All
the states and union territories have to set up special courts in each district
within three months to conduct trial for offences committed against disabled
persons, directed by the Supreme Court.
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OF INDIA NEWSPAPER
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
BEWARE ABOUT WHAT YOU POST ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
Cyber
crime experts said that creating fake profiles and using others’ pictures as
profile picture will be a crime under Sections 420 and 499 of IPC and sections
66D and 67 of the IT act. The accused will have to face jail for three to seven
years. Posts that are anti-national will invite jail for up to 10 years.
DECCAN
CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER
Tuesday, 25 April 2017
POLITICIANS CAN’T REMOVE OR TRANSFER TOP COPS ON THEIR WISH
The
Supreme Court said that a senior police officer, who has been granted a fixed
tenure, can't be removed or transferred midway on the whims of the executive,
and quashed the Kerala government's decision to remove senior IPS officer T P
Senkumar as DGP before completion of his two-year tenure.
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LAW TO PREVENT TORTURE IN CUSTODY
Stating that there was no law on torture in custody, a bench
comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said that it is
a matter of human rights which is required to be dealt with in extreme urgency
and also need to frame an effective law to prevent torture of individuals in
custody.
DECCAN
CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER
Monday, 24 April 2017
SUPREME COURT CONCERNED ABOUT WOMEN, FOR INCREASING CRIMES AGAINST THEM
The
Supreme Court bench has asked why women can’t live in peace in this country,
this observation came when a bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra was hearing an
appeal filed by a man who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment by the
Himachal Pradesh High Court for allegedly teasing and compelling a 16-year-old
girl to commit suicide.
DECCAN
CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER
REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE THROUGH ONLINE
Soon
the marriage certificate is just a click away for people of the Telangana
state. The state government will soon introduce online registration of
marriages. With this system, the applications have to be filled online along
with Aadhaar card numbers of both the bride and bridegroom.
HANS
INDIA NEWSPAPER
COURTS HAS RIGHTS TO SALE PROPERTY TO DIVIDE EQUALLY BETWEEN PARITIES
The Hyderabad High Court said that the Civil Court has power
to order the sale of property when equal division of a property is not
possible, without truncating the utility of the portion allotted to one or more
sharers.
DECCAN
CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER
Saturday, 22 April 2017
SUPREME COURT ASKED CENTRE WHY AADHAAR IS MANDATORY
The Supreme Court has questioned the Central
Government why it made Aadhaar must for
filing of tax returns and obtaining Permanent Account Number (PAN) card, when
we (Supreme Court) have passed an order to make it optional.
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PROPERTY BELONGS TO SQUATTER IF OWNER FAILS TO PROTEST IT WITHIN 12 YEARS
Supreme Court has ruled that if a person failed to protest
his property, which was illegally occupied by an unlawful person within 12 years,
then that property belongs to squatter after 12 years.
Website: http://www.abhayalegalservices.com/
TIMES
OF INDIA NEWSPAPER
Thursday, 20 April 2017
CONSPIRACY CHARGES REVIVED IN BABRI MASJID DEMOLITION CASE
The Supreme Court has decided that top BJP
leaders LK Advani, Murali Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti among others will face
the criminal conspiracy charges in the 1992 Babri mosque demolition case.
TIMES
OF INDIA NEWSPAPER
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
DATA PROTECTION FRAMEWORK FOR WHATSAPP PRIVACY
The
Central government has told the Supreme Court that it was in the process of
putting in place a comprehensive data protection framework and sought deferment
of the hearing on the WhatsApp privacy policy matter.
INDIAN
EXPRESS NEWSPAPER
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FILING CONSUMER FORUM COMPLAINTS DOWN TO HALF PERCENT
Due
to poor implementation in the disposal of complaints in consumer forum by the Telangana
State Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum led to the decrease of 50% over the last
one year in filing of complaints in consumer forums.
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OF INDIA NEWSPAPER
1800 FAST TRACK COURTS
Centre has once again pushed for creation of fast track
courts to try crimes such as rape, murder and dacoity for which an allocation
of Rs 4,100 crore has been made.
DECCAN
CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
NEED OF CONSTITUTION BENCH IN INDIA
Constitution bench is the name given to the benches of the Supreme Court of India which
consist of at least five judges of the court which sit to decide any case involving
a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India.
Website:
http://www.abhayalegalservices.com/
INDIAN
EXPRESS NEWSPAPER
Monday, 17 April 2017
FAST TRACK PANELS TO ADDRESS PLIGHT OF SENIOR CITIZENS
Telangana government has speed up the process
of constituting committees in new districts to address the plight of senior
citizens and also said that the senior citizens who are abandoned or being
ill-treated by their children can call on toll free number 1800-180-1253.
TIMES
OF INDIA NEWSPAPER
REGISTER COMPLAINT ON WHATSAPP
People in Hyderabad can register their complaints related to
crime, law and traffic issues by sending message on WhatsApp. They can also
send videos and share their views of the services by the Hyderabad police in
keeping city safe.
