Author: Juhi Jain Teerthanker Mahaveer University BBA LLB (Hons) (U.S.- TALIBAN AGREEMENT) On 29th February 2020, U.S and TALIBAN representatives signed a bilateral agreement, agreeing to two “interconnected “guarantees. Many Taliban did not follow through on their promises a month after the agreement was signed. Increased Taliban violence, according to US officials, is incompatible with the
Students vs UGC: ‘Heavens Will Not Fall If Exams Are Cancelled’, Submits Dr. Singhvi; SC To Hear On August 10[Praneeth K & Ors. V. UGC & Ors., Batch pleas] The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned till August 10 the hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the UGC direction to hold final year exams by
By Advocate Shefali Gupta Shefali Gupta has been practicing before the Delhi High Court and District Courts and Tribunals in Delhi NCR. She has dealt with cases involving various areas of law including Matrimonial laws, Arbitration – Mediation, Land, and Criminal laws. Force Majeure clause in Covid-19 pandemic Definition and meaning of Force Majeure Force
The UK has implemented complete lockdown taking into account the uncontrollable rise in the Coronavirus cases in the country. Even after taking strict measures in the sphere of immigration and travelling, the government has consistently been criticized for its failed post COVID-19 strategy. People now are only be allowed to leave their home to buy
Beggars beg for a living. They usually do not have a house to live in. While some of them reside in slum areas many are denied entry even at such places. They lead their lives living on the footpath. Of the various problems which our country faces today, the problem of begging is one of
Traffic Fines Revised in Delhi, NCR. New Updated 2019 Penalty Slabs with up to 10 Times Hike in Traffic Offence – Documents before Driving your Car Check that you possess these documents in the car, before driving it on road:- » Car Smart Card / RC Copy (or RTO Receipt in Original, if its a
About the Program LawOrdo is inviting applications for Campus Ambassador Program from all recognized law colleges across India. Law students are being called to represent their college! What do you do get to do in the Internship Program LawOrdo Campus Ambassador Program 2020, is an opportunity for students to act as a link between LawOrdo
The Centre is moving Supreme Court tomorrow against the West Bengal government under Mamata Banerjee obstructing the CBI from interrogating Kolkata Police Commissioner in relation to the Saradha Chit Fund Scam case. It was tonight that dramatic events unfolded in Kolkata when CBI officials who attempted to enter the residence of Kolkata police chief Rajeev
In the wake of the face-off between the federal inquiry agency CBI and the West Bengal government on Sunday, the Supreme Court agrees to judge on Tuesday morning the CBI’s plea for a surrender of evidence and contempt against the local police. At the threshold, Stalling Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s try to make the first
The SC, last week, said it will look into problems and concerns regarding the safety of Indian railways. The bench comprising Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Indira Banerjee sought prospects of the Union of India in the matter while delivering judgment in an appeal arising out of a claim made in a railway accident
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a criminal case of money laundering against former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar, Videocon Group promoter Venugopal Dhoot and others to investigate alleged irregularities and corrupt practices in sanctioning of Rs. 1,875 crore loans by the bank to the corporate group, officials said Saturday. They said the middle probe
The Department of Personnel and Training yesterday published a set of instructions for implementing quota for Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) in services and posts under Central Government. This is in addition of an earlier Office Memorandum issued by DoPT on January 19, which held that EWS quota will be effective for will be active for all
A Delhi court Saturday awarded interim bail till February 16 to Robert Vadra in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Special judge Arvind Kumar also ordered Vadra to appear before the ED on February 6 and cooperate in the investigation. “I am granting him interim bail. Let him come and join
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted a medical student to undertake her Doctor of Medicine (DM) examination, ruling that she cannot be dismissed of her right to undertake the examination just because she availed of maternity leave. Justice C. Hari Shankar began by recognizing that the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 would
Former Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police Rishi Kumar Shukla, a 1983-batch officer, has been named the new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has, based on the panel recommended by the Committee constituted as per Section 4A(1) of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, approved
The SC said it was “averse” to the order of an interim CBI Director and the Centre should “immediately” appoint a regular chief of the probe agency. The post of CBI Director is “sensitive” and “important”, and it is not prudent to keep an interim director of the agency for a longer period, the top
A PIL has been registered before the Bombay High Court by an 11-year-old boy from Mumbai, Ahad Nizam. The petitioner’s mother is arriving on his behalf and the PIL states that the popular online game PUBG promotes immoral conduct such as violence, murder, aggression, looting, gaming addiction and cyberbullying, thus should be forbidden. The PIL
In support for many students, the Supreme Court said that a candidate who has secured minimum marks in the NEET UG-2018 shall be qualified for admission to the 1st year BHMS course for the academic year 2018-19. The eligibility standards for admission to BHMS Degree Course were altered in the month of June 2018 through
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, for the petitioner-organization, voiced the prayer for the quashing of M. Nageshwar Rao’s employment as the interim CBI Director, suggesting that the government had no such power and that the appointment was to be at the instance of the Selection Committee. “It is not an appointment. An appointment has to be by
“We, therefore, declare that consistent with their fundamental right under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India, to practice their occupation throughout the territory of India, legislation in the form of the Nursing Council Act of 1947 has not restricted nor does it purport to restrict their practice of nursing once a Degree or Diploma
A Business Standard report, citing NSSO data, says joblessness in urban areas was at 27.2% among women and 18.7% among males. The unemployment rate in India excelled to an unprecedented 45-year high of 6.1% in 2017-18, raising questions over the Modi government’s job creation record, a report showed Thursday. Citing data merged under the National Sample Survey
With 3 high-profile extraditions taking place in less than 2 months, the UAE is longer a safe haven for criminals and alleged offenders absconding from India. Wednesday night, Dubai-based businessman Rajeev Saxena, wanted in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, and corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar was deported and induced back to India in a plane belonging
It is an accepted cliché that when journalists predict an election, they are usually wrong. And when all journalists call it the same way, precisely the opposite result is guaranteed. Opinion polls are dodgy too, but better than us journalists. So, what occurs when all of them agree on the same broad outcome? This has
