissible

Not Permissible To Re-Arrest An Accused Who Is In Bail When Police Added A Non-Bailable Offence   A bench of Justice SA Bobde and Justice L Nageswara Rao was considering an SLP filed by the accused, who, though granted bail by the sessions court, was re-arrested as the police added another offence under Section 376…

Spouse Can’t Be Punished For Contempt For Failing To Live With The Other, Violating Consent Order

Spouse Can’t Be Punished For Contempt For Failing To Live With The Other, Violating Consent Order: The bench said, even when a decree of conjugal rights is filed by a competent court of law in favour of one of the spouses, such a decree cannot be executed and the other spouse who is directed to…

Delhi Govt. Amends Minimum Wages Act; Says Strict Punishment will be Given to Violators

Delhi Govt. Amends Minimum Wages Act; Says Strict Punishment will be Given to Violators On 8 May, 2018 The President gave his consent to amendments to the Minimum Wages Act, proposed by the Delhi Government. The amendments to increase punishment for non-payment and other offences was first tabled as a bill by the Delhi Government…