TIMES
OF INDIA NEWSPAPER
Saturday, 15 April 2017
DELHI POLICE GIVE PRIORITY TO WOMEN SAFETY
To
ensure women safety in Delhi, Police officials have re-launched the Himmat app
with new features. A woman in distress can press the power button or simply shake
the phone to send an SOS to the Police Control Room.
TIMES
OF INDIA NEWSPAPER
PRINCIPAL JAILED FOR NOT OBEYING COURT ORDERS
Venkateshwarlu, Principal of a private junior college has
been imprisoned for one month by the Tenth Metropolitan Magistrate Court in
Malkajgiri for disregarding its orders to pay compensation money of 1.6 lakh to
his first wife.
INDIAN
EXPRESS NEWSPAPER
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
LOK ADALATS FOR EVERY TWO MONTHS TO SETTELE CASES
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA),
headed by senior most Supreme Court judge Justice Dipak Misra, has decided to
make Lok Adalat’s a bimonthly affair to settle cases pending in all courts in
India.
TIMES
OF INDIA NEWSPAPER
ONLINE RECORD VERIFICATION SERVICE IN TELANGANA STATE
The Telangana State Council of Higher
Education (TSCHE) has launched an online record verification service to combat
academic fraud. Using this service, anyone can access and verify the
authenticity of a student's certificate issued by various universities in the state.
TIMES
OF INDIA NEWSPAPER
Tuesday, 11 April 2017
BILL TO IMPOSE TOUGH PENALITIES ON TRAFFIC RULES VIOLATIONS
A Bill to amend the Motor Vehicles
Act to impose severe penalties on traffic rules violations was passed by the
Lok Sabha. In this bill it is also stated that three-year jail term for parents
of minors, who caught driving and causing fatal accidents.
INDIAN
EXPRESS NEWSPAPER
SOFTWARE TO TRACK PETITIONS AND FIRs IN REAL-TIME BASIS
Hyderabad city police are using ‘Enterprise e-Cops software’ to
track the petitions and FIRs in real time basis. Petitioners will get the
updates of their petitions through SMS and FIR copy will be sent to their
e-mail (if they mention the ID in the complaint).
DECCAN
CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER
Monday, 10 April 2017
DRUNK DRIVERS HAVE TO PAY COMPENSATION FOR MISHAPS
According to the Motor Vehicles (Amendment)
Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha, drunk drivers will have to pay the entire
compensation for causing death or injury in a road crash.
TIMES
OF INDIA NEWSPAPER
ONLINE E-FILING CASES FACILITY IN FOUR HIGH COURTS
After a decade of eCourts project mission,
online e-filing cases facility has been launched in the Delhi, Bombay, MP and
Punjab & Haryana High Courts.
TIMES
OF INDIA NEWSPAPER
DYING DECLARATION IS THE FINAL EVIDENCE TO CONVICT AN ACCUSED
Stating that the dying declaration is the
final evidence to convict an accused, Hyderabad High Court dismissed the appeal
of an appellant, who was an accused in the murder of a woman had upholded the
judgment of the trial court which had imposed life imprisonment to the accused.
INDIAN
EXPRESS NEWSPAPER
STATUTORY BODIES CANNOT SKIRT RESPONSIBILITIES
Apex Court said that the statutory bodies in
India have to revise their laws time to time and to be up to date to make any
amendments to the stipulated law.
HANS
INDIA NEWSPAPER
SURAKSHA APP FOR WOMEN SAFETY
Bangalore city police have launched a fully
integrated personal safety App called ‘Suraksha - Bengaluru City Police’
to help women who are in
emergencies and distressed.
DECCAN
CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER
Saturday, 8 April 2017
COURT SUMMONS VIA WHATSAPP MESSAGING
For the first time in India, a financial Commissioner Court
in Haryana has passed an ordered that the summons in a case relating to a
partition suit can be served via whatsapp messaging. Till now summoning process
in electronic form is prevalent only through e-mail or fax.
TIMES
OF INDIA NEWSPAPER
Monday, 3 April 2017
AMENDMENT TO PROTECT PUBLIC SERVANTS
The Maharashtra state government has made the amendments to sections 332, 333 and 353 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Code of Criminal Procedure (CRPC) 1973 to protect the public servants especially from contractors and the sand mafia.
Website: http://www.abhayalegalservices.com/
INDIAN EXPRESS NEWSPAPER
WHATSAPP HELPED A WOMAN TO SAVE HERSELF
WhatsApp helped a woman to save herself from the clutches of a drunken auto-rickshaw driver, who tried to rob her. The police reached the area after receiving WhatsApp location from victim’s friend and held the driver.
Website: http://www.abhayalegalservices.com/
INDIAN EXPRESS NEWSPAPER
Saturday, 1 April 2017
AADHAAR CARD MIANDATORY IN INCOME TAX RETURNS
The income tax department unveiled a new tax returns form, which will be effective from April 1st and also said that the tax payers have to mention their Aadhaar card number as well as PAN number during income tax (IT) returns.
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