Karthikeyan P
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Should the Exorbitant Amounts Charged for RT-PCR Tests be Refunded?
Introduction A plea has been filed in the Honourable Supreme Court of India seeking a refund of exorbitant amounts charged by private hospitals and labs for RT-PCR Tests. RT-PCR Test The RT-PCR test is a real-time Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test...
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Should CCTV’s be Installed in the Police Station?
Introduction In a recent judgment, the bench led by Justice Nariman issued directions to both the state and Union Territory governments to install CCTV cameras in every functioning police station. The apex court while hearing a related to custodial torture,...
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Explained: The ECI’s Initiative to Provide Voting System to NRIs
The Election Commission of India has shown interest in extending the Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) to NRIs. The Honourable Supreme court of India has stated to hear the plea related to voting rights to NRIs in January 2021.
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Explained: The Contempt Proceedings Against Kunal Kamra
This Article tries to explain the contempt proceedings against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his alleged tweets which attempted to lower the Supreme Court’s authority. He made a series of tweets after the Apex Court granted interim bail to Arnab Goswami, Republic TV Editor-in-Chief.
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Do All Insults Come Under the Ambit of SC/ST Act as Offence?
Introduction The Honourable Supreme court of India held that all insults or intimidation are not an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, unless it is made based on the caste of the victim. Aim...
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Explained: The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in parliament wherein the Joint Parliamentary Committee has been referred for detailed examination and making reports. Introduction In July 2017 a committee was formed to examine the issues related to data protection in...
Government
Increase of Poll Expenditure Ceiling by the Indian Government
The law ministry has increased the ceiling on poll expenditure by 10% for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections following a recommendation by the ECI. The proposal by ECI Over a month, the law ministry sources said they had received a proposal from the Election...
Government
Political Parties and the Affair of Symbols
Introduction A political party is a group of people with the same ideology, intention, and agenda who try to hold power through an election. The members of political parties agree on some policies and programs for the society to promote the collective good. All...
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Explained: Labour Reform Bills, 2020
The parliament of India has passed three labour reform bills by voice vote amid opposition's disapproval namely: 1) Code on Occupational Safety, Health and working conditions; 2) Industrial Relations Code, and 3) Social Security Code. The labour ministry had drafted 4...
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Should India Consider Increasing the Legal Age of Marriage for Women?
The Honourable Prime Minister of India has recently stated that the government is reconsidering the legal marriage age for women. Currently, the legal marriage age for women stands at 18 years. Reasoning Behind This Consideration The government of India is reconsidering the marriage...
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WhatsApp Emails Delhi HC Judge Asking Her Not To Hear the Plea Challenging New Privacy Policy
The Delhi High Court raised strong objection to an E-mail sent by WhatsApp asking a judge not to hear the plea which challenges its new privacy policy. Justice Pratibha Singh said that the e-mail that was withdrawn later was totally unwarranted as she was anyway going to recuse from hearing the plea which was filed by Rohilla Chaitanya who contends that the new privacy policy of WhatsApp provides 360-degree access to a customer’s virtual activity and is against the fundamental right of privacy.
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TRP Scam Case: Bombay HC Extends Protection To Arnab Goswami and Other Employees Till the Next Hearing
On Friday, the Bombay High court extended the protection that was given, to Republic TV’s Editor in Chief Arnab Goswami and other employees of ARG Outlier Media Private Limited till January 29th in the alleged case of Television Rating Point manipulation. A status report was submitted by the police to the division bench of Justices S.S.Shinde and Manish Pitale by the Police on the ongoing case.
High Court
Plea Seeks FIR Against Maharashtra Minister Dhananjay Munde in Bombay HC for False Info
A plea has been filed in Bombay High Court seeking an FIR against Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde who is undergoing times of trouble due to his extra-marital affair. Recently, an FIR had been lodged against Munde by a woman, accusing him of raping her sister. Munde clarified that he was actually in a relationship with that woman and had two children. He accused the two women of blackmailing him.
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What is the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016?
The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (“RERA”) is an Act of the Parliament. It seeks to protect home-buyers as well as help...
High Court
Writ Petition for Compensation Accepted by Calcutta High Court
Introduction The Petitioner Purna Ch. Biswas filed a Writ Petition with the complaint that their claims for a higher quantum of compensation have not yet...