Category: Legislations
POSH Act 2013
Supreme Court has heard a PIL regarding applicability of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act) in political parties.
Anamalai Tiger Reserve | FRA 2006
Forest Rights under FRA, 2006 approved to tribes in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR).
Ajmer Dargah | Places of Worship Act, 1991
A district court has admitted a petition which claims that a Shiva temple lies underneath the shrine of the revered Sufi saint in Ajmer.
SC Judgement on Uttar Pradesh Madarsa Act
Supreme Court upheld constitutional validity of Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004 (Madarsa Act) in Anjum Kadari and Another v. Union of India.
Election Expenditure
According to the Centre for Media Studies (CMS), the total expenditure by various political parties for the general election to Lok Sabha 2024 was around Rs 1,00,000 crores.
Maternity Benefit Act 1961
Madras High Court ruled that contractual employees are also entitled to maternity benefits.
Citizenship Act | Assam Accord
SC upholds Section 6A of Citizenship Act as valid law.
Abetment of suicide
Supreme Court recently said that police and the courts should avoid unnecessary prosecutions in cases of abetment of suicide stemming from the workplace.
Powers of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly
Omar Abdullah sworn in as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister.
Bone Ossification Test
The latest example of the use of the test came when one of those accused of killing Baba Siddique told a court in Mumbai that he should be tried as a juvenile, claiming he was 17 years old.
Passive Euthanasia
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released draft guidelines for Passive Euthanasia.
Anticipatory bail | SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989
Not every ‘insult’ against SC/ST persons can be considered as offence under SC/ST protection law, says Supreme Court