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
“Oh, you’re studying law? Maybe you can help me out someday if I get into trouble.” – be ready to hear this often. Choosing a law college can be confusing. We’ve broken down several questions that we at lawordo commonly get from students and parents. Even before scrolling down the list understand if you should pursue law
If The Promise to Marry Was Not Made With Sole Intention to Seduce a Woman to Indulge In Sex, It Is Not Rape In a judgment passed on November, 22 last year, the SC judged that if a person had not made the promise to marry with the only sole intention to seduce a woman
The LS today approved Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2018 to amend the prevailing laws in relation to the use of biometric data for authentication of identity for the purposes of grant of services, benefits and subsidies. The bill was forwarded with small debate by the house in presence of a low appearance. The
The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT – 2019) will be conducted by National Law University Odisha on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at 3.00 P.M. Important Dates Commencement of submission of Online Application: Thursday, 10th January, 2019 Last date of submission of duly filled in Online Application: Sunday, 31st March, 2019 Date of CLAT 2019 Test
Dr Indrajit Khandekar, professor of forensic medicine at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS) in Maharashtra’s Sewagram, has allegedly written to the Medical Council of India (MCI) seeking abolition of the ‘two-finger test’ or the ‘virginity test’ from the medical curriculum. Dr. Khandekar has contended that the test has no scientific basis and violates
Department of Welfare of SC/ST/OBC, Government of NCT of Delhi invites applications from students for various scholarship and fee reimbursement schemes as given below. Reimbursement of Tuition Fees for SC/ST/OBC/Minority students of Class I to XII studying in recognised private Schools Financial assistance for purchase of stationery to SC/ST/OBC/Minority Students of Class I to XII
The men, who were intending to utilize suicide jackets, wanted to target RSS’ Delhi office, and their hit list included swarmed markets and security foundations. New Delhi: Ten claimed agents of the Islamic State (IS), who are said to have been arranging a progression of bomb impacts in the capital in front of Republic Day,
Lok Sabha Clears Bill Making Triple Talaq Punishable Offence After intense and long debate for over 3 hours, the Lok Sabha on Thursday, December 27, 2018 passed the “Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, commonly known as Triple Talaq Bill. The motion to adopt the bill was supported by 245 members and
Abusing Not Abetment To Suicide “There should be evidence capable of suggesting that the accused intended by such act to instigate the deceased to commit suicide.” The Supreme Court observed that an act of insulting a person by using abusive language will not, by itself, constitute the abetment of suicide. Allowing the appeal filed by a
How Nani Palkhivala Influenced Constitutional Law – Justice Rohinton Nariman The coincidence was how the famous jurist Nani Palkhivala got the chance to argue a portion of India’s milestone Constitutional cases, for example, the Golak Nath, Keshavananda Bharati, and Minerva Mills cases, Justice Rohinton Nariman said at the sixteenth Nani Palkhivala Memorial Lecture in Mumbai.
Indian national Hamid Nihal Ansari was discharged from a Pakistani prison on Tuesday 18th December,2018 to be repatriated to India, six years after he was confined by intelligence agencies for entering the nation unlawfully to meet a young lady he had become friends with on the internet. Ansari was confined by Pakistan’s intelligence agencies
Judges Are Artists In Their Own Right, Says Justice Chandrachud Similarly, as novelist shape the traits of the characters in their work, judges rely on the facts and circumstances presented to them in order to make a story they accept to be the most plausible one in the conditions of each case. Like essayists, judges
Gujarat HC Refuses to Ban Kedarnath Movie A division seat of Chief Justice A S Dave and Biren Vaishnav J. rejected the PIL that requested for a prohibition on the release of the film saying that it hurts the “religious believes” of Hindus. Prakash Rajput, leader of International Hindu Sena, had filed the PIL asserting
1984 Anti Sikh Riots Case Sajjan Kumar Sentenced Life Imprisonment The Delhi High Court on Monday, December 17, 2018, convicted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti- Sikh riots case and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The High court reversed the trial court’s acquittal and imposed fine of Rs 5 lakh on him. The court
