Author: Benzy Varghese (backdate to 8/04/2021) Excerpt The accused persons convicted under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 challenged the judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The question before the court was ‘whether they were entitled to benefit of the doubt?’. Facts The present case is
According to Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 it is mandatory for every company to allocate 2% of its average profit towards the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) policy. It is for companies with a net worth of ₹ 500 crores, turnover of ₹1,000 crores, and net profit of ₹
Sanitation workers and manual scavengers always face issues of casteism, dirty work, low wages, and exploitation. They are providing a critical service to society, but sadly they are neglected and considered untouchables. They die due to this job and even their family suffers. Loopholes in the Law and its poor
Cruelty towards elephants in innumerable forms. It usually appears in form of culture, tradition, religion, entertainment, or protecting farmland. In a couple of months, there have been many cases reported of violence against elephants. Compassionate treatment towards animals is one of the fundamental duties envisaged in Article 51A of the Indian Constitution.
The outbreak of coronavirus has brutally affected all the sectors across the whole world. Among all the sectors, the Food & Beverage industry got the worst hit by the pandemic. Moreover, it has affected the restaurant industry very badly and they are finding it difficult to deal with the crisis. Even before the
EIA is a tool to assess the social, environmental, and economic impact of any project before its operation. It helps in reducing the adverse effect on the environment by any project which leads to environmental protection. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF&CC) released Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
